On July 12th, the DC Council held a hearing on historic legislation to prevent the DC Metropolitan Police (MPD) from sharing arrest data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The first-of-its-kind legislation was introduced in April with co-sponsorship from all 13 Councilmembers in response to MPD's plans to participate in the "Secure Communities" program, a collaboration with the Dept.

The Reserve Restaurant at 15th and L NW looks swanky from the outside, but behind the scenes workers claim the owner has been cheating them of their fair wages.

More than 100 organizers and activists from the DC metro area travelled to Detroit to attend the U.S. Social Forum held June 22 - 26th.

The DC delegation included students from local universities, union members from AFGE 2741 and UFCW Local 400, community activists from Empower DC, the Gray Panthers, and the Washington Peace Center, Wings strikers, and Union de Trabajadores members. DC JwJ organized a bus of more than 50 people to travel to Detroit together.