A new report from Center for American Progress found no evidence the National Guard deployment in DC reduced crime. It's projected to cost taxpayers $1.7 billion by the end of year. Use this toolkit to get the word out.

On August 11, 2026, after an entire year of occupation, Free DC and community partners rallied to continue to demand #EndTheDCoccupation, #NationalGuardOutNow, #FreeDC.

This back-to-school season, redirect your dollars to businesses that align with your values.

Ahead of this November’s midterm elections, we can make it harder and more costly for the Members of Congress leading attacks on DC to win their races.

More than 200 organizations, congregations, and elected leaders sign an open letter opposing DC’s occupation, urging the federal government to dismantle the "DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force" affirming our first amendment rights, and committing to publicly oppose any effort to prevent the seating of duly elected officials.

We celebrate Malcolm X Park’s long proud history — and future — as a space for solidarity and justice.

DC’s young people deserve resources and places where kids can be kids — not militarized occupation and criminalization.

Doordash is attacking DC communities, and last night we brought that message directly to people who use the app.

DC's school communities deserve better than police harassment, family separation, and armed occupation.

DC workers deserve better than mass firings, union busting, occupation, and employers who side with the regime.

Trump’s occupation of DC is causing a surge of baseless arrests. These arrests destabilize people’s lives, especially in DC’s Black and Brown communities. DC Superior Court Chief Judge Milton Lee must hold the courts to clear standards amidst this attack on justice.

Trump’s “DC’s Safe and Beautiful Task Force” has now arrested more than 13,000 people — many of which have relied on illegal searches, lies, and violation of rights.

We remember Nolberto Meza, killed by U.S. Park Police in June. Nolberto's family shared their anguish in laying him to rest. Faith leaders and artists helped us acknowledge and move through collective grief.

Today is the first of 11 days that DC residents will share our stories of what one year of occupation has looked like for us, and all the ways we have come together against it. Today we will tell the story of Julian Bailey.

On July 15, 2026, several national organizations signed and sent a letter to Governor Josh Green calling for him to withdraw Hawai’i National Guard forces from Washington, DC.

On July 22, 2026, DC City Councilmembers unanimously signed and sent letters to Governors to withdraw their National Guard troops from Washington, DC.

The complaint highlights abuse of power, indictments for political views, prosecuting without evidence, and frequent failures to find probable cause.