Hill Heat

Love DC! Dump Trump!

Community rally and speak out.

Black Lives Matter Plaza

Organized by Free DC and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams

02/14/2025 at 12:00PM

Join us this Friday, February 14 at 8am to rally outside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters to show love to federal workers and tell them: We’ve got your back, and we’re counting on you to stand firm against DOGE as billionaires seek to tear our country down. This moment demands bravery, and to federal public servants: we know you have it in you.

Federal public servants are America’s front line — moving mountains behind the scenes every day to protect America’s health, America’s safety, America’s jobs, and more. Federal public servants are some of the most patriotic people out there — people who have pursued the call to serve their country. Now, Trump has handed power over to Elon Musk destroy the federal government, enrich himself, label it as “waste,” and leave federal workers and the public they serve with nothing.

We have to fight back.

At this rally, we will distribute notes of support to federal workers on their way to work, rally alongside public servants in support of the critical services they provide to us, and fight back against DOGE. Join us starting at 8am on Valentine’s Day to support workers and oppose the DOGE takeover!

This event is kid-friendly — parents whose kids are out of school that day are more than welcome to join. Please take the Metro or walk to HHS – the closest DC Metro stations are Federal Center and L’Enfant Plaza.

Location: Department of Health and Human Services Headquarters
200 Independence Ave. SW at 3rd St SW

02/14/2025 at 08:00AM

D.C. says: Hands off trans and queer artists!

As Trump continues to push his anti-LGBTQ+ agenda, one of his latest attacks has taking over leadership of the Kennedy Center and attempting to ban drag performers. As DC residents, we say the Kennedy Center is our house, and we’re not going to let fascists tell us what to do or censor our artists. Join us and our drag community this Thursday to show up loud and proud in our best looks to say we’re not going anywhere.

Location: Washington Circle, K St NW & 23rd St NW

02/13/2025 at 06:30PM

Join the Metro DC DSA Bodily Autonomy Working Group to protest denial of care based on gender identity.

Hospitals in the D.C. area are putting a prompt stop to aiding transgender youth and their families continue their transition after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans all gender-affirming care nationwide for minors under 19.

We started with our letters calling on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb and the DC Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services join with the 14 state’s Attorneys General who have already acted and issue public guidance affirming that denying care based on gender identity is unlawful under DC’s anti-discrimination laws as well as use the full authority vested in their office to ensure this care is reinstated.

We gave you a week to act, now we protest.

No ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Protest 12-2 pm, Thursday February 13th. (Rescheduled from Wednesday due to the snow).

Bring signs and friends!

Outside of the DC Attorney General’s Office.

400 6th Street NW

02/13/2025 at 12:00PM

Stand up for CFPB workers who were illegally fired.

Save Our CFPB

Wednesday, February 12, Noon local time

CFPB HQ: 1700 G St NW

NYC: 26 Federal Plaza

Atlanta: 401 W. Peachtree St.

Chicago: 230 S. Dearborn St. (1 PM EST)

San Francisco: 301 Howard St. (3 pm EST)

02/12/2025 at 12:00PM

Emergency rally to save our weather, protect the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and uphold the Constitution.

Join lawmakers, workers, and advocates outside the Department of Commerce headquarters to defend NOAA!

Obeying the Project 2025 agenda, President Donald Trump plans drastic planned cuts, and Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) lieutenant Nikhil Rajpal has invaded the agency. House Democrats led by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) are demanding answers.

Department of Commerce
350 14th St NW

02/11/2025 at 02:00PM

Come out and show your support for federal union employees who are standing up to Trump’s attack on public institutions.

Join AFGE President Kelley, key lawmakers, dynamic labor leaders and fellow union and coalition family members as we come together and rally to safeguard the civil service and preserve the rights of workers.

Wear blue and gold.

Time: 12 pm - 1 pm

Location: Upper Senate Park, Constitution Ave. and Delaware Ave. NW, outside of the Russell Senate Office Building

More details

Press inquiries: (202) 639-6419.

02/11/2025 at 12:00PM

Trump is on a mission to ‘Drill Baby Drill’ and forging an unholy alliance of Big Oil and Big Tech to ravage our planet. But, we are not powerless. Our climate coalition is joining forces to mount an opposition that can work to stop the worst of the Oil Oligarchs’ agenda.

Join our LIVE Climate Forum this Monday to strategize with climate leaders from Our Revolution, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Zero Hour, and the new End Polluter Handouts Coalition. The virtual forum kicks off at 8:30pm ET / 5:30 PT Monday, Feb. 10th.

With leaders from:

• Zero Hour
• Greenpeace
• Friends of the Earth
• End Polluter Handouts Coalition

RSVP

02/10/2025 at 08:30PM

Join Indivisible, Progressive Change Institute, MoveOn, Americans for Financial Reform, and CFPB Union NTEU 335 to Rally at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Maxine Waters to fight back against Elon Musk’s attempt to kill it. The people rely on this agency to protect against corporate exploitation and bank fraud. Musk is trying to eliminate it, but we’re ready to unite and fight back.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are attempting to kill this essential agency that protects Americans from fraud and exploitation at the hands of banks and corporations. Regular people rely on CFPB every day to protect their money and their livelihoods—and Elon Musk is trying to eliminate it.

Over the weekend, the acting head of the CFPB demanded all investigations within the bureau stop, and shut down headquarters for the next week. Now, Democrats in Congress, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Maxine Waters, are going to demand answers and advocate for their constituents. United, we will tell the American people why this fight matters and how it will impact their lives.

While Trump has handed over the keys to the federal government to a billionaire saboteur, we will stand with the people and fight back. CFPB has saved the people over $21 billion in compensation, canceled debts, and consumer relief, benefitting over 205 million Americans. When Elon Musk talks about “saving money” by eliminating CFPB, he really means taking money from US.

Musk has shown us he wants to slash Meals on Wheels, shutter preschools, end school lunches for kids in need, while advancing his business interests and helping Trump push more tax cuts for billionaires and allies like him. CFPB is more important than ever in the midst of a billionaire takeover. Join us on Monday afternoon from 4:15 pm to 6 pm for a rally at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to tell Elon: It’s our CFPB, not his.

A core principle behind this event is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

CFPB Building
1700 G St NW

02/10/2025 at 04:15PM

Save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!

Every day, the dedicated employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) work to protect American consumers from predatory financial practices and ensure a fair marketplace. Now, as Elon Musk and his allies gain unprecedented access to sensitive CFPB data and call for the agency’s elimination, we’re standing together to protect our vital mission. We have returned over $19 billion to consumers at a cost of $0 to taxpayers. We’re united in our mission to serve the public, and we won’t let wealthy special interests compromise the consumer protections Americans count on. Join us as we stand strong for the CFPB and its essential mission of consumer protection. Your voice matters in this fight.

Don’t let Musk and his DOGE lackeys shut us down.

11 am - 1 pm, outside CFPB headquarters

1700 G St NW
Washington, DC

Wired:

In an email early Friday morning, CFPB staff were told that several people from DOGE—including Nikhil Rajpal and Gavin Kliger (along with Chris Young, who has been described as a Republican political adviser connected with Elon Musk)—entered the agency building Thursday evening. The email stated that they would require access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, following a message sent Thursday by CFPB chief operating officer Adam Martinez confirming that the DOGE employees were to receive “read-only” access.

NPR

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was confirmed as CFPB’s acting director following the firing of former head Rohit Chopra. When Bessent took over earlier this week, staff members were told to stop all of the agency’s work “unless expressly approved by the Acting Director or required by law,” according to an internal email shared with NPR.

Wall Street Journal:

Russell Vought took over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Friday night, adding another twist at the banking watchdog that has landed in the crosshairs of Republicans and Elon Musk. Vought, who Thursday was confirmed by the Senate as the head of the Office of Management and Budget, is now the acting director of the CFPB, he emailed to top staff at the agency. The new leader comes days after Trump fired the Biden-era leader and put in place Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who immediately froze the agency’s work. Musk earlier Friday had posted “CFPB RIP” on his X social-media platform with an emoji of a tombstone. The Friday evening email from Vought ordered the DOGE officials to be granted access to all “non-classified” CFPB systems.

CFPB union NTEU 355 issued an initial, fiery statement that was replaced by a more sobering one:

CFPB Union NTEU 335 Members are alarmed about the implications of these reports for the CFPB’s sensitive, nonpublic data. For example, the CFPB has gathered a wealth of proprietary information from big tech payment platforms that could be exploited by someone with a conflict of interest to corner the payments industry. A potential breach could also have serious ramifications for banks and other CFPB-supervised institutions that incur significant costs to both safeguard their customer’s personally identifiable information (PII) and meet their obligations under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and other consumer financial laws.

02/08/2025 at 11:00AM