"People carried signs reading "End the Federal Invasion" and "I like my ICE crushed." As the crowd moved past Foundry United Methodist Church on 16th Street, the sound of church bells mingled with chants of "sí, se puede" and "no justice, no peace.""
"Taking its name from the 1960s Free DC movement co-founded by future Mayor Marion Barry that organized acts of civil disobedience by students, the contemporary Free DC has organized three other large protests, held a lobbying day on Capitol Hill, and put on near-daily events ranging from campaign orientation sessions that have drawn hundreds of people to "know your rights" trainings. Supporters of the group also gather to bang pots and pans nightly, and have organized groups to walk immigrant children to school."
""We've been organizing since January to stop this administration's attacks on DC," said Free DC co-founder Alex Dodds. "And stop their attacks on-I don't want to say 'democracy' because that just sounds so trite-but stop the attacks that they're doing on everyone in our country.""
Thousands marched from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza under the "We Are All DC" banner to protest the Trump administration's takeover of local law enforcement. The march was the largest demonstration since a public safety emergency and National Guard deployment in early August. Free DC, named after the 1960s Free DC movement co-founded by Marion Barry, has organized multiple large protests, a Capitol Hill lobbying day, near-daily events, campaign orientations, and "know your rights" trainings. Neighborhood-based teams host local events, nightly pot-and-pan actions, and organized escorts for immigrant children to school.
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