I hope some of you have been keeping up with all the work we are doing on the DC Statehood movement. The New Columbia Statehood Commission has met a few times to discuss the DC Statehood movement strategy. If you were not able to attend any of the prior Commission meetings, you can watch them on-line (see links below). I encourage you to watch Monday’s meeting at UDC, where ANCs in attendance had a lot of questions answered.
We are working to bring full democracy to the District of Columbia by making the District of Columbian the 51st state. I hope many of you are encouraged to participate in this historical process, starting tomorrow. You will have plenty of opportunities to participate and contribute to the process led by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Please visit: www.statehood.dc.gov for information on how you can get involved, and to download important documents, including draft of the New Columbia Statehood Constitution. I hope to see some of you tomorrow, and at future meetings.
Video links of meetings:
· New Columbia Statehood Briefing for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, 5/9/16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--mAMMyVHkg
· New Columbia Statehood Commission Draft Constitution, 5/6/16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn2ZhgY-aKg
· New Columbia Statehood Commission Meeting, 4/29/16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6QP_toYiQU
NEW COLUMBIA STATEHOOD COMMISSION
WORKING GROUP KICK-OFF MEETING
Thursday, May 12, 2016
6:30 P.M.
Kellogg Center, Gallaudet University
http://statehood.dc.gov/page/next-steps-and-upcoming-events
May 12: The New Columbia Statehood Commission will hold a kickoff meeting with working group members at Kellogg Center at Gallaudet University from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. More here.
May 26: The New Columbia Statehood Commission convenes pubilc enegagement meeting and roundtable to discussion draft constitution. Details for this meeting are forthcoming.
May 31: Ward 3 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Tenly-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin, Ave. NW, from 6:00-8:00pm.
June 1: Ward 6 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Southwest Neighborhood Library, 900 Wesley Place, SW, from 6:00 - 8:00pm.
June 2: Ward 5 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Birdie Backus, UDC Community College, 5171 South Dakota Ave., NE, from 6:00 - 8:00pm.
June 4: Ward 7 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at DOES Community Room, 4058 Minnesota Ave., NE, from 10:00am - 12:00pm.
June 4: Ward 8 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Thurood Marshall Academy, 2427 Martin Luther King Ave., SE from 1:00 - 3:00pm.
June 6: Ward 2 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, 6:00 - 8:00pm.
June 7: Ward 1 Town Hall to discuss draft constitution at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, 1925 Vermont Ave, NW, from 6:00 - 8:00pm.
June 8: Ward 1 Town Hall to discuss darft constitution, location TBD, from 6:00 - 8:00pm.
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 17: The New Columbia Statehood Commission will convene a Constitutional Convention at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St., NW, at 6:00 p.m. Check back for more information in the coming weeks.
June 18: The New Columbia Statehood Commission will convene the second day of the Constitutional Convention at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St,, NW, from 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. Check back for more information in the coming weeks.
Thank you.
Franklin Garcia
US Representative (Shadow) for the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, C-09
Washington DC 20004
202-727-9110 (Office)
PS:
D.C. Home Rule: Examining the Intent of Congress in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973
Hearing Date: May 12, 2016 2:00 pm 2154 Rayburn HOB
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