Join Extinction Rebellion DC (XRDC) for a nonviolent direct action (NVDA) training and subsequent action.

Get trained up to join a movement of people who are stepping up to Resist the Fossil Fuel Billionaire Takeover! All over the country, thousands of activists, both new and experienced, are gathering to level up our skills and make a plan to confront fossil fuels, billionaires, and their takeover of our government. This training is intended for anyone who wants to engage in actions that effectively meet this political moment.

Traditional methods of demanding change, such as voting and lobbying, have not worked. This is why we turn to NVDA: We must use our collective power to stop business as usual and create a better future for all! Together we will confront the climate crisis and the worsening shift towards authoritarianism.

This will be a 4-hour, in-person training, starting promptly at 1pm. The training will be held at MLK Library, with the specific room location provided to those who register. An optional free vegan lunch (with gluten-free options) will be provided starting at 12pm. If you are not joining us for lunch, please be sure to arrive a few minutes before 1pm so that we can start on time.

Within a few weeks after the training, we will put our skills into practice by taking action together! During the training, participants will help decide the focus, location, and time of this action.

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

We’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

Join us Thursday, August 14th from 8:00 to 9:00 am at the Public Service Commission (PSC) to rally against Washington Gas’s proposed double digits rate hikes!

Washington Gas is asking to increase their revenue to cover costs like aging pipeline replacement (their controversial “Project [Un]Safe” program), operational expenses, and even lobbying efforts for more fossil fuels in DC.

The PSC hearing will scrutinize whether these hikes are justified and if your money is being used fairly. Community groups like the Office of the People’s Counsel and the Sierra Club will challenge Washington Gas on the fairness, safety, and environmental impact of these increases.

This is about protecting DC residents from soaring utility bills, especially low-income families already struggling, and pushing for clean energy instead of dirty methane gas.

Let’s show the PSC that DC stands united against unfair rate hikes and for a sustainable energy future!

RSVP not required but is appreciated!

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

We’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

Extinction Rebellion DC is inviting you out to the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild for a volunteer day on Wednesday, July 23 from 5pm to 8pm.

The Garden Guild is an 11-acre non-profit garden independent from the Monastery that grows thousands of pounds of produce a year for donation to local food banks and shelters.

We will be weeding, mulching, harvesting, and getting dirty with other general garden maintenance, so please wear long pants, socks, and closed toed shoes. You will get a chance to tour our gardens and the 100+ year-old greenhouse. This is a chance to learn some basic gardening techniques, and connect to local environmental advocates!

Note on accessibility: The entrances to the garden and greenhouse are paved, but the spaces between garden beds are not paved. There is a large bump to get into the garden gate that may be difficult for wheelchair users. We will be standing, squatting, bending, lifting, and using sharp gardening tools. There are shaded picnic tables at which to sit. We will assign gardening tasks based on physical needs as requested.

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

We’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

On the day the president plans to host a military parade downtown, we are coming together to reject fear and center the DC communities we know and love.

DC Joy Day is a celebration of DC culture and communities with food, music, performances, kids’ activities, and more. Invite your friends, bring a blanket and a cooler, and come kick it with the people who know that the people of the District choose freedom over fear.

Featuring:

• Sounds of Youth Go-Go

• DJ Poe

• Games, facepainting, and end-of-school celebration for kids

• Teach-in on DC Home Rule and the fight for a Free DC

• Free giveaways

Getting there:
Anacostia Park Field 7 is adjacent to the Roller Skating Pavilion. We encourage carpooling to this location.

Queer Bike Ride and Capitol Hill Family Biking will bike as groups to Field 7. Meet at National Park at 2:30 PM to join the group ride.

Organized by Free DC and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams.

Let them know to expect you at https://freedcproject.org/event-list/dc-joy-day

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

We’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

ATTENTION REBELS!

Cancel your plans: History needs you!

Join us on June 3rd (5-7 pm) at the Anacostia Public Library for the PSC's public hearing about WGL's plan to continue expanding the use of methane gas in DC

Why show up?

• Be SEEN and HEARD: Be a presense right in front of PSC commissioners and staff. They can't ignore the truth: Methane is killing us.

Shuttles provided from Anacostia metro station.

Ready to make an impact? Show up to hold a sign and/or testify. Send us a message via IG or email to know more. or to find out about shuttles from Metro stations.

Bring friends and let's remind the PSC that citizens are aware of the deadly reality of fossil fuels.

To get tips on testifying, sign up with CCAN.

Heard about Extinction Rebellion in the news?
Freaking out about the climate crisis?
Want to get more involved?

If you’re interested in contributing more of your skills to XRDC, the first step is to join an Intro to XR Call!

Our hour-long call occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. ET.

It covers the organization's principles, demands, and structure. It is a great opportunity to get answers to any questions you may have.

After this call, you’ll have the opportunity to join an XRDC Working Group and be an organizer for future actions.

Join XRDC for a webinar about citizens’ assemblies! XR’s third demand is that governments must form citizens’ assemblies and act on their recommendations. So, what are citizens’ assemblies and how can we work toward realizing them? We will be joined by an expert on the subject, Nick Coccoma, for a presentation followed by Q&A.

Keep reading below for Nick’s framing of his presentation. And if you’d like to review background information ahead of the call, check out https://assembleamerica.org/learn/

Democracy by Assembly: America's Last, Best Hope

Join us for an urgent webinar on rebuilding America's democratic house through Citizens' Assemblies.

The house of our republic is in danger of collapse. Politicians answer to donors, not voters. Polarization has replaced problem-solving. And everyday Americans are locked out of the rooms where decisions are made.

But there's hope! Discover how Citizens' Assemblies—bringing together everyday people through democratic lottery—are successfully breaking gridlock and solving problems politicians can't. Learn how Assemble America is building a movement for Citizens' Assemblies in government and a People's Constitutional Convention by 2030.

Come learn how we can upgrade democracy and build a new house of the People through this visionary transformation. Click “Learn More” and RSVP to get the Zoom link!

Heard about Extinction Rebellion in the news?
Freaking out about the climate crisis?
Want to get more involved?

If you’re interested in contributing more of your skills to XRDC, the first step is to join an Intro to XR Call!

Our hour-long call occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. ET.

It covers the organization's principles, demands, and structure. It is a great opportunity to get answers to any questions you may have.

After this call, you’ll have the opportunity to join an XRDC Working Group and be an organizer for future actions.

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

The PSC will decide on this plan any day now, so we’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather every Wednesday morning at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

“Exposing the Unspoken: Behind the Power 4 Southern People NOT Southern Company Movement”

A Documentary by Arm in Arm & The People’s Justice Council

Film screening at Solidarity City, in front of Union Station in DC, with rally and music to start at 7:00pm

While XRDC is battling the greed of Washington Gas and its parent AltaGas, there is a multi-state battle against a bigger utility parent company - the insidious Southern Company.

Why Southern Company?

Southern Company and their affiliates (Georgia Power, Alabama Power, and Mississippi Power) have been bad actors in the South for a long time. The second-largest utility company in the US, they have spent money on legislation and legislators that are anti-abortion, anti-voting, anti-climate, and anti-democracy. They pollute our groundwater and our air and destroy our communities. To learn more about Southern Company, their predatory practices, and environmental offenses, download the resources on this Linktree.

At Solidarity City, where there are activities all day & evening every day for a month: https://www.solidaritycity.org/

The Public Service Commission doesn’t provide many opportunities for the public to get involved — but this month they are! The latest way to oppose Washington Gas (WGL)’s bad behavior is to show up at upcoming PSC hearings about WGL’s rate case (i.e., their request to increase everyone’s gas bills).

There are two more hearings this month:

• April 21st, rally 4:30, hearing 5:00, Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave NW

• April 29th, rally 5:00, hearing 6:00, PSC office, 1325 G St NW

There are several ways to be involved:

1. You can speak during the hearing and be heard by PSC Commissioners, and/or

2. You can visually support our message, which could include attending the hearing in a Stop Project Pipes t-shirt, or posing as a construction worker outside to warn passersby that rate hikes are currently under construction!

If you are interested in participating in any way / on any day, please email extinctionrebelliondc@protonmail.com

If you know you want to speak at a hearing, please also sign up via this form from our friends at CCAN (they’ll provide you with talking points, among other support): https://act.ccanactionfund.org/page/80783/data/1

Come for any part of this enriching evening:

5:00-6:00 Global Debt Forum (organized by Debt for Climate and friends)

6:00-8:00 Meal, conversations, singing and more (organized by Solidarity City)

8:00-10:00 Overflow: A Night of Connection & Care (original title: Organizer Mixer)

Come early for political education on Global South debt. Stay for the middle for informal conversations, music and other cultural programming. Then finish the evening with a grounding activity to help us re-fill for our days ahead.

In a world that constantly pulls at our energy, Overflow invites us into sacred pause—a space where we can pour into one another, reflect, and refill. This is more than a mixer; it’s a gathering of hearts and minds across movement spaces, a moment to breathe life back into our collective purpose.

Come as you are. Share space with fellow organizers, healers, artists, and change-makers. Through conversation, intention, and joy, we’ll reconnect to what fuels us—and to each other. Let this be a night where we remember that we are not alone in the work, and that care is not a luxury, but a strategy.

Join us for an evening of nourishment, connection, and overflow.

This will all happen at Solidarity City, where there are activities all day & evening every day for a month, starting April 20: https://www.solidaritycity.org/

Plaza in front of Union Station in DC

To learn more about Debt for Climate and crippling, immoral debt, see

https://www.debtforclimate.org/

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

The PSC will decide on this plan any day now, so we’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather every Wednesday morning at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

The Public Service Commission doesn’t provide many opportunities for the public to get involved — but this month they are! The latest way to oppose Washington Gas (WGL)’s bad behavior is to show up at upcoming PSC hearings about WGL’s rate case (i.e., their request to increase everyone’s gas bills).

There are 2 more hearings this month:

• April 21st, rally 4:30, hearing 5:00, Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave NW

• April 29th, rally 5:00, hearing 6:00, PSC office, 1325 G St NW

There are several ways to be involved:

1. You can speak during the hearing and be heard by PSC Commissioners, and/or

2. You can visually support our message, which could include attending the hearing in a Stop Project Pipes t-shirt, or posing as a construction worker outside to warn passersby that rate hikes are currently under construction!

If you are interested in participating in any way / on any day, please email extinctionrebelliondc@protonmail.com

If you know you want to speak at a hearing, please also sign up via this form from our friends at CCAN (they’ll provide you with talking points, among other support): https://act.ccanactionfund.org/page/80783/data/1

Longtime XRDC ally, the GWU student group Organizers for Revolutionary Climate Action, are hosting their annual Fossil Free Fest on April 19th, and XRDC will be there! Find our table and come say hi.

April 19th, 12pm - 5pm, Square 80 (near 21st and G)

The XRDC Regenerative Culture Working Group is inviting you out to the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild for a volunteer day on Saturday, April 19 starting at 10 am. Usually people stay until 2pm, so bring a lunch!

The Garden Guild is a non-profit independent from the monastery that grows thousands of pounds of produce a year for donation to local food banks and shelters, which is becoming more and more important as the federal government strips food assistance funding.

We will be weeding, mulching, and getting dirty with other general garden maintenance, so please wear appropriate clothing. You will get a chance to tour our gardens and the 100+ year-old greenhouse. This is a chance to learn some basic gardening techniques, and connect to some super cool urban gardeners!

Note on accessibility: The entrances to the garden and greenhouse are paved, but the spaces between garden beds are not paved. There is a large bump to get into the garden gate that may be difficult for wheelchair users. We will be standing, squatting, bending, lifting, and using sharp gardening tools. There are shaded picnic tables at which to sit. We will assign gardening tasks based on physical needs as requested.

Heard about Extinction Rebellion in the news?
Freaking out about the climate crisis?
Want to get more involved?

If you’re interested in contributing more of your skills to XRDC, the first step is to join an Intro to XR Call!

Our hour-long call occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. ET.

It covers the organization's principles, demands, and structure. It is a great opportunity to get answers to any questions you may have.

After this call, you’ll have the opportunity to join an XRDC Working Group and be an organizer for future actions.

Our campaign to fight dirty methane gas in DC is at a critical junction. After a big win last summer, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is once again considering Washington Gas’ latest proposal to saddle residents with the cost of unnecessarily replacing its gas pipelines. We’re not fooled by Washington Gas’ scheming: this is a bold cash grab that will line the gas company’s pockets while residents pay the price.

The PSC will decide on this plan any day now, so we’re keeping the pressure on to let them know that the District is watching. We will rally in front of the PSC’s office to collect and deliver written messages to demand that the PSC reject Washington Gas's expensive and dangerous District UNsafe plan. This plan would lock us into paying $12 billion for decades of fracked methane gas pipelines, all to generate higher profits for Washington Gas. The people say NO to Washington Gas and its "accelerated pipeline replacement" profit schemes.

To ensure the message gets through, we plan to gather every Wednesday morning at 8:15am.

Together with other groups, we won a long fight to get the PSC to reject Washington Gas' “Project Pipes” phase 3 plan. Now Washington Gas has re-branded it, and we'll defeat it again!

Heard about Extinction Rebellion in the news?
Freaking out about the climate crisis?
Want to get more involved?

If you’re interested in contributing more of your skills to XRDC, the first step is to join an Intro to XR Call!

Our hour-long call occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. ET.

It covers the organization's principles, demands, and structure. It is a great opportunity to get answers to any questions you may have.

After this call, you’ll have the opportunity to join an XRDC Working Group and be an organizer for future actions.