Members of Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC) invite you to visit us at table #523 at the 48th Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Stand Up! / Free DC Members will reach out to the expected 10,000 business, civic and cultural leaders from across the nation and the world with special guests, petitions and educational materials to gain support for DC statehood. Register for *FREE* online or onsite. The conference begins at 7:30 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. We will staff table #523 from 12 noon to 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 13th, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on Friday, September 14th and 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 15th.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
September 12-16, 2018
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Group photo after the #CBCFALC18 panel discussion. Pictured: Emmanuel Brantley (Director of Communications, DC Councilmember Anita Bonds), Frank Barr (Video/Television Producer, Complex, Inc.), Aaron Shelsby (junior, School Without Walls and intern with U.S. Senator Michael D. Brown), Levi Berger (junior, School Without Walls and intern with U.S. Senator Michael D. Brown), Anise Jenkins (Executive Director, Stand Up! for Democracy/Free DC), Esther Lane (Volunteer, Stand Up! for Democracy/Free DC), Joyce Robinson Paul (DC Statehood Green Party) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).
(Photo cred: @freedcnow)
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