Grassroots Alexandria Reading Group
When: monthly during the action meeting
Where: (please see action-meeting event listing)
What: We dedicate a short portion of the regular first Tuesday action meeting to discussing our reading–specifically the check-in (of course, this is optional and people can check in as they wish). You can comment on what you found interesting about the reading or how you see the reading intersecting with our work. We are currently reading Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde. Beginning with the June action meeting, we will be discussing Just Action by Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein. Please see the listing for the next action meeting for details.
TWU/GrA/DSA mayoral and city council candidate forum
When: Thursday May 2, 6-730pm
What: Tenants and Workers United, Grassroots Alexandria, and The Northern Virginia Branch of the Metro DC DSA Chapter formally invite you to our nonpartisan Mayoral and City Council Candidate Forum, May 2nd 2024 6:00pm-7:30pm . Please see attached flyers.
Where: In the parking lot behind the Tenants and Workers United building, 3801 Mt Vernon Ave, 22305
We hope you can join this educational event and invite your membership! We will also be providing English to Spanish interpretation. If it rains, we will let you know 2 days before, our rain location! We hope to see you there, we will promptly start at 6pm! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Grassroots Alexandria Action Meeting
When: Monday, May 6, 7-9pm
What: This will be a joint meeting of project leaders and team members working on Education, Healthcare, Housing, Immigrant Communities, and Transportation Equity. We will be updating each other on immediate concerns, such as local school policies and affordable housing, and the proposed Medicare For All resolution. We will discuss ongoing projects: affordable housing, climate/transportation/equity, getting ICE out of Alexandria, restorative practices in ACPS, and much more.
Where: A private home in the Del Ray neighborhood, about 1 mile from the Braddock Rd Metro station. Please RSVP to jonathan@jonathankrall.net for exact address
At our meeting, we will check in with each other, hear from project leaders, and consider next steps. We will also discuss how we as a group work together. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask questions. Grassroots Alexandria works in small groups focused on specific projects. We hold an action meeting (usually) on the 1st Monday each month. New volunteers are always welcome (and needed) to join us and learn about our work.
Members of the GrA Reading Group can share a thought or two about the latest reading during check-in. We are reading the next chapter (Grenada Revisited: An Interim Report) of Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde.
Grassroots Alexandria Action Meeting
When: Monday, June 3, 7-9pm
What: This will be a joint meeting of project leaders and team members working on Education, Healthcare, Housing, Immigrant Communities, and Transportation Equity. We will be updating each other on immediate concerns, such as local school policies and affordable housing, and the proposed Medicare For All resolution. We will discuss ongoing projects: affordable housing, climate/transportation/equity, human rights concerns raised by various Alexandria communities, restorative practices in ACPS, and much more.
Where: A private home in the Del Ray neighborhood, about 1 mile from the Braddock Rd Metro station. Please RSVP to jonathan@jonathankrall.net for exact address
At our meeting, we will check in with each other, hear from project leaders, and consider next steps. We will also discuss how we as a group work together. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask questions. Grassroots Alexandria works in small groups focused on specific projects. We hold an action meeting (usually) on the 1st Monday each month. New volunteers are always welcome (and needed) to join us and learn about our work.
Members of the GrA Reading Group can share a thought or two about the latest reading during check-in. We are reading the introduction (and possibly the first chapter, You Should Just Do It) to Just Action, by Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein.