Week of Democracy in Action
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Join Move to Amend from June 28 through July 4. Organizers from across the country will gather in the nation's capital for Seven Days in D.C. — a weeklong series of civic engagement activities, public demonstrations, and cultural events designed to encourage direct participation in the democratic process during the lead-up to Independence Day.
The event will bring together activists, organizers, artists, comedians, musicians, and citizens for a coordinated week of lobbying, voter outreach, protest education, conversations with congressional candidates, and nightly performances across Washington.
What We're Doing
Seven Days. One Mission.
Congressional lobbying for the #WethePeopleAmendment coordinated through FLARE — For Liberation And Resistance Everywhere.
On-the-ground voter outreach efforts across Washington throughout the week.
Workshops focused on organizing strategy, protest planning, and civic action — building skills that last beyond the week.
Nightly performances featuring comedy, live music, and guest speakers at venues across the city — free and ticketed.
Sustained visibility actions throughout the city, creating a civic presence during one of Washington's most visible weeks.
Conversations with congressional candidates and fellow organizers — strengthening the networks that make change possible.
The Week
Day by Day
Organizers from across the country arrive in Washington. Opening gatherings for the week ahead.
Structured civic engagement each day: congressional office meetings coordinated by FLARE and Move to Amend, voter outreach, organizing workshops, and protest strategy sessions. Evenings feature cultural programming — comedy, music, and speakers — at venues across the city.
Day one of civic action. Morning workshops, civic education, and Know Your Rights — then the evening finds its voice on the Black Cat stage.
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Pastries, coffee, and conversations with organizers on the frontlines of voting rights, immigration justice, reproductive freedom, environmental defense, civil liberties, and more. Bring questions. Leave with a stack of literature and three new contacts you didn't have when you walked in.
FLARE
Your first day in Washington and you're already going inside. FLARE has been running congressional lobbying operations blocks from the Capitol since day one - coordinated, relentless, and effective. They know the offices, the staff, the pressure points, and exactly how to make a constituent meeting count. You show up. They handle the rest. Coordinated groups. Real offices. Real conversations. This is democracy with your shoes on the marble.
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Freedom Futures Collective presents a curated lineup of artists and musicians — movement leaders, directly impacted community members, and at least one person who will make you want to fight harder than you did yesterday — takes the Black Cat stage before the music begins. This is not a panel. This is a rally with a soundtrack. Come fired up. Leave more so.
Candidate accountability and a night of music that belongs entirely to this moment.
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Pastries, coffee, and conversations with organizers on the frontlines of voting rights, immigration justice, reproductive freedom, environmental defense, civil liberties, and more. Bring questions. Leave with a stack of literature and three new contacts you didn't have when you walked in.
FLARE
Your first day in Washington and you're already going inside. FLARE has been running congressional lobbying operations blocks from the Capitol since day one - coordinated, relentless, and effective. They know the offices, the staff, the pressure points, and exactly how to make a constituent meeting count. You show up. They handle the rest. Coordinated groups. Real offices. Real conversations. This is democracy with your shoes on the marble.
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Elizabeth Booker Houston is moderating this free event.
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Tuesday night belongs to the music. No agenda, no speeches — just the Black Cat doing what it has done for over thirty years: putting the right artists on the right stage in front of the right crowd. A full evening of live performances spanning the spectrum of resistance, joy, grief, and defiance. This is the night you'll remember when someone asks you years from now what it felt like to be alive in this moment.
Featuring: BAD STATIC, ALLSTRIKE, RESISTANCE CO, THE MAKA STICKS, and PETRICHOR
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Pastries, coffee, and conversations with organizers on the frontlines of voting rights, immigration justice, reproductive freedom, environmental defense, civil liberties, and more. Bring questions. Leave with a stack of literature and three new contacts you didn't have when you walked in.
FLARE
Your first day in Washington and you're already going inside. FLARE has been running congressional lobbying operations blocks from the Capitol since day one - coordinated, relentless, and effective. They know the offices, the staff, the pressure points, and exactly how to make a constituent meeting count. You show up. They handle the rest. Coordinated groups. Real offices. Real conversations. This is democracy with your shoes on the marble.
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Ask the hard questions. Demand real answers.
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Power hates being laughed at. Cliff Cash headlines an evening of comedy that is equal parts cathartic and incendiary — the kind of laughter that comes from someone finally saying the thing everyone in the room has been thinking. Supporting acts TBA. If you've been grinding through the week's heaviness, this is your pressure valve. Come ready to lose it.
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Pastries, coffee, and conversations with organizers on the frontlines of voting rights, immigration justice, reproductive freedom, environmental defense, civil liberties, and more. Bring questions. Leave with a stack of literature and three new contacts you didn't have when you walked in.
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Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or you've never played D & D in your life, pull up a chair. Dungeoon Mastered by none other than Matt Gordon - veteran, activist, and apparently also a guy who can make you fight a dragon while making a point about civic engagement.
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The kind of event that doesn't have a clean genre and doesn't need one. Featuring Robby Roadsteamer, Jolly Good Ginger, Chelsea Gods, Dawoke Farmer, and more. Part wrestling event. Part civic hallucination. Part performance art fever spike. Do not miss this show.
July 3 marks the inflection point of the week. As the city swells with visitors, Seven Days in D.C. scales up its public presence. Gather at FLARE to hear from our lineup of twelve veterans. Nothing held back.
MC'd by Drill Sgt. Doug w/ Sol / Political Drain, the rally features voices from across the veteran community including BigSarge (Sons of Liberty), Liz Lotterhos (Common Defense / Black Veterans Deported of America), Lelaina Faye (Remember Your Oath), Thomas Sidle (FAFO / March for Democracy), Aiden Swallow (20-year veteran / Congressional candidate, Arizona), Gunny Speaks Out (Remember Your Oath), Matt Gordon (Remember Your Oath), Mike Ferner (Veterans for Peace), and Naveed Shah (Common Defense), with additional speakers to be announced.
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Additional performers, speakers, and venues will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Join Move to Amend to Declare Independence from Corporate Rule as organizers shift focus to maintaining a sustained civic presence throughout the city — encouraging public participation and reflection during Independence Day celebrations.
Backbone Campaign will roll out the most massive We the People ever seen, representing our nation’s unifying social contract, aspirations, and national mission.
The Preamble will be 700 feet long, with tens of thousands of signatures and messages.
In addition, we’ll integrate elements of Backbone's Procession for the Future, a visual representation of a confident and propositional progressive populism that appeals to the best in people.
"This is about showing up. Not just watching politics from a distance, but participating in it — meeting representatives, registering voters, learning how organizing works, and being part of a larger civic community."
