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Palisades Parade & Picnic 2017
9859 - The mission of Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC) is to educate and advocate for equal citizenship for DC residents through statehood.
13 Arrested in Protest at White House
Written by Linda Wheeler | The Washington Post
Shouting D.C. residents rallied at the White House yesterday to protest the virtual suspension of the city's home rule that would occur if President Clinton signs the budget bill on his desk. Before the hour-long protest ended, 13 people had been arrested, and civic and religious leaders declared the much-promoted event a success.
Frederick Douglass' famous speech was originally entitled "What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?"
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Hillary Clinton: Restoring Faith in Democracy
Written by Hillary Clinton | The Washington Informer
This past week, President Barack Obama delivered a remarkable commencement address to the students at Howard University. He had a simple message for the graduates – that every shred of progress we hope to make in America depends on voting.
DC Statehood Today on DCTV
Written by Theodora Brown | DC Statehood Today | DCTV
Guests included: Anise Jenkins from Stand Up! for Democracy in DC / Free DC, U.S. Senator Michael D. Brown and Disrupt DC members.
Cosponsors - H.R. 51 & S. 631 - Washington, DC Admission Act
Written by 116th Congress (2019-2020)
S. 631 = 42 | H.R. 51 = 227 (minus four - two due to death, one resignation and one withdrawal)
June 12, 2017
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House panel votes to block DC’s Death with Dignity Act
Written by Courtney Norris | PBS NewsHour
A House committee voted along party lines Monday to scrap right-to-die legislation in the District of Columbia, dealing a blow to local advocates and officials.
Statehood Advocates Continue Lobbying for DC
Written by James Wright | AFRO
By James Wright, AFRO reporter
Chaffetz’ federal overreach shouldn’t stop DC death with dignity act
Written by Op-ed | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz has repeatedly condemned what he describes as an "outrageous increase in the intrusiveness of the federal government." Yet his actions expose his very different and deceptive way of thinking — the power of the federal government should protect the interests of the righteous elite, not the will of the majority.
Chaffetz’s committee begins to overturn DC law legalizing assisted suicide
Written by Thomas Burr | The Salt Lake Tribune
Washington • Against an outcry of residents and locally elected officials of the nation's capital, a House committee, led by Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, began the first steps to overturn a District of Columbia law to legalize assisted suicide.
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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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