August 12, DC – Rise Up Fight Back Counter-Protest
Park for our march and counter-protest against Unite The Right 2. Please stay tuned to this event as timing is subject to change.
Where will you be meeting up on August 12th?
We are meeting at 905 16th St NW at 2:00pm. Farragut West and McPherson metro stations will be closed and Metro-center will only serve red line trains on August 12th. We suggest if taking Metro-rail to take red line to Metro Center, Orange /Silver lines to Federal Triangle or carpool, taxi / Lyft, or bike to the action.
What if I am arrested in DC?
We will have de-escalators, legal observers, a jail fund, and jail support. DC does not have a cash bail system like other areas. If you are arrested there is only a $50 fine to be released. Check out ACLU Know Your Rights for Demonstrating in DC.
Where can we find training opportunities?
Join us for the Free School Action Camp on August 10th from 3pm-9pm. There will be trainings on health, know your rights, security and more! We will also be hosting a session on Black Power and White Rage: Navigating White Supremacy in Chocolate City at 6:25 PM – 7:00PM
On the anniversary of the deadly white civil rights rally in Charlottesville, VA, white nationalists will descend on Washington DC for “Unite the Right II”, on August 12, 2018. Black Lives Matter D.C., alongside Shut It Down DC coalition are calling on our Movement for Black Lives comrades to participate in a national day of action against white supremacy, fascism, and state violence on August 12th, and join us for a mass mobilization in Washington, D.C for The Black Lives Matter Rise Up Fight Back March.
Register @ bit.ly/RISEUPDC for the national call to learn how you can support our actions on Friday, Aug 3rd, 5 PM EST / 4 PM CT.
Looking to donate? Go to gofundme.com/blm-or-fund
For comrades joining our efforts email us at “[email protected]”
Joining the movement? Go to blacklivesmatterdc.org
August 12, DC – Rise Up Fight Back Counter-Protest
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