Today is National Voter Registration Day, a day each year that organizations around the country encourage people to get registered to vote. Our mission at the YWCA National Capital Area calls us to commit to racial and gender justice. We believe that voting rights and the fight for racial justice are deeply interconnected. As our communities continue… Continue Reading Today is National Voter Registration Day! Join us!

Today is Juneteenth, a day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday marks the day—June 19, 1865—when enslaved Texans found out about the end of the civil war and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation….two and half years earlier on January 1, 1863. Several theories for the delay have been offered including that… Continue Reading Juneteenth: A Day of Celebration & Action

Here is the statement from YWCA USA, YWCA Minneapolis, and YWCA St. Paul on the murder of George Floyd this week in Minneapolis. We stand in solidarity with them and others fighting eliminate racism in our communities: We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of George Floyd, and to the larger Minneapolis… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on the Murder of George Floyd