First aid and forums: Your weekly Civics Roundup

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

Root to rise yoga
⏰ 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
📍Edgewood Community Farm (2304 2nd St. NE)
This urban farm pop-up yoga session will be a beginner-friendly flow out on the lawn. The flow focuses on alignment and settling into the rhythms of nature. RSVP here for $12 tickets.

Chocolate: A motion-poetry homage to Black D.C.
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 Sankofa Video Books and Cafe (2714 Georgia Ave. NW)
Gather with neighbors to screen a cinematic love letter to a culture at risk of erasure at Black-owned bookstore and cultural institution Sankofa. Made by D.C. native writer-filmmaker Eliamani Ismail, the piece uses motion portraits, poetry, dance, and photography to capture Black D.C. as gentrification reshapes its landscape and memory. RSVP here.

Free DC campaign orientation
⏰ 7 - 8:30 p.m.
📍 Virtual
Looking to get involved in the Free DC movement? This is where you start. The campaign orientation will give you the information you need about the organization's structure, goals, and projects — and get you ready to get to work with your local ward team. RSVP here.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23

Walking tour of the RFK Stadium campus
⏰ 6 - 8 p.m.
📍 Stadium-Armory Metro Station, north exit (192 19th St. SE)
As part of the site's redevelopment, neighbors are invited to join a walking tour of the stadium site organized by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development that will include opportunities for discussion. ASL interpretation will be available. RSVP here.

Liberation Learning Series: Book discussion
⏰ 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
📍Virtual
As May Day approaches, Free DC's Popular Education Working Group will be reading Erik Loomis' A History of America in Ten Strikes. This meeting will focus on the book's first five featured strikes, in a conversation that explicitly links the the long legacy of workers' resistance to D.C.'s current struggle for self-determination. You don't have to finish the reading to join, although it's encouraged. RSVP here.

State of emergency health treatment
⏰ 7 - 9 p.m.
📍 The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center (1827 Wiltberger St. NW)
This won't be your traditional first aid class. The course from the D.C. Center and Tubman Survival Academy will show you what to do in health emergencies when 911 or hospitals are not readily available. You'll learn how to compile your own specific medical kit and how to use natural resources during critical moments. RSVP here.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

Spring clean-up
⏰ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📍Various locations
MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER PRESENTS: CLEANING-PALOOZA! Just kidding about the name of the event, but the news is real: For the 10th year running, the mayor's office is sponsoring a clean-up event bringing together various nonprofits, community organizations, and businesses to collect trash and beautify the city. There are eight clean-ups scheduled, with one happening in each ward. Let them know you're coming here.

Black Cat book fair
⏰ 2 - 8 p.m.
📍 St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church (1525 Newton St. NW)
Featuring workshops, book and zine vendors, and music, this marketplace brings together artists and community members to explore alternative futures and ways to challenge power structures. You can find all of the vendors and workshops on the Black Cat website.

Ward 5 zine folding
⏰ 4 - 7 p.m.
📍 The Dew Drop Inn (2801 8th St. NE)
Let us make a case for the shared outdoor bar activity: Help Free DC fold zines at the Dew Drop Inn this weekend! Eat pizza, get drinks, meet your neighbors, and get important information on D.C.'s right to self-determination out to the people.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

Activist Street Fair
⏰ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
📍 Laurel Ave. in Takoma Park, Maryland
This family-friendly event is designed to foster community and interaction between D.C.'s various activist groups and interested neighbors. There will be music, a public art build, kid-focused crafts, and a space for a Free DC orientation. You can see the full schedule here.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

Ward 3 Mutual Aid meeting
⏰ 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
📍 Virtual or Palisades Neighborhood Library (4901 V St. NW)
Looking to get involved and help your Ward 3 neighbors? Join this weekly meeting of the ward's grassroots, neighbor-to-neighbor support network. You can follow their Instagram for more updates.

Candidate forum: Future of safety and justice in D.C.
⏰ 6:30 p.m.
📍 UDC Student Center Ballroom (4200 Connecticut Ave. NW)
The Council for Court Excellence and a slate of co-sponsors are hosting a mayoral candidate forum that will focus on the candidates' approaches to community safety and the criminal legal system. You can RSVP to attend the forum here.