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Exciting opportunity to be part of ERA history on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend! Dear Members and Friends, The Golden Flyer is planned to arrive at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial in Lorton, VA, at 10:30 am on Saturday March 7. Please plan to be there. We are asking that on Saturday, March 7, 2026 you join to be part of events in Virginia showing your support for the Equal Rights Amendment to t

Year of Wonders follows Anna Frith, a young widow and housemaid in the English village of Eyam during 1665-1666. When bubonic plague arrives via infected cloth, the charismatic rector, Michael Mompellion, persuades the villagers to quarantine themselves, preventing the disease from spreading to neighboring towns. This act of collective sacrifice comes at a devastating cost; nearly two-thirds of the village perishes. As social order collapses, Anna witnesses both humanity's wo

Virginia’s democracy is on the line. While we value our independent process, we can’t let partisan map-rigging in other states silence our voices. On April 21st , a “YES” vote creates a one-time precision fix to level the playing field and restore fairness to our congressional elections. It’s a temporary emergency measure with built-in guardrails—the independent process resumes automatically in 2030. Don’t let our representation be diminished. Vote April 21st or vote earl

Keeping it short and sweet this month with our Political Action Alert. There are a lot of fun events this month and there is one of the most important events of The Resistance so far, NO KINGS 3! We need millions in the street this month to let the regime know we will not back down, we will not stand by silently, our numbers are GROWING, it’s OUR Democracy and we will fight for it! Let’s make NO KINGS 3 the biggest non-violent protest in American history. See you there!

"When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people.” NO KINGS Here are a few of the many NO KINGS Events in the Area. Sign up at NO KINGS or Mobilize. NO KINGS MANASSAS Sat.1-3pm NO KINGS FAIRFAX

Given Trump’s flimsy-to-nonexistent case for a potentially catastrophic military adventure and Iraq War-level false claims from his advisors, you’d think that Democratic leaders would be doing everything in their power to pump the brakes on this war. But some Democratic leaders have reportedly been hesitant to advance legislation aimed at preventing an attack. Chuck Schumer is telling reporters Trump needs to do more briefings instead of outright saying: No war. And Repub

“When Trump orders MAGA governors to rig their maps so he can hold onto power, we cannot sit by and do nothing.” — James Abrenio , a Democratic lawyer from Northern Virginia. To check for events of interest and/or sign up for updates from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC): https://secure.ngpvan.com/eUKKpaQYpkyzB-lAAdWpDg2 To check for events of interest and/or sign up for updates from the Loudoun County Democrats: https://www.loudoundemocrats.org/get-updates 

Democracy in the United States is in crisis. But the story of this moment is not only one of crisis. It is also one of courage. That’s why we at Democracy Forward have just released The State of Democracy in the United States and the Work to Rebuild It – an illustrative record of what is at stake, and what is possible when people organize, pursue accountability, and refuse to cede the promise of our democracy. Together, we can use this moment of crisis as a catalyst for real

They want you quiet. They want you home. They are counting on your fear. Don’t give them the satisfaction.  – Grandma Resistance https://www.democraticwomenofclifton.org/ https://www.facebook.com/DWCNV/timeline/ https://www.instagram.com/democraticwomencliftonandnova

History isn’t just found in textbooks; it’s etched into the grooves of our favorite music. From the headlines to the hymns, musicians have always been our most urgent chroniclers . They don’t just report the news; they capture the emotional temperature of a nation in crisis. When statistics fail to tell the whole story, a song preserves the fear, the fury, and the fragile hope of living through it. The following icons are transforming social upheaval into sonic testimony:

Your weekly to-dos from Indivisible: Use this link to call your Senators to tell them: Rein in ICE NOW. The coalition behind ICE Out For Good is following our historic weekend of action by flooding Congress with calls demanding that they use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to rein in ICE. After calling your senators, use this link to call your representative. Send an email to your senators demanding they restore healthcare subsidies NOW. Last week, the House v

Get full details in our upcoming C&Es , on our website , and across social media (Facebook & Instagram) . 2026 Midterm Election Schedules: VA Primaries: June 16, 2026 Registration Deadlines: By Mail: Friday, June 5, 2026 In Person: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Online: Friday, June 5, 2026 General Election: November 3, 2026 Registration Deadlines: By Mail: Friday, October 23, 2026 In-Person: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Online: Friday, October 23, 2026 It is never too early to registe

For this month’s open selection, I chose The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen, a short story collection that explores the enduring condition of displacement among Vietnamese refugees in America. Rather than offering neat resolutions or triumphant assimilation narratives, Nguyen insists that we see refugees as fully human, acknowledge the complexity of displacement, and confront the discomfort of unresolved trauma and incomplete belonging. The refugees in these stories survived

Democratic Candidates for House of Representatives, June 16, 2026, Virginia Primaries. Northern Virginia House Districts are listed in BLUE . Candidate lists are in constant flux at this point in the election cycle, but here is the list of Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, as of print time. Links, if available, are provided for Northern Virginia candidates. The internet provides a plethora of updated information on all candidates, if you choose to look t

Adam Ebbin announced his resignation of his VA District 39 Senate seat as of February 18, 2026 to take a position in the Spanberger administration as senior policy advisor for the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker won the January 13, 2026 firehouse primary and will now run in the February 10, 2026 special election to fill Ebbin’s seat. Should Bennett-Parker win Ebbin’s seat, her departure from the House of Delegates would require a spec

Congratulations again to our new leadership team, Abigail Spanberger , Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones ! Many, many thanks to everyone who helped get them elected! Congratulations also to our Fairfax friend and District 11 Delegate David Bulova , who has been appointed Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. We concur and reiterate Chesapeake Bay Foundation Virginia Policy Manager Jay Ford’s statement: “We congratulate Delegate Bulova and look forward to working closely wi

As we consider our best path forward, it may help to start thinking about myriad issues facing us as we approach the 2026 Primaries and eventually, the November 3, 2026 Midterm Elections, starting with issues in our own state. Virginia lawmakers have already begun prefiling legislation they hope to pass in the 2026 General Assembly session. Democrats, who will enjoy a trifecta holding the governor’s office and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature, have filed f

Trump weaponized his position to persecute political opponents, including Letitia James, and James Comey, Adam Schiff, and others. Trump pursues political retribution . Censorship abounds as Trump and his wealthy media moguls wage an aggressive war against free speech on television, in classrooms and university lecture halls, in newspapers, and among the people, generally. free-speech at-risk-in-americas-schools . National Parks and the Smithsonian Institution have been c

In ancient Roman times, JANUS was the god of beginnings, transitions, time, duality, and endings. As a god of motion and the overseer of temporal change, Janus looked after passages; Romans believed Janus could initiate actions of his choosing and presided over all beginnings, including the beginning and ending of conflict. Janus was also thought to represent the middle ground between barbarism and civilization. As such, it would be appropriate to consider Janus as a represen

from Ezra Levin at Indivisible National Rebellions are built on hope (because I can’t end the year without another quote from Andor). But seriously, this is hard work. And we can’t do it unless we have a firm grasp of what we’re looking forward to. So I was buoyed by the fierce, hard-headed optimism of Indivisible members who wrote in with their hopes for 2026. I’ll give you the top three: Win the 2026 midterms. Damn straight. We’re going to build the largest midterm margins