Register here to attend the September meeting of NOPE Neighbors (Neighbors Organizing for Power and Equality) Neighbors, an amazing organization founded in 2016 that takes action to (1) flip the presidency, Congress, and statehouses from Republican Red to Democratic Blue and to (2) support local (DC and Montgomery County) issues that threaten our nation’s democracy and social and racial justice. NOPE’s members include friends, neighbors, and colleagues from Chevy Chase, DC, and beyond – who join together to oppose the Trump administration and its allies in Congress.

David Daley, a senior fellow at FairVote and the former editor of Salon, follows his revelatory report of how Republicans have used redistricting for their own political ends, Ratf**ked, with a wide-ranging and deeply researched account of how Americans are reclaiming control of the democratic process. A frequent media commentator on voting rights, Daley recounts how a group in Pennsylvania used mathematical data to defeat a gerrymander, how a Michigan millennial launched a statewide redistricting revolution with a Facebook post, and looks at the work of the voting rights activists throughout the country who helped realize the blue wave that swept Florida, Maine, Utah, and other states in 2018.

The possibility of getting rid of the Electoral College has been broached in the past, but now, with two of the last five presidential elections won by candidates who lost the popular vote, the system is looking untenable. In this urgent and compelling call to action, Jesse Wegman, a member of The New York Times editorial board who writes editorials on the Supreme Court and legal affairs, addresses the concerns of both advocates and opponents of the electoral system. His detailed manifesto looks back to the College’s controversial origins, profiles past attempts to reform it, and shows how a national popular vote would reduce voter apathy, stem polarization, increase election turnout, and restore faith in democracy. He will be in conversation with Adam Liptak.

AGENDA

• Welcome

• 2020 NOPE Strategy - Up and Down the Ballot Plan to Defend Our Democracy - Update

• Actions Steps - What you can do now

• Video conference with political leader that NOPE is supporting

To register and obtain location info, use this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nope-neighbors-march-2nd-meeting-tickets-93569503905

We’ll cover the basics of working together in a small group (affinity groups), moving in the streets together, how to plug in with the action framework, your legal rights and what to do if you’re arrested, and staying healthy and safe in the streets!

If you’re planning on joining us on the streets on this spring, we’d strongly encourage you to make sure that you and the folks you’re planning on hitting the streets with participate in a training. Also, if you haven’t joined an affinity group yet we’ll have some very specific ways to get you plugged in to make a big impact during #ShutDownDC!

The Southeast Library has an accessible entrance on D St. SE. ShutDownDC is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible space. If there is anything that you need to be able to fully participate in this meeting (for example, ASL interpretation, translation or childcare) please email info@ShutDownDC.org

REGISTER HERE: https://www.shutdowndc.org/post/direct-action-training

A panel discussion exploring effective policy solutions to reduce gun violence in Maryland and nationally. Learn more about existing legislation in Maryland and what role you can play in advocating for additional measures to keep our state a leader in gun violence prevention. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from and ask questions of a key legislator, a policy expert, and a leading advocate for stronger gun safety legislation.

SPEAKERS:
Liz Banach: Executive Director of Marylanders for Gun Violence Prevention (MGVP)
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher: District 18, Maryland General Assembly
Dr. Daniel Webster: Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research

Please let me know if you would like additional information, including location.

Known for their deeply informed and hard-hitting commentary, Hennessy and Wittes, executive editor and editor in chief of the Lawfare website, respectively, analyze Trump’s presidency from the wider context of the history of the office itself. Basing their arguments on the discrepancy between our traditional expectations of a chief executive and Trump’s performance in the first half of his term, the authors explore the origins of the normative view of the presidency, assess where Trump is following the model of predecessors and where he is behaving in radically new ways, and ask if the damage being inflicted on the office is reversible.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

After this year's 2020 census, 11 congressional and 140 state legislative district boundaries will be redrawn. Friday we will be hosting a forum where you can hear from those who are for and those who are against the Constitutional Amendment.
Panelists: Delegate Mark Sickles, Chris Ambrose of Blue Virginia, Brian Cannon Executive Director of OneVA2021.

Hosted by: Indivisible Below the Beltway