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September 11th
The Tower of Light at the Pentagon, as seen from the flags at the Washington Monument, and at the Capitol.
Read moreGeorgetown GLOW summer 2021
Alley installations for Georgetown GLOW The Weight of a Rainbow, by Stephanie Mercedes for the alley, by Emily Fussner Let’s Go Crazy, by Adrienne Gaither a
Read moreRed Road to D.C.
The beautifully sad totem pole from the Lummi Nation, currently lying in Rawlins Park until it finds a permanent home in D.C. The totem pole came across the U.S. from the state of Washington, stopping at several sacred lands on the way. The goal is to get the present administration to take action for the […]
Read moreVoting Rights
Remembering the Voting Rights Act The anniversary of the Voting Rights Act is August 6th, and as part of the remembrance of it, there was a ceremony at the Supreme Court on August 3rd. Luci Baines Johnson spoke about how important it was to her father, as the signature legislation of his presidency. Reverend Jesse […]
Read morePoor People’s Campaign
Reverend William Barber II led a rally and march in D.C. on a National Day of Action, part of the Poor People’s Campaign.
Read moreMei Xiang’s 23rd birthday
Celebration at the National Zoo today for Mei Xiang’s 23rd birthday. Her 10-month old cub, Xiao Qi Ji, enjoyed the cake along with her.
Read moreClimate protest
The J30 Climate protest assembled on Freedom Plaza, then five different climate actions went in front of five entrances to the White House grounds. Entrance to the Ellipse – the White House is visible on the left Pennsylvania Avenue entrance by the Treasury Department 15th St. entrance to the White House grounds
Read moreAlexandria’s birthday
Fireworks in celebration of the birthday of the city of Alexandria, as viewed from Jones Point Park (a tiny Capitol is visible in the background).
Read moreThe Capitol fence comes down
On Friday night, the work began with taking out the bolts holding the fence segments together: On Saturday morning, the fence segments and the Jersey barriers were removed. Fence segments loaded on the truck.
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