YDW6 Salon: District Task Force on Jails & Justice - Thursday, April 22
Dems 36 and under: mark your calendar for the Young Dems of Ward 6 next monthly salon, Thursday, April 22. In February, the District Task...
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mattlafortune
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Words Matter Poetry Contest
In celebration National Poetry Month, the Ward 6 Dems are sponsoring Words Matter, a poetry contest open to all residents of Ward 6. For...
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mattlafortune
Mar 14, 20211 min read
DC Statehood Hearing RESCHEDULED for Monday, March 22
Mayor Bowser will be making the case for DC statehood to Members of Congress in a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on...
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WARD 6 DEMS
Mar 1, 20211 min read
The Young Dems of Ward 6
The Young Dems of Ward 6 serves as the gateway to Democratic politics in Ward 6 for young activists and professionals ages 36 and under....
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WARD 6 DEMS
Feb 15, 20213 min read
Looking Ahead to 2022
At both the local and national levels, Democratic planning for 2021 and 2022 is well underway.
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WARD 6 DEMS
Feb 1, 20212 min read
Show Your DC Statehood Pride
Show your support for DC Statehood with a yard / window sign! Here's how to get involved...
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WARD 6 DEMS
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network Salon on Jan. 19
Fellow Ward 6 Democrats, Today is the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, and, with it, the annual MLK Day of Service....
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WARD 6 DEMS
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Looking Ahead to 2021
Fellow Ward 6 Democrats, Happy New Year! With the approval of two coronavirus vaccines to date (and hopefully more to come), we have a...
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WARD 6 DEMS
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Happy Holidays
A little more than two weeks ago, we launched a new group: Young Dems of Ward 6 (YDW6), for Democrats in Ward 6 age 36 and under.
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WARD 6 DEMS
Nov 15, 20202 min read
GOTV
Perhaps the most important volunteer activity we undertake is our GOTV (Get Out The Vote) work, helping elect Democrats up and down the...
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Marci Hilt
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Eleanor Holmes Norton
October’s Woman of Ward 6 is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is now in her 15th term as the congresswoman for the District of...
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Marci Hilt
Aug 31, 20203 min read
Roberta Flack
September’s Woman of Ward 6 is Roberta Flack, a singer-songwriter, who got her start at Capitol Hill’s Mr. Henry’s Restaurant. She’s...
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Marci Hilt
May 31, 20204 min read
Diana McLellan
June’s Woman of Ward 6 is Diana McLellan, who was a self-described “jolly pariah” whose Washington gossip column the Ear became a...
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Marci Hilt
Apr 30, 20204 min read
Emily Edson Briggs
May’s Woman of Ward 6 is Emily Edson Briggs, who won renown by writing a colorful irreverent newspaper column in the mid to late 1880’s...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 31, 20202 min read
The Furies Collective House
April’s Women of Ward 6 is the Furies Collective house, a row house at 219 11th Street SE. This house is directly connected with the...
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Marci Hilt
Mar 1, 20202 min read
Bonny Wolf
March’s Woman of Ward 6 is Bonny Wolf, an accomplished food writer, who lives on Capitol Hill. You may have heard her on NPR’s Weekend...
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Marci Hilt
Feb 1, 20203 min read
Sharon Ambrose
February’s Woman of Ward 6 is Sharon Ambrose, a no-nonsense proponent of economic development projects, such as the construction of...
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Marci Hilt
Dec 15, 20192 min read
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
January’s Woman of Ward 6 is Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the American...
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Marci Hilt
Nov 7, 20193 min read
Ruth Rappaport
November’s Woman of Ward 6 is Ruth Rappaport, a Capitol Hill resident who had a remarkable life and career as a librarian. Rapport’s life...
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Marci Hilt
Oct 6, 20192 min read
Veola M. Jackson
October’s Woman of Ward 6 is Veola M. Jackson, a dynamic educator who was the first principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools...
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