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  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM

We deliver

1,581 messages delivered Dear Friend,   Last week, DC JWJ and our allies on the Keep DC Healthy campaign delivered 1,581 postcards to the DC Council. Each card represented a DC resident commited to preserving the DC Healthcare Alliance. Bel…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM

Tomorrow, Wednesday: Know Your Rights Workshops / Entrenamientos 'Conozca sus derechos' mañana y el miércoles

español sigue   Friend,   We have two upcoming Know Your Rights Workshops on tenant rights and immigration rights this week!   DC Jobs With Justice and Legal Counsel for the Elderly will jointly host a Know Your Tenant Rights Workshop at 6:…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM

Housing and Immigration Know Your Rights Workshops / Entrenamientos 'Conozca sus derechos' de vivienda e inmigración

next week / la semana que viene español sigue   Dear Friend,   Don't miss our two upcoming Know Your Rights Workshops on tenant rights and immigration rights!   DC Jobs With Justice and Legal Counsel for the Elderly will jointly host a Know …
  Dani, DC JWJ intern · [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Why you should give to DC JWJ

Friend,   My name is Dani, and this year I had the privilege of interning with DC Jobs with Justice. I was looking for an opportunity to learn more about and become more involved in our community. These past four months with the DC JWJ hav…
  Sequnely Gray · [email protected]
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM

We're not giving up!

this #GivingTuesday Friend,   Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. Ahead of this day of giving, we have a message: we're not giving up. Our communities are under unprecidented attacks and we are standing strong in the fight back. Just this week, me …
  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM

We Ain't Buying It!

11/29 Target picket Dear Friend, For months, local DC leaders have been calling out Target as one of the companies falling in line with the Trump agenda. This Thanksgiving, join for a special picket highlighting corporate collusion. It’s time to tell Trump's allies in the co…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM

ERAP Opening Tomorrow // ERAP Abre Mañana!

Do you need assistance paying rent due to an emergency? What you need to know about ERAP for tomorrow, Nov. 20. español abajo   Dear Friend,   The Emergency Rental Assistance Program is opening tomorrow, Thursday, November 20th! ERAP is a li…
  DC Jobs with Justice · [email protected]
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM

thank you for joining us / gracias por estar con nosotros

we honored community leaders / honramos a l?deres de la comunidad español sigue   Friend,   On November 6, we held our annual I’ll Be There Awards to celebrate this year’s progress in the shared fight for worker’s rights with you. We're so grateful to the me…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM

Is your tenant rights knowledge up to date?

Dear Friend,   Do you know what rights you have as a tenant in DC? Join us on Monday, November 17 at 6:00PM for a virtual workshop to learn about your rights! Following the passage of the RENTAL Act, tenant rights have changed in the Distri…
  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM

DC needs a hearing on MPD cooperation with federal forces

Send a letter to Brooke Pinto Friend — Over the last 10 months, DC communities have witnessed an increasingly distressing pattern emerge among our local law enforcement. As Trump's agents make violent, racially motivated, and unconstitutional arrests of our lov…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM

Time to celebrate

2025 I'll Be There Awards Dear Friend,   It's time to celebrate! Join the DC Jobs With Justice community for a warm evening together at the I'll Be There Awards.   Every day teachers, doctors, community leaders, and regular people are standi…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Bright lights in our community

2025 I'll Be There Awardees Dear Friend,   Every day, we are inspired by the members of our community who are stepping up to meet the moment - forming unions, speaking out, protecting each other, and fighting back. At the I'll Be There Award…
  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM

stop Avelo “Abduction” Airlines

the only passenger airline to fly deportation flights for ICE Español sigue   Friend,   In May of this year, Avelo “Abduction” Airlines became the first commercial airline to begin deportation flights, flying people in Immigrations and Custo…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM

you’re invited: Social Housing Town Hall / le invitamos: vivienda social conversatorio

6-8 pm on October 21 / el 21 de octubre español sigue   Dear Friend,   It has been a challenging few months for tenants and unhoused residents in the District: Council passed the RENTAL Act, originally authored by Mayor Bowser and landlord…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Save the Alliance!/ ¡Salvar La Alianza!

Español abajo     Dear Friend,   The Alliance is under attack, and it’s up to us to save it.    On October 1, DC closed the doors to the DC Healthcare Alliance, reduced healthcare coverage for 25,000 DC residents, and kicked…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Together forever! Solidarity and celebration

Dear Friend,   Coming together in solidarity and joy has always been our strategy. You have joined us in that - marching, picketing, signing petitions, and caring for your neighbors.   I hope you will take some time to join us in celebrati…
  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Awardees Announced for 2025 I’ll Be There Awards!

Dear Friend,   It’s just under a month until the annual I’ll Be There Awards, and we hope you’ll join us in celebrating our community and supporting our ongoing work. Get your ticket today!    This evening will be an opportunity to connect …
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM

What is the Alliance and how do we save it?

Providing healthcare isn't noble - it's what's right Many people are hearing about the Alliance for the first time, so we want to invite you to learn about the DC Healthcare Alliance.  Join us for a webinar on October 14th at …
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Dear Wayne Turnage, healthcare is a human right, not "noble"

Providing healthcare isn't noble - it's what's right Dear Friend,   Today, DC closed the doors to the Alliance, reduced healthcare coverage for 25,000 DC residents and kicked over 2,800 people off their insurance as reported in the Washingto…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM

Get Up to Date on your Tenants Rights!

How well do you know the rights you have at home? The recent passage of the RENTAL Act may have changed what rights apply to you. Dear Friend,   Do you understand your rights as a tenant in DC? Do you know how our tenant rights in DC will ch…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM

An attack on DC is an attack on Democracy

Over 150 Organizations Call on Congress to Commit to Defending DC’s Autonomy Signatories include civil rights, labor, faith, policy, and grassroots organizations representing DC and allies nationwide   Washington, DC – 151 organizations sen…
  Damiana Dendy · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Have your rights as a DC tenant changed?

Do you know your rights as a tenant? Last week's Council vote may have changed your tenants rights and protections. Dear Friend,   Your tenant rights and protections may have changed following last week's passage of the RENTAL Act. Do you kn…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Rally this Wed 9/24 with SEIU 32BJ!

Dear Friend,   Join us this Wednesday, Sept. 24 to rally with SEIU 32BJ Security Officers in their fight for a fair contract!   SEIU 32BJ Security Officer Contract Rally When: Tuesday, September 24 at 4:00 PM Where: Franklin Park (14th &…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Corrected link Save the Date *I'll Be There Awards*

Dear Friend,   Once a year, DC JWJ brings our community together to celebrate our collective passion, tenacity, and solidarity. This year's I'll Be There Awards comes at a time of great pain and turmoil - as workers, neighbors, and family members. It feels…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Save the Date *I'll Be There Awards*

Dear Friend,   Once a year, DC JWJ brings our community together to celebrate our collective passion, tenacity, and solidarity. This year's I'll Be There Awards comes at a time of great pain and turmoil - as workers, neighbors, and family members. It feels…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM

We love and protect one another

Dear Friend,   For the last 30 days, DC neighbors have stepped up and are taking even greater care of each other. School communities gathered to get kids to school safely, restaurant workers built networks of support, volunteers help detained residents and their families,…
  Elizabeth Falcon · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM

See you tomorrow: We Are All DC

Bring the whole family!   Dear Friend,   Tomorrow we're joining with our neighbors and people from all over the country to stand up to the Trump take over of our beloved home. We reject the harassment and detention by ICE and National Guard…
  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Este domingo 7/9: ¡Regístrese en Alliance!

This Sunday 9/7: Sign Up for DC Healthcare Alliance! ¿Necesita registrarse en la Alianza de Seguro Medico de DC o verificar si aún tiene cobertura?   La Alianza de Seguro Medico de DC es un programa crucial que ofrece seguro médico gratuito a residentes de D…
  DC Jobs With Justice · [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Two events to refuse, resist, rebuild...together!

Town hall Thurs. Rally Sat. We can win but only if we do it together.   Town Hall on Refusing, Resisting, and Rebuilding Thursday, Sept. 4 | 6–9 PM John Wesley AME Zion Church, 1615 14th Street NW  Free dinner by Busboys and Poets at 6pm  Childcare, ASL &am…
  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]
August 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM

TOMORROW, THURS 8/28: Rally for Worker Power!

Dear Friend,   Workers make DC run — and we deserve better than mass firings, union busting, deportations, and occupation.   The Trump administration has caused DC to have the highest rate of unemployment in the nation. He has taken away co…
  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM

CORRECTED NUMBER: Know Your Rights/Conozca sus derechos con MPD/ICE

español abajo Dear Friend,   Our friends at Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid (MSMA) have released important new guidelines on their Instagram page for DC residents when interacting with the federal agents that are swarming our city. …
  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Know Your Rights with MPD/ICE // Conozca sus derechos con MPD/ICE

español abajo Dear Friend,   Our friends at Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid (MSMA) have released important new guidelines on their Instagram page for DC residents when interacting with the federal agents that are swarming our city. …
  Eduarda Serafim · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM

DC Council Repealed Initiative 82. Here's What This Means For Tipped Workers.

Dear Friend,   Initiative 82 is gone. Despite being passed overwhelmingly by DC voters twice, the DC Council has repealed it—and with it, the fair wage increases that thousands of tipped workers were promised. Share our explainer on Instagr…