Herndon Reston Indivisible

HRI Resistance Writers
2020-05-29 06:00 - 08:00, 2020-06-05 06:00 - 08:00, 2020-06-12 06:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | VA

Reclaim Our Vote Summit 1
2020-05-30 08:00 - 09:30 | VA
ROV “COVID-19 and the 2020 Elections” webinar series launches with this two-day event that tackles what must be done to sustain momentum towards fair elections despite the uncertainties caused by the pandemic. We believe that now, when things are so difficult and uncertain, is when we must build unity towards one essential goal – a fair and free election.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/covid-19-and-the-2020-elections-virtual-summit?source=direct_link&&link_id=0&can_id=0f711c90dad55cde32e1a68ca398caa6&email_referrer=email_807573&email_subject=urgent-covid-19-and-the-2020-elections-virtual-summit-with-dolores-huerta
Speakers will address:
Exacerbation of existing biases within voting systems;
The tanking U.S. economy and how elections are important for breaking excessive ties between work and healthcare that threaten to bankrupt huge numbers of American worker households
Inadequate access to reliable information and relentless attacks on an open and independent press.
Saturday Speakers (12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern)
Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK (Nuns on the Bus)
Cliff Albright, Black Voters Matter
Vanessa Gonzalez, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
Dr. William Spriggs, Chief Economist AFL-CIO
Andrea Miller, Center for Common Ground and Reclaim Our Vote
Reverend Rodney Sadler, NAACP North Carolina
Sunday Speakers (3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern)
Sherrilynn Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Steve Rosenfeld, Independent Media Center and Founder, Voting Booth
Dolores Huerta
Phaedra Jackson, Working America
Tom Saenz, MALDEF
Dr. Gabriela Lemus, Mi Familia Vota and Center for Common Ground
Andrea Miller, Center for Common Ground and Reclaim Our Vote
#ReclaimOurVoteROV

SLSF: Phone Banking for Introverts and Friends
2020-05-30 09:00 - 11:00 | VA
Are you thinking about phone banking but don’t quite feel ready?
RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/slsf-phone-banking-for-introverts-and-friends?clear_id=true&source=email-swing-left-sf-may-13-newsletter
Phone banking is the most effective tool we have for connecting with voters during the pandemic, and this is a critical time for laying the groundwork for November. But for many of us, the idea of calling strangers is about as appealing as getting a colonoscopy.
In a playful, supportive workshop (led by three introverts-who-phone-bank) we’ll show you that you already have key skills–like the ability to listen thoughtfully and make meaningful one-to-one connections. And we’ll build on those skills by talking about phone banking challenges, and sharing some tips that work for us. Join us!
Saturday May 30th. 1:00* – 3:00pm. RSVP by May 29th (space is limited)
*(if you’re already comfortable using Zoom, please join at 1:15pm sharp)
By clicking RSVP, you agree to Swing Left’s Organizer Liability Statement

Reclaim Our Vote Summit 2
2020-05-31 11:00 - 12:30 | VA

SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice): What Can White People Do?
2020-05-31 15:00 | VA
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) – NOVA is hosting a call to action tonight at 7pm and you can register at http://bit.ly/NOVAWhiteFolkWork.

Meet Your Northern Virginia Organizers
2020-06-02 14:00 - 15:00 | VA
Meet your local Northern Virginia organizers! This is the perfect way to get to know the VA20 team in NOVA, engage with other Democrats in your area, and brainstorm with our team the best way to mobilize this beautiful part of our Commonwealth!
https://www.mobilize.us/vavictory/event/276380/

Vigil to #EndWhiteSilence in Fairfax
2020-06-02 14:00 - 16:00 | VA
Demonstrators bringing signs and practicing social distancing will gather at the Police Headquarters in Fairfax. They are part of Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ), an organization dedicated to organizing white folks to show up and fight the root causes of racism. The demonstration is to show that George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s murderers were not just rogue cops, but they represent underlying conditions of racist policing that manifest here in northern Virginia as well.
Please bring signs that read #EndWhiteSilence and/or #BlackLivesMatter.
Social distancing will be observed. Please wear a mask.
There will be designated police and press liaisons. Please do not speak to the police or press.

Car Rally for Justice for Black Lives
2020-06-03 14:30 - 15:30 | Fairfax County Government Center
Hosted by Fairfax County NAACP.
Come out and show your support at a peaceful and pandemic compliant Car Rally on Wednesday June 3 at the Fairfax County Government Center. Community leaders will address the crowd, and we will also broadcast the speeches on Facebook Live.
There will be police directing traffic to the parking lots we have reserved around the Government Center.
Once parked and safe to do so, you may get out and stand near your vehicle. Children must be supervised at all times. Please Observe social distancing and masking requirements!
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A message from our President, Sean Perryman:
As promised, Fairfax County NAACP is hosting a car rally for George Floyd, for all the lives wrongly taken, and for justice. It will be at Fairfax Government Center in Lot C. Join us Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 pm. We anticipate going until around 8 and you don’t have to stay the entire time.
We’re calling on you to come out in support. We need to show everyone in Fairfax, Virginia, and across the country, that our community cares about Black Lives and cares about justice. This display of power and support will be crucial as we discuss policy reform. We need to show that the people want change.
A couple of things:
– we have a permit for this gathering so we are not expecting interference and the police have offered to direct traffic
-we understand not everyone can protest in the same way. We want to offer people safe alternatives to express themselves. This rally is in a parking lot. We ask that you stay with your car but if you must get out, wear a mask and still stay by your car as to not impede traffic. We will be stationary but you should stay by your car in case we need you to move.
– all are welcome. However, if you come on foot, wear a mask, mind physical distancing, and don’t interfere with traffic.
-the event will start a little after 6:30. We will have a few remarks. We will have some audio equipment but also go to Fairfax NAACP Facebook page during the rally so you can stream the live and hear from your car
-it’s first come first serve but we are working on overflow and you can also park in the Fairfax Government Center like normal so we should be able accommodate many people.
This brings me to my most important point: this struggle won’t be convenient. Our comms teams have been inundated with people asking two questions 1. Will I be guaranteed a reserved spot and 2. Are you doing this another time.
Well, as you can imagine, we cannot verify people and take them to a special spot. We ask people to rsvp to gauge interest. But if you believe in this cause, come out. Be there. The worse thing that could happen is that so many people in your community cared that there isn’t room for you in the entire Government Center and you made the drive. If that’s the greatest risk you take, I believe this is worth it. We want you there though and we will try to accommodate as many people as possible. And inevitably people who say they will come won’t show, so come on out.
Will we do this again? We can never recreate this moment. This is everyone’s moment. This our moment to band together as our nation is burning and peacefully exercise our first amendment rights at the very moment people seek to quash those rights. We can have another rally but this is the moment. Come to this one.
I cannot guarantee you a space, I cannot guarantee that there won’t be a little traffic, I cannot guarantee you that you may not be inconvenienced in some way.
I can only guarantee you that I will be there with our incredible team of volunteers from the NAACP and that we are attempting in the safest way possible to rally for Black Lives.
I hope to see you there.

Herndon Car Rally - Justice For Black Lives
2020-06-04 13:30 - 14:30 | Herndon Middle School, 901 Locust St, Herndon, VA, 20170
“AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL”
We, as Herndon residents, are deeply saddened by the death of George Floyd and all the other people who lost their lives to an unjust system.
Enough is enough!
To show your solidarity to the Black Community, come and join us for a peaceful driving protest on a designated route through parts of Herndon.
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‼️ A T T E N T I O N ‼️
Please read ALL of the following details below!!!
👉🏼 ARRIVAL (at Herndon Middleschool)
—- Important !!!
All participants must be within the perimeter by 5.30 pm !!!
NO LATER, so that the police can make the appropriate lane closures.
No vehicles will be allowed in once the roads are closed. Follow police direction.
– The yellow rectangular (“Staging Point”) on the map, is the site where everyone will gather (see the details on map, which you find posted under ‘Discussions”).
If that parking lot is full, then you will be guided to the school bus parking lot. Please pay attention to volunteers and police and where they ask you to park!
– Pull into a parking space and pay attention to where volunteers will guide you to!!
Do NOT line cars up in a line bumper-to-bumper!
Pull into the parking space in such a manner that allows for easy deployment, meaning back into the spot as appropriate, so that you may easily pull out once your vehicle is released.
volunteers and police will guide you once you enter the area.
– All participants MUST stay in their vehicles at all times during while in the procession route.
👉🏼 PROCESSION & ROUTE
– The driving route will be as follows:
– From 5th Street turn LEFT onto Locust Street
– From Locust Street turn RIGHT onto Elden Street
– Once you go through the intersection at Elden Street and Monroe – Street (Anita’s will be on your right), the event route has ended and you will be in the road with regular traffic.
You must obey all posted traffic signs from this point forward!
Check route map under the discussion comments!
– Do NOT stop your vehicle while in the procession route.
Vehicles must remain moving with the follow of the traffic.
– Sidewalks
As with other events that are held along the same route, individuals who wish to observe from the sidewalks and show their support will be able to safely do so!!
– Driving Speed
We are allowed to drive under the speed limit ON our route, but again, NO stopping of your vehicle.
– Once you pass the intersection of Elden and Monroe Streets and are “released” into the normal flow of traffic, your participation in the demonstration has concluded.
You must proceed with the normal flow of traffic and must obey all regular traffic laws.
👉🏼 PREPARDNESS
Please disperse and go home at the first sign of violence or destruction of property!!
Not that we or the police expect this to occur, but we must always be prepared.
This will prevent the mingling of different actors!
The peaceful protesters immediately vacating an area at the first sign of trouble, will leave the police to do their jobs.
HPD officers will be on-hand during the event.
👉🏼 POSTERS & SIGNS
Get your posters/banners/signs ready !!
Ideas here:
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/06/01/the-genius-of-protesting-in-car-caravans/
👉🏼 REMINDER ‼️
This will be a peaceful public protest for justice.
Any violence is not tolerated nor supported by the organizers. ☮️
Thanks to the Herndon PD with assisting and guiding us while were setting up this event!!
~ Organizers
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Organizer: Nikki Pugh
Media Contact: jdebean@icloud.com
Other Inquiries: Mooreasierra@gmail.com

Everytown #WearOrange Weekend
2020-06-05 04:00 - 13:00 | VA
Orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor when she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 — just one week after performing at President Obama’s 2nd inaugural parade in 2013. After her death, they asked us to stand up, speak out, and Wear Orange to raise awareness about gun violence.
Since then orange has been the defining color of the gun violence prevention movement. New York gun violence prevention advocate Erica Ford spearheaded orange as the color of peace through her work with her organization, Life Camp, Inc. Whether it’s worn by students in Montana, activists in New York, or Hadiya’s loved ones in Chicago, the color orange honors the more than 100 lives cut short and the hundreds more wounded by gun violence everyday.
Our movement gains momentum when gun sense activists come together to fight for a future free from gun violence. Wear Orange Weekend is an opportunity for us to show the country just how powerful we are. National Gun Violence Awareness Day is the first Friday in June, which will be June 5 in 2020. Together, with hundreds of thousands of Americans, we turned America orange. But the work doesn’t end there. Everytown and our partner organizations continue to do life-saving work so that we can get closer to realizing a future free from gun violence. we wear orange to be seen, and demand that we be heard. Support us by going orange.

La ColectiVA Food Donation Weekend in Herndon
2020-06-06 08:00 - 12:00 | VA
HRI Immigration Issues Committee Action:
Contact Elizabeth Benson at hriimmigrationissues@gmail.com with any questions.
Join SURJ and La ColectiVA in supporting our Latinx migrant neighbors in Herndon.
Since March, La ColectiVA has provided food and rent support to 140+ households in Northern Virginia, but the need to keep people fed and in their homes is growing as the government continues to ignore the toll this virus is taking on undocumented folks.

THREE ways to support:
1 ) Drop off donations – Sign up here: bit.ly/lacolectiva-food606
2) Assemble bags on Saturday, June 6 from 12-4 PM – Sign up here: bit.ly/NOVACOVID-19SUPPORT
3 ) Deliver bags on Sunday, June 7 from 12-2 PM (volunteers must speak Spanish) – Sign up here: bit.ly/NOVACOVID-19SUPPORT
Donations requested:
1 ) Food – rice, black beans, maseca, sugar, cooking oil, bananas, oranges, vegetables, diced tomatoes, milk, eggs, cereal, granola bars
2 ) Supplies – diapers, menstrual products, homemade masks
3 ) Rent Money – https://lacolectiva.org/mutual-aid or Venmo @LaColectiVA

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Team VA20: Intro to Digital Organizing Training
2020-06-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-06-13 11:00 - 12:30 | VA
Join Team VA20 for an in depth training on how to be a digital organizer for Democrats on the ballot across the Commonwealth!
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/vavictory/event/276997/?

Fairfax County Virtual House Party with Rep. Jennifer Wexton
2020-06-09 14:00 - 15:00 | VA
Join your friends and neighbors on Tuesday June 9th at 6 PM for a virtual house party with Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton. The event will be held via zoom with links provided upon signing up.
RSVP ==> HERE

Indivisible Waterfront: Elaine Luria
2020-06-10 15:30 - 16:30 | VA
Join Indivisible Waterfront for an inspiring and informative meeting with Representative Elaine Luria. She’s been a vital voice in the House of Representatives since 2018. Let’s get together to support her re-election this November. Her views from the inside and to learn how we can help.
RSVP to receive Zoom link: https://bit.ly/IWMeetRepElaineLuria

HRI Postcard Exchange
2020-06-11 12:00 - 14:00 | VA
HRI / META Postcard Exchange happens every two weeks on Thursday afternoon between 4pm and 6pm.
Contact: herndonrestonindivisible@gmail.com with any questions.

Virginia Grassroots Coalition Meeting
2020-06-13 12:00 - 14:00 | VA

HRI Gun Violence Prevention: NRA Vigil
2020-06-14 10:00 - 11:00 | NRA Headquarters, 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA, 22030
The monthly protest at the NRA returns on Sunday afternoon after a couple of months in limbo due to the coronavirus pandemic. Northern Virginia moves to Phase 2 of re-opening as of Friday, June 12, so gatherings of 50 will be permitted in this area.
With the pandemic still very much with us despite the re-opening, many of us are not ready to venture out and risk our own health and that of other protesters. And we will not yet return to holding our HRI letters for the June protest. A great way to participate in the protest safely is to go to the site during the protest, and drive back and forth past the NRA a few times honking your horns. The provides great support to the protesters (speaking as a protester that has always longed for this kind of support!)
Hope to see you Sunday, whether you are proudly holding a sign, masked and socially distanced from others, or participating from the safety and comfort of your vehicle!

HRI General Meeting: BLM & Racial Equity Protest
2020-06-16 13:30 - 14:30 | Comstock District Office, 21430 Cedar Dr, Sterling, VA, 20164
HRI will join the Algonkian Dems weekly protest for BLM & Racial Equity.
Meet-Up on Route 7 at the Richland Business Center, 21430 Cedar Dr, Sterling.
This is the site of the weekly protests outside of Comstock’s 2018 office.
Note the time: 5:30-6:30pm.

Zoom Meet & Greet Jennifer Carroll Foy for Governor
2020-06-16 14:00 - 15:00 | VA
Friends, there are so many ways to channel your energy and your anger over the death of George Floyd and too many before him. One of the places to direct your power is to get smart on local and state elections, which have the greatest impact on social justice and equity in your community.⁠⠀
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I am pleased to invite you to my virtual Meet and Greet (not a fundraiser) for Jennifer Carroll Foy for Governor. She will be the first African American female Governor in the *country* and her leadership could not come at a better time.⁠⠀RSVP to received Zoom instructions: bit.ly/2zZUrgY
In Virginia we vote EVERY YEAR. Which means that before you know it, we will be electing a new Governor. ⁠It is never too early to learn your candidates.
Invite others at will! bit.ly/2zZUrgY

Fairfax NAACP Town Hall: Proposals for Police Reform
2020-06-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Facebook Live
Enough is Enough. As we watch protests and demonstrations on the streets of America, we look to move forward in our community by reforming police practices and holding police accountable to the community. Join the Fairfax NAACP as we unveil our proposals for police reform. Invited guests include Fairfax County law enforcement including Chief of Police, Sheriff, prosecutor, and elected officials.
Participants can watch via Zoom or live stream on the NAACP Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/fairfaxnaacp/live/).

Abigail Spanberger: Virtual Volunteer Open House
2020-06-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Are you interested in learning more about our campaign? Join Team Spanberger for a Virtual Campaign Open House!
Log on to our virtual event to meet our team, connect with other interested volunteers, and find the volunteer niche that is right for you.
We will be meeting at various times over the next few weeks, so pick whichever time works best for you.
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/spanbergerforcongress/event/280057/
This will be sent out separately — look out for an email from Kayla!
This event will be held over Zoom.
If you have any questions or concerns about this, please reach out to us.
Toby Cain – toby@abigailspanberger.com
Kayla Enoch – enoch@dccc.org

Del. Kay Kory's Criminal Justice Reform Virtual Town Hall
2020-06-18 15:00 - 16:00 | VA
Register for our conversation on the criminal justice reform
with Delegate Kaye Kory, 38th District
SPEAKERS:
Kaitlin Owens, Policy Analyst ACU Foundation
Steve Descano, Commonwealth Attorney
Ieasha Prime- Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center
Kofi Annan-The Activated People
Join us!
Google registration: https://forms.gle/mHRmhkSsEBNVcK9f8
If you have questions or concerns, please email my Legislative Director, Anika Rahman at delkkory@house.virginia.gov

Roundtable on the Constitutional Amendment on Redistricting
2020-06-18 15:00 - 17:00 | VA
Delegate(s). Mark Levine & Don Scott and our friend Luke Levasseur will be on the panel. Luke co-wrote the FCDC Resolution calling on Fairfax County legislators to reject SJ18 Constitutional Amendment this past session.
The Redistricting Constitutional Amendment will be on the ballot in November. Time to re-open the conversation on what’s at stake – retaining the voting power of POC. You don’t want to miss Don Scott and Mark Levine who are reasoned & eloquent speakers on the intricacies of this amendment.
Register for the roundtable today by clicking the this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvduusqDIpGdeH1aNE9NoDWPLvj1tuxndb

Women's Summit Experience 2020: Opening Rally
2020-06-20 08:00 - 09:00 | VA
The Women’s Summit EXPERIENCE 2020 will kick off on Saturday, June 20th at 12 noon with an energizing Opening Rally that will get you out of your Zoom chair and on your feet celebrating what we accomplished in 2019 and inspiring us for the work ahead in getting Democrats to polls in November.
Special guests include Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Speaker Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, Majority Leader Del. Charneile Herring, and our 2020 candidates. Musical performances by Crys Matthews and Ali Handal & Patricia Bahia. Spoken Word Poem by Tammarrah Addison. Featuring our *ALL STAR* grassroots activists.

You won’t want to miss the Opening Rally or any of the 17 Sessions during the Women’s Summit EXPERIENCE (June 20-30). All sessions for one price ($25).

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-womens-summit-experience-2020-tickets-89898921093
NetWork NoVA: https://networknova.org/

WS Experience: Leadership Bootcamp
2020-06-21 08:00 - 10:00 | VA
Chaos dominates our daily lives through our politics, and even now our public health. Del. Sam Rasoul and The Impact Center team are offering this special virtual leadership bootcamp.
Register for the Women’s Summit EXPERIENCE today.
All sessions included for only $25 https://networknova.org
Zoom links will be sent to all registered, prior to the event.

WS Experience: Flipping the Nation Blue
2020-06-21 15:00 - 16:00 | VA
BADASS Women Organizers Flipping the Nation Blue
Women have a unique way of organizing and have been an incredible force behind the blue wave. This empowering session will start off exploring how women were the agents of change in Loudoun County, VA in 2019 by running for office and creating an incredible ground game. Their work (our work and yours!) resulted in historic Democratic wins up and down the ballot. Then organizers, from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina will join the conversation as they compare and share strategies on how women are going to get out the vote in 2020.

Register for the Women’s Summit EXPERIENCE today.
All sessions included for only $25 – https://networknova.org/
Links will be sent prior to the events for all registered.

FEATURED ORGANIZERS
Loudoun County, VA

Buta Biberaj – Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney
Juli Briskman – Algonkian District Supervisor
Barb Jones, Organizer
Krysta Jones, Founder, Vote Lead Impact
Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Lissa Savaglio – Vice Chair, Loudoun County Democratic Committee
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton – CD 10

Outside of Virginia

Ashley Jordan , Feminist, Activist, Writer – Wisconsin
Jamie Perrapato, Executive Director, Turn PA Blue
Becca Zerkin, Founder, Neighbors on Call – North Carolina

WS Experience: Coalition Legislative Unpack 1 & 2
2020-06-22 13:00 - 14:00 | VA
Come learn what worked and what didn’t over the course of this year’s legislative session from members of the Virginia Grassroots Coalition.

Luisa Boyarski (Virginia Grassroots Coalition Coordinator) will moderate this conversation with Sharon Shutler (Co-Chair, Clean Energy and Climate Working Group), Michelle Wooley (Leader, Coalition to Repeal Right to Work), Brad Haywood, (Leader, Justice Forward Virginia) and Gary Broderick (Legislative Strategist, Rise for Youth). They will discuss what worked well and what major barriers were faced in advocacy, as well as how to prepare for the 2021 legislative session.

After the panel discussion you’ll have the opportunity to network with other summit participants in breakout rooms and discuss your personal experiences and goals with advocacy. Take a front row seat, from the comfort of your couch, and join us for this special and engaging conversation.
