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Stand Up! / Free DC's 20th Anniversary Celebration
Written by Anise Jenkins
Executive Director Anise Jenkins on Stand Up! / Free DC's 20th Anniversary Celebration.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Stand Up! / Free DC’s 20th Anniversary Fundraiser
Written by Karen Szulgit
We Should Always Be United for DC Statehood
Written by Anise Jenkins
"We should always be united for DC statehood," advised Anise Jenkins at the DC Autonomy in the Era of Donald Trump panel discussion at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference on September 21, 2017.
Table with members of Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC) at the 47th CBCF Annual Legislative Conference.
On the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC)
Celebrating two decades of agitating, educating, organizing and mobilizing for DC statehood!
DC Statehood Champions Honored At Holiday Party
Written by Franklin Garcia | The Huffington Post
Elected officials, community leaders, and others came together to celebrate the overwhelming support a DC Statehood Referendum received at the ballot on November 8th, 2016.
NEWS: Statehood Advocacy Group Celebrates 20 Years
Written by Tatyana Hopkins | The Washington Informer
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Dick Gregory Meets with Occupy DC, Supports Fast for DC Statehood
Written by Karen Szulgit
Human rights activist Dick Gregory met with members of the Occupy D.C. movement on Dec. 17, to aid those fasting for full democracy and push for residents’ demands for D.C. statehood.
Thank you all for your support!
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate 20 years of advocating, agitating, organizing and mobilizing for DC statehood on the eve of our 20th anniversary!
Joyce Robinson-Paul appeared on C-SPAN.
View the program from the "DC Democracy Seven" fundraiser on March 30, 2001.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mrs. Hanes!
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Pianist Peter Hanes
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Loretta Carter Hanes
In celebration of DC Emancipation Day, we’re taking a closer look at the remarkable life of DC native Loretta Carter Hanes. Hanes spent her life fighting for educational equality and for official recognition of April 16 as Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
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Obituary - Lillian J. Huff
Lillian J. Huff (Age 87) peacefully transitioned from this life on Monday, September 17, 2018. She was a community activist and leader throughout the city especially in the Lamond Riggs Civic Association, political activist on the DC Statehood Committee and a leader in the DC Federation of Democratic Women's Organization.
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"Statehood is Far More Difficult" The Struggle for D.C. Self-Determination, 1980-2017
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Remembering Our Fallen Activists of Stand Up / Free DC
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Activists challenge and reshape our social and political consciousness.
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"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C.
"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C., 1965-1979
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Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (FREE DC) was founded in 1997 to help 700,000 residents of our nation’s capital achieve full and equal citizenship rights through DC statehood. Checks and/or money orders may be mailed to Stand Up! (Free DC) via our President Emeritus, Anise Jenkins, at 635 Edgewood Street NE, #708, Washington, DC 20017. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!