DC NOW

Join DCNOW for another "No Kings" protest next month. RSVP below: dc-now.org/events-1/no-ki…

We are at a pivotal moment in the fight against child marriage. Join the @ColumbiaIGP Women’s Initiative for the launch of a new report, Accelerating Efforts to End Child Marriage, by directors @rvogelstein and @jenkleindc, which includes an analysis of the economic cost of inaction on child marriage prepared by @CGDev, along with an actionable strategy to expedite the pace of change. Featuring leaders including Secretary @HillaryClinton, @SherylSandberg, First Lady of Sierra Leone HE Dr. Fatima Maada Bio @FirstLadyBio, and @MabelvanOranje. Streaming live on March 4 at 4 pm ET: eventbrite.com/e/livestream-a…

#Virginia became the twelfth state and first state in the South to End Child Marriage. It was my honor to write that bill and have Delegate @Keys_Gamarra trust me and carry it in 2024. It was through a thoughtful coalition of terrific orgs that we convinced lawmakers. I’m proud of my alma mater, @Columbia , for taking this on! msmagazine.com/2024/04/15/vir…

Fuck data centers. Protect our lands

Our next book club pick is in April. Start reading. dc-now.org/events-1/all-i…

People don't owe you a reason for having an abortion.

Wild how a poor person buying a $1 soda with food stamps sends you into a moral panic, but billionaires writing off private jets and yachts on their taxes? Not a peep. Your outrage is as cheap as that soda.

The Walton family, that inherited half of Walmart’s stock and is now worth over $400 billion, should not be allowed to pay wages so low that their workers are forced to rely on food stamps to survive. And yet, Walmart is the largest employer of workers on food stamps in America.