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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,138 posts)
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:34 AM Nov 2020

There Are a Lot of Rallies Planned in DC This Week. Here's a Rundown.

NEWS & POLITICS

There Are a Lot of Rallies Planned in DC This Week. Here’s a Rundown.

WRITTEN BY MARGARET KATES | PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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Saturday

Voters Have Decided Rally:
People’s Watch Party will be putting on this event “as a celebration of the Democratic process.” The event will feature speakers from various political and community organizations, including MoveOn and Planned Parenthood, and organizers have said there will be food and live music. The rally will begin at 11 AM in McPherson Square. More information here.

Sweep Out Trump: Refuse Fascism DC and Code Pink will hold a rally in Black Lives Matter Plaza to “sweep out” Trump. Participants are invited to bring brooms and other cleaning supplies. The rally will begin at noon. More information here.

March for Justice: DC Protests will still hold their weekly march to defund the police “no matter who wins the election.” The march will start at 3 PM in Malcolm X Park, with white accomplice training beginning an hour before. More information here.

FTP March: The TheyThem Collective will also hold their weekly march to defund the police this week. The march will be held in Dupont circle starting at 7 PM. More information here.

A Vision of Haven: Catharsis on the Mall, a group dedicated to healing through artistic expression, will be hosting this vigil on the National Mall on Saturday. Though the event will largely be online, there will still be a space, called the “Reliquary of Reconciliation” that will be open on the Mall starting at 8 PM on Tuesday. Saturday’s vigil will be live-streamed from the Reliquary and will feature meditations and artist workshops. The vigil will end with the burning of the “Lotus of Haven” effigy, which will be done off-site. More information here.

Have any more information about this week’s events? Email mkates@washingtonian.com

This list will be updated as new information comes in.
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There Are a Lot of Rallies Planned in DC This Week. Here's a Rundown. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP
did they forget we're in a pandemic? Blues Heron Nov 2020 #1
One of the rallies I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #2
That's good Blues Heron Nov 2020 #3
Yeah it's stupid I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #4

Blues Heron

(6,163 posts)
3. That's good
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:50 AM
Nov 2020

The whole idea of bringing people together during a pandemic is so brain dead it's not even funny. It's IQ single digits Kelvin level stupid.

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