Hundreds of us showed up in the streets of DC amidst severe weather to say that war criminals aren’t welcome here, and should not be welcome anywhere besides the Hague. Netanyahu has been at the helm of the government carrying out a genocide for almost 3 years now, and is wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity. While Israel and the US continue to collude to decimate lives and land across the region, we demand a total arms embargo on Israel immediately, and that all war criminals leave our city and be held accountable for their crimes.
Workers rally to divest pensions from Israeli bonds
In Maryland on June 17th, state government workers and public school teachers rallied to celebrate the 85% divestment of Israeli bonds by the MD State Retirement and Pensions System (MSRPS) and delivered over 1,000 postcards from Break the Bonds Maryland demanding the MSRPS divest the remaining $11 million it continues to hold.
In Virginia, the VRS Divest from Weapons & War campaign is organizing to divest the Virginia Retirement System from Israel’s genocide on the Palestinian people. Join them on July 11th from 1-4pm for a community meeting!
From Minnesota to North Carolina to Washington, momentum is building for divestment.
No to Nationalism Fundraiser
We are thrilled to announce that we raised $7,602 that has been split evenly between JVP-DC Metro, @gazasoupkitchen, and @dcmigrantmutualaid!
We are so grateful to all the attendees, musicians, DJs, and food vendors, along with @rhizome_dc , anyone that donated money or items to be sold, and everyone who helped organize the event. Since the heat forced us to cancel the outdoor vendor portion of the event, we hope to have a follow up community event sometime later this year—watch this space!
Photography by Christopher Grady @grady182
May Day 2026
JVP DC Metro marched alongside Free DC, organized labor, racial justice, immigrant justice, climate justice, faith groups, and many others to commemorate May Day and to demand: POWER TO THE WORKERS! NO ICE, NO WAR, FREE PALESTINE. We will not allow the Trump regime and its billionaire allies to decimate our workforce, terrorize our communities, and gut social services while raining bombs down on our siblings in Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon. Now is the time to become even more organized so we can continue to build the collective power we need to strengthen our communities and fight back—to end fascism and imperialism at home, and abroad.