DC under occupation

Since August 11, DC has been dealing with armed soldiers on our streets and masked federal agents disappearing our friends and loved ones.

During this period of heightened danger, we need to work keep each other safe and get these forces out of our communities. Here are actions, resources, and events to help do that.

Actions for DC residents

Actions for allies nationwide

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For allies: Tell Congress to get federal forces out NOW
For allies: Tell Congress to get federal forces out NOW
For allies in Tennesee
For allies in Tennesee

Urge Governor Bill Lee to end the Guard’s deployment in Washington, D.C. and reject any plan to send troops into Memphis.

For allies in Mississippi
For allies in Mississippi

Friends in Mississippi, send a letter to Governor Reeves right now telling him to recall your National Guard members from DC.

For allies in Louisiana
For allies in Louisiana

Friends in Louisiana, send a letter to Governor Landry right now telling him to recall your National Guard members from DC.

For allies in West Virginia
For allies in West Virginia

Friends in West Virginia, send a letter to Governor Morrissey right now telling him to recall your National Guard members from DC.

For allies in Ohio
For allies in Ohio

Friends in Ohio, send a letter to Governor DeWine right now telling him to recall your National Guard members from DC.

For allies in South Carolina
For allies in South Carolina

Friends in South Carolina, send a letter to Governor McMaster telling him to recall your National Guard members from DC.

Upcoming Events

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Resources

We Rise Up

DC communities reject this occupation. Here’s what that looks like.

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In photos: May Day DC
In photos: May Day DC

Thousands of people participated in collective non-cooperation on May Day. In the face of this regime’s agenda of destruction and death, we took action to demand ICE out of DC and an end to the DC occupation. 

In photos: No Kings DC
In photos: No Kings DC

On March 28, tens of thousands of people turned out for No Kings DC to show that the United States belongs to the people, not greedy billionaires or those who rule through fear.

In photos: Not $1 to ICE
In photos: Not $1 to ICE

On January 28, Free DC held a press conference at St. Marks and made office visits to Senate offices to urge them to stop funding the Department of Homeland Security’s campaign of terror.

In photos: No Kings, DC Rising
In photos: No Kings, DC Rising

On October 18, almost 7 million people across the U.S. rallied against Trump’s regime of cruelty and harm. More than a hundred thousand joined the movement in DC, and the Free DC community was a proud part of it.

We Are All DC
We Are All DC

On September 6, more than 10,000 people came together in DC to demand an immediate end to Trump’s occupation of the District.

Press Conference: DC Councilmembers, veterans group, and Free DC call on Congress to end the DC occupation
Press Conference: DC Councilmembers, veterans group, and Free DC call on Congress to end the DC occupation