Rise for Democracy: January 25th Teach-In

Join students, youth, community members, and leaders as we convene at All Souls Unitarian Church for the Rise for Democracy Teach-In on January 25th! The teach-in will run from 10am to 8pm and feature organizing workshops and trainings as well as brunch & dinner.

During the teach-in, we will explore:

• What attacks we might expect on our communities & freedoms;
• What effectively organizing against autocracy looks like;
• What we can learn from student/grassroots democracy movements around the world;
• How we can create mutual aid networks between students and community members for our collective wellbeing;
• And how we make people-centered democratic institutions stronger.

We’ll pay particular attention to discussing how we can defend DC & wider American democracy from certain attack, and how we defeat threats to federal workers, elected leaders, and vulnerable communities.

Ultimately, this gathering and teach-in aims to create a loving environment for pro-democracy movements and will serve as one of the best opportunities to energize students and community members to defend democracy, protect DC autonomy, and resist Project 2025.

This is a teach-in for young people, students, and community members interested in organizing around democracy and understanding how democracy is the bedrock for advancing on climate, labor rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, etc…

• Educate students and community members with experts and trainings on how to advocate under creeping autocracy for inclusive democracy and address threats to our freedoms and our rights.
• Energize students & community members to build a more inclusive movement, defending DC from federal overreach, and organizing against autocracy/Project 2025.
• Engage students & community members to take action after the teach-in with the various groups leading different aspects of the movement.
  

• January 25th, 2025 from 10am to 8pm (brunch & dinner will be provided)
• All Souls Unitarian Church, 1500 Harvard St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
• Nearest Metro Stop: Columbia Heights, Green Line (also a 20-minute walk from Woodley Park Adams Morgan Station, Red Line)
• Closest bus lines: S2, 42 and 43

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