DC for Democracy is a leading unaligned progressive group of activists, community leaders and everyday voters in the District of Columbia working for positive change in our local & federal government and recognition in America’s legislature. We are the Democracy for America (DFA) affiliate in Washington, DC.

TO JOIN US OR RE-REGISTER AT OUR NEW DFA SITE:
Click here for detailed instructions.

UPCOMING EVENTS (click here for our full Event calendar)

Dr. Howard Dean with DC for Democracy members at our 5th birthday celebration, June 10. To see a video of Dr. Dean’s remarks, click here. Check out more of Keith Ivey’s pics here.

JUNE 24-25: National Lobby Day for Health Care Reform
Kick-off Rally: Wednesday evening, June 24th, 7PM at Freedom Plaza
Rally & Lobby Day: Thursday, June 25th 9AM - 4PM (or part thereof) on Capitol Hill. Meet at registration desk at Delaware & Constitution Ave, NW (click here for map).
Join Dr. Howard Dean, Health Care for America Now, Democracy for America (DFA), and over 1,000 progressive organizations as we counter the power of the corporate interests with the public interest of all Americans.
For details, click here .

Our sister organization on the West Coast, San Francisco for Democracy (SFFD), has once again shown its commitment to DC voting rights by writing to their Representative, Nancy Pelosi, urging a clean voting rights bill, with no harmful gun amendments. Read their letter here

Thank you, Tim Durning, Susan Pfeifer, Tom Brown, and all SFFD members for your understanding that injustice in the District of Columbia is a threat to justice everywhere in America. Karen Rose, our Chair of Voting Rights & Democracy, hand-delivered the letter to the Speaker’s office yesterday, and received a very warm reception.

We are so grateful to SFFD and other Democracy for America (DFA) allies around the country for all the help they have given for DC voting rights. With their help, we will get a vote in the House today, and full citizenship rights, through statehood, in our lifetime!

DCVote members take a break in the Rayburn building cafeteria during their day of lobbying new members of Congress on Jan 28th, 2009. From left to right, Bob Waser, Douglas Sloan, Eugene Kinlow, Carol Waser, Asha Cattette Stephens, and Ann Hoffman. Photo by Kesh Ladduwahetty. Not pictured: Kevin Delany & Karen Rose, as well as other DCVote members, participated in the briefing sessions.

Be sure to swing by the Wilson building to view the council’s new banner, put up Saturday. Thanks to Chairman Gray & the Council, this will get some media attention in the next few days, especially during the Inaugural Parade, which will pass the Wilson building. DCVote, DC for Democracy, and other DC activists urged the council to make use of this unique opportunity.

DC4D has been door-knocking in NoVA since mid-August, and we’ve accumulated quite a few stories of the campaign trail. We invite DC4D members to share their stories with us on our website.

We’ll start off with Dave Power’s story from the Fox Mill precinct on Sunday, October 19th:

“Around 5 PM I reached my 20th house. Halfway through my turf list of 40 houses. The voter was clipping the grass with hand clippers on her side lawn next to the driveway. From the foot of the driveway I apologized for interrupting her, and she said “you can talk to me while I’m clipping.” So I walked up the driveway and introduced myself. She’s a white woman in her 50’s, wearing gardening clothes and gloves, kneeling on the grass, clipping. As soon as I mentioned Barack Obama, she said “I’m retired Navy, and I was very impressed by Colin Powell’s endorsement today.” I said, “far out.” Then she stood and took off one of her gardening gloves to accept the lit from me. I told her Barack asked us to come by her neighborhood to remind everyone that he needs a lot more Democrats in Congress this year, to get his healthcare plan through. I asked her if she had decided who she would be voting for. She said she was definitely supporting Barack. I said I was glad to hear that. Then, I said “so should I put you down as undecided about Mark Warner for Senate and Judy Feder for Congress?” She said, “Oh, I’m voting for all three.”

Got a NoVA campaigning story? Post it in a comment here!