Virtual Advocacy Day for Gun Safety Laws in MD
Help prevent gun violence by signing up today to join Moms Demand Action's Virtual Advocacy Day on Thursday, January 28. No experience is necessary; there will be training before the visits with legislators, and a knowledgeable Moms volunteer will speak for the group. Even if you only have one free hour that day, you can make an impact by showing up on Zoom to meet with legislators from your own district or another district, as follows: District 15, 12:30 and 3:00 pm; District 16, 4:00…
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Women’s Book Group
The next meeting of the St. John's Women's Book Group will be on Monday, February 1, 2021, at 7:30 pm ET. We will again meet on Zoom. We will be discussing Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins. Kirkus Reviews: "Driven by a need to understand her own identity, cultural critic Jerkins mounted an investigation into her family's tangled history, recounting in this candid memoir the surprising discoveries that emerged from her emotional journey."…
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Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery
Please join us on February 2 at 3:00 pm for a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery, led by our own Frances Li. The Freer Gallery houses one of the premier collections of Asian art, with objects dating from Neolithic times to the early 20th century, as well as the world's most important collection of works by James McNeill Whistler. Slots for the tour are limited, so please sign up here.
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Seabury Age-In-Place Service Day
The Seabury Age-In-Place program provides the senior clients who reside in wards 4, 5, and 6 of Washington DC with light yard services. This is a wonderful opportunity to help seniors remain in their own homes, even if they are unable to properly maintain their properties without assistance. St. John's will be putting together two teams to work on Saturday, February 27. Volunteers will be in groups of 5 and will have one property to work on in the three-hour…
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