Wednesday 1 June 2016

[WardFive] Updated dates for Draft New Columbia Constitution Town Halls and Convention

I hope you are doing well. 

 

The June edition of the DC Statehood Today show is out now.  It will air on DCTV throughout the month (check your cable listing for viewing times).  You can watch it on-line at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyeiQkPVhXs.  This edition has guests discussing the DRAFT New Columbia Constitution.  I also want to send you updated information on the Town Halls coming up to discuss the draft New Columbia Constitution.  Please visit http://statehood.dc.gov to keep up with the latest information, and how you can participate in the process to make the District of Columbia the 51st state in the Union.  Take note of the dates for the New Columbia Statehood Convention: June 13, 17 and 18.   

 

June 2:                Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Bertie Backus, UDC Community College, 5171 South Dakota Ave., NE, from 6:00 - 8:00pm. 
                             RSVP: June2Statehood.Eventbrite.com

June 4:                Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Thurgood Marshall Academy, 2427 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE from 1:00 - 3:00pm. 
                             RSVP: June4Statehood.Eventbrite.com

June 7:                Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at the African American Civil War Memorial & Museum, 1925 Vermont Ave, NW,  from 6:00 - 8:00pm. 
                             RSVP: June7Statehood.Eventbrite.com

June 8:                Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Raymond Recreation Center, 3725 10th Street, NW, from 6:00 - 8:00pm.   
                             RSVP: June8Statehood.Eventbrite.com

June 9:                Working groups present recommendations to the New Columbia Statehood Commission from 6:30pm - 9:00pm at the University of the District of Columbia Student Center. Check back for more information in the coming weeks.

June 13:              The New Columbia Statehood Commission will launch the Constitutional Convention at the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, 2235 Shannon Place SE, Room 2032.

June 17:              The New Columbia Statehood Commission will reconvene the Constitutional Convention at Woodrow Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St., NW, at 6:00 p.m. Check back for more information in the coming weeks.
                             RSVP: New Columbia Statehood Commission Constitutional Convention

June 18:              The New Columbia Statehood Commission will convene the final day of the Constitutional Convention at Woodrow Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St,, NW,  from 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. Check back for more information in the coming weeks.

 

A number of other events are taking place throughout the month of June, including school graduations, festivals, parades, and other community meetings, please visit:  http://www.dc51.us/calendar/ for updated information on these events.

 

Thank you.

Franklin Garcia

US Representative (Shadow) for the District of Columbia

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, C-09

Washington DC 20004 

franklin.garcia@dc.gov

202-727-9110 (Office)

 

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