Standing Rock & Beyond #NoDAPL - March on Washington DC

Order of Events: 1:00-1:30- Gather near Capitol Building Reflecting Pool (directions: 3rd Street between Pennsylvania Ave NW and Maryland Ave SW) 1:30-2:30pm - Rally including spoken word, prayer, and musical performances will take place 2:30-4:00pm - March to Environmental Protection Agency (1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW) 4:00-4:30pm - Closing remarks and prayer at EPA The organizers of this March are three individuals that came together to coordinate a peaceful event around a call to action for events on UN Human Rights Day. Our right to elevate our grievances via the 1st amendment as American citizens will be exercised on the footsteps of our Congress to show that we want action to be taken. The announcement yesterday gives us much needed good news, proving that working together in peace, prayer, and with vision can help achieve many great things. However, the work to protect our environment, and the rights of the indigenous peoples in this country and globally, is far from over and we must continue building on this energy and moment. We have been working closely with DC stands with Standing Rock a local coalition of Native Americans working to fight for indigenous rights. Connect with them on Facebook to keep updated on upcoming local events! On Saturday, December 10, we will gather in the grassy area just west of the Capitol Reflecting Pool near the Capitol Building at 1pm. This is just a friendly reminder that this will be a peaceful demonstration with the focus on showing our solidarity with Standing Rock. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday! We must remain vigilant in our action to protect Native Treaties and Mother Earth! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TRAVEL Those looking to travel from NYC, NJ, Philadelphia. Check out Bolt Bus option. It drops off @ Union Station in DC just blocks away from the Capitol Building. https://www.boltbus.com/default.aspx *(If you can offer carpool please post to the page!) METRO: If you can, we strongly encourage you to take the Metro to the event! Parking in Downtown DC can be limited to two hours on the street - and parking in garages is expensive! You can park at many of the metro stops outside of the city and take the metro so that you end up just a few blocks away! - The closest metro to the Rally is Federal Center SW. IBlue/Orange/Silver Lines). - Other metro's close by are Judiciary Sq Metro (Red Line) and Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter (Green Line). - The March will end close to Federal Triangle Metro (Blue/Orange/Silver Lines). BICYCLE: There are public bike racks all over the National Mall close to the gathering spot for the rally. Use the most environmental transport option and ride your bike or walk! PARKING Due to limited public parking, we are recommending the use of Parking Panda. You can secure a spot prior to arrival and pay. This way you know you will be close and you don't have to waste time driving around searching for the best rate garage. https://www.parkingpanda.com/standing-rock-march-washington-dc-parking GETTING TO THE CAPITOL Visit the Capitol's webpage to get more information. https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/getting-capitol _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It is beautiful to see so many allies are supporting the cause and standing in Unity for our indigenous brothers and sisters. Together we stand, divided we fall! Keep spreading the word, you are doing amazing work!! #NoDAPL #waterislife #standwithStandingRock