About this Event
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.
Who Should Attend
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…
Key Takeaways — We Aim To:
- 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.
Teach-In General Info
- 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
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
All Souls Church Unitarian, 2835 16th St NW, Washington, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 50.00
