Keep up the fight! Each week, WNDC shares ways for our members and friends to stand up for our rights and values. You don’t have to do everything, but please: Do something!

“Giving Up is Unforgivable.”
“We aren’t powerless.”
-Joyce Vance

This list of activities and links is culled from generally reliable sources to highlight those we believe are of greatest interest to our members, but WNDC takes responsibility for only those activities we sponsor.

WNDC Get Out the Vote and Policy and Political Action Committee Activities 

• April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM). Each year during SAAM, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center works to raise awareness about sexual assault and how to prevent sexual assault. See the statistics. Get involved to make a difference.

• Winning Wednesdays! Wednesdays, April 23 and May 7, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Whittemore House. Please join other activists for letter/postcard writing to Get Out the Vote in Virginia and other critical state races! Register here: Winning Wednesday, April 23, Winning Wednesday, May 7.

• Thank-You Friday Lunch: Friday, April 25, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Whittemore House. Join your community at the club to thank lawmakers, attorneys general, community leaders and other persistent leaders for fighting for our values during this challenging time. Register at Thank You Friday Lunch, April 25. Please make lunch reservations by calling us at 202-2323-7363 or emailing pfitzgerald@democraticwoman.org.

• Sister District's State Bridges Program: Saturday, April 26, 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join WNDC and the Sister District DC Metro Area in supporting the New Virginia Majority Education Fund (NVM EF), a Sister District State Bridges partner this year! We’ll meet at the bottom of the hill in the grassy area near the southeast corner of the Frederick Douglass Bridge and then take a short walk across the bridge (rain or shine). We will end our walk at All Purpose Pizza, where we will celebrate with pizza and a cash bar. Register for the event? or make a donation to support our State Bridges partner!

• Stop the Destruction of Democracy! No Kings – Then or Now! April 16, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. special guest speakers Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG A. Campbell and US Rep. J. Raskin will answer the question: What CAN and MUST we do to win this fight? Register for No Kings here.

DC Area Events/Rallies/Protests

• DC Emancipation Day Speak Out: On Wednesday, April 16, everyone is invited to a community event on protecting home rule, saving federal jobs and services, and investing in DC communities. Panel discussion, conversation, and food?start at 5:30 p.m.?at Metropolitan AME Church,?1518 M Street NW. Register here. 

• Defend the Kennedy Center: Who could have guessed that the Kennedy Center would be high on Trump’s revenge list? His recent moves – naming himself chairman of the board and firing the executive director and social impact team – have triggered pushback from Kennedy Center patrons. Sign up here to stay on top of the movement to defend the Center and stop politicization of the arts.
• Vigil on Capitol Hill: On?Wednesday, April 16, at noon, call on Congress to show courage in stopping executive overreach. The nonpartisan vigil is organized by the Washington Interfaith Staff Community and 29 co-sponsors. Meet at the US Capitol, East Front, Senate side (Constitution Ave. NE and First St. NE). See info here. 

Advocacy/Lobbying Members of Congress

“The only way this works is if three House Republicans or four Senate Republicans change their votes! We’ve got to appeal to people to change their votes!  That’s it.” -Cory Booker 

Congress has gone home for April recess.  If you live in a state, seize this opportunity to speak out at public events in your state or district to remind your elected representatives they work for you. DC residents can ask friends and family in their states to take action.  

• Attend a Town Hall or Request an in-office meeting! Here’s your April Recess Toolkit from Indivisible. The House of Representatives is in recess from April 11th to April 27th. The Senate is in recess from April 12th to April 27th.  Insist on holding them accountable for their actions. Attend a town hall or request an in-office meeting. Go to 5Calls.org for your representative’s schedule. DC residents can ask friends and family in their states to take action. 

Click HERE to find your Representative and Senators.  

TELL REPRESENTATIVES to VOTE NO on THE FOLLOWING BILLS: 

• CALL YOUR SENATORS! STOP Voter Suppression! 
  On 4/10/25, H.R.22 passed the House, with a vote of 220-208.  The Senate will vote on S.128 when it returns from recess. Four Democratic Representatives voted for this! Now imagine if you needed a birth certificate, a "real" ID, or a passport to purchase a gun. As many as 69 million women lack access to valid birth certificates. Tell Your Senators to Vote NO on the Silencing Americans Act.  
• CALL YOUR SENATORS! STOP Attacks on the Courts!
  H.R.1526 passed the House?on 4/9/2025.  The Senate will vote on this when it returns from recess.  The No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R. 1526) would bar district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, making the district courts powerless to stop Trump. Learn more here! 
• CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES! Do you want Higher Bank Fees?
  The House expects to vote on this resolution after they return from recess. The House (H.J. Res. 59) and Senate (S.J. Res. 18) joint resolution disapproving of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule issued in December, 2024, which limits bank overdraft fees to $5 (down from the current average of $35). Now, the GOP-sponsored joint resolution seeks to remove all caps on overdraft fees. Learn more here! 

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES to PUSH BACK!

• SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY! Fight back from the comfort of your home by using this link: 5calls.org or join a virtual phone bank sponsored by the Alliance for Retired Americans to save Social Security for millions of seniors.? No experience necessary! For info visit Alliance for Retired Americans. 

• PROTECT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and Stop erasing Women! Tell your congressional representatives to?stop?word policing! The Trump administration’s anti-DEI actions include scrubbing words including “women,” “female,” and “feminism” from federal programs—purges that are part of a larger attempt to silence and dismiss us. Click here 5Calls DEI. Click here to see the companies rolling back DEI programs identified by Forbes, and consider where you shop. 

• PROTECT Public Health! Oppose HHS Workforce and Program Cuts! These cuts endanger everything from infectious disease control, such as measles, and cancer research to essential health programs. Click here 5calls.org - HHS. These are the states hit hardest by the measles outbreak so far. 

• PROTECT Unlawful Deportation! Demand representatives secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and ensure that individuals are given their rightful due process before being deported. Heather Cox Richardson describes Garcia's predicament here. Click here 5calls.org - unlawful deportation.