Beyer Welcomes Jane Fonda to Women’s Conference
BY NICHOLAS BENTON - 10/21/2019
JANE FONDA (CENTER) was U.S. Congressman Don Beyer’s special guest at his Fifth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum, titled, “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Fonda is an award-winning actress and a political activist for causes including feminism, Native American rights, peace, and the environment. She’s… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) announced today that Jane Fonda will be a special guest at his Fifth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum: Nevertheless, She Persisted. Fonda is an award-winning actress, and a political activist for causes including feminism, Native American rights, peace, and the environment. She is the co-founder, with Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan, of the Women's Media Center… Read more »
Jane Fonda Coming to Arlington for Event with Rep. Beyer
BY ARL NOW STAFF - 10/04/2019
Activist and actress Jane Fonda will be coming to Arlington next weekend for an event with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Beyer’s office is announcing this morning.
Fonda will be the special guest at Beyer’s fifth annual Women’s Conference and Forum, subtitled this year “Nevertheless, She… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer announced today that Marie Ridder of McLean will receive the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award during his Fifth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum. Ridder started her career in journalism for the Philadelphia Bulletin and covered post-World War II reconstruction in Europe. She has served on the boards of Piedmont Environmental Council, Trust for Public… Read more »
Today at the U.S. Capitol a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional delegation, leading national advocacy groups, and the families of Heather Heyer and Khalid Jabara called for swift passage of the NO HATE Act. The NO HATE Act seeks to address the underreporting of hate crimes and improve police response to hate crimes. Jabara and Heyer were both killed by men who were prosecuted… Read more »
FairVote hailed the introduction of the Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and a group of House colleagues, and marked momentum for ranked choice voting, on a joint press call with Rep. Raskin, co-sponsor Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) and state reform leaders and advocates from around the country.
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would require states… Read more »
Family of Bijan Ghaisar, killed by Park Police officers in 2017, refiles suit against U.S.
BY TOM JACKMAN - 09/20/2019
The family of Bijan Ghaisar, who was fatally shot by two U.S. Park Police officers in November 2017, has refiled its lawsuit against the federal government after it was dismissed from the case on technical grounds earlier this year.
The civil action, filed… Read more »
Democrats start symbolic bid to make ranked-choice voting the national standard
BY BILL THEOBALD - 09/23/2019
Advocates for ranked-choice voting announced Monday the freshest step in their effort to build a national movement around the form of voting that allows people to support more than one candidate.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, who represents Maryland suburbs north of… Read more »
After 660 Days, Bijan Ghaisar’s Family Still Waiting For Answers On Death By Park Police
BY BARBARA SPRUNT - 09/17/2019
A group of demonstrators, including the family of Bijan Ghaisar, stood outside the Department of the Interior Monday morning to protest the promotion of Robert MacLean.
Monday was MacLean’s first day at his new job as director of the Interior Department’s Office… Read more »
Nearly 2 years and no answers: Family of Bijan Ghaisar holds protest at US Interior Dept.
BY NICK IANNELLI - 09/16/2019
The family of Bijan Ghaisar, who was killed by U.S. Park Police officers in November 2017, gathered in front of the U.S. Department of the Interior in Northwest D.C. Monday morning to continue their calls for justice and to express outrage that the… Read more »
