Rising Organizers

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Rising Organizers works for a stronger, more effective progressive movement through mentorship and tr Welcome! So we founded Rising Organizers.

After the 2016 election, we saw an explosion in the public’s desire to get involved in political and progressive work. As this movement grew, a few professional organizers got together and realized that we had something to offer this new, activated public. Rising Organizers works for a stronger, more effective progressive movement. We seek to strengthen the progressive cause by teaching organizing strategy and skills, and developing new leaders.

10/14/2026

We’re celebrating 10 years of organizing, and you’re invited!

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our 10th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, December 1st. We can’t wait to bring our community together to celebrate everything we’ve accomplished over the last ten years, and we hope you’ll get your ticket for this limited-seating event today. Link in bio 📢

We’ve spent the last ten years ensuring everyday people have the tools, training, and community to organize, build power, and change their communities for the better. Come celebrate a decade of organizing, reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and raise a glass to everything we’ve built together and all we have yet to build.

Whether you’ve joined an RO training, attended an event, participated in our organizing fellowship, partnered with us, supported our work, or are just getting to know us, we’d love to celebrate with you!

Every ticket will go toward powering Rising Organizers’ next decade of organizing. Get your tickets today, invite a friend, and get ready to celebrate with us!

10/02/2026

A week ago, we brought together DC’s organizing ecosystem for the Second Annual DC Community Organizing Festival. Hundreds of you joined us, and we can’t wait to see you next year. Missed it or want to relive the magic? Here are just some of the incredible organizations who joined us for the Festival this year.

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09/28/2026

On Saturday, hundreds of people came together at UDC for the Second Annual DC Community Organizing Festival. Whether you were in the room with us or rooting from afar, thank you for making it an unforgettable afternoon.

We hosted 30 different local organizations, bringing the vast DC grassroots ecosystem together for a day of community, organizing, and collective action. We had three organizing workshops, an expert panel, social justice collaging, mind-body meditation, solidarity salsa and a drumline performance that showcased the talents of some of DC’s Black youth—all in the span of just four hours.

We left the Festival with renewed joy and strategy, and we hope you did too. To win the rights and protection our communities need, we need skilled, organized leaders, and we’re honored to play our part in ensuring our communities have the training and connections they need to succeed. The stakes are too high for anything less.

We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us, to all the volunteers, to all the tabling partners and to the sponsors and partners who made the Festival such a success. Special thank you to our Community Champion sponsors, Sterling Speirn and Democracy Fund, & our Movement Leader sponsors, Southern Poverty Law Center.

09/25/2026

Our RO team has been working so hard to welcome you tomorrow at the DC community organizing Festival. Get your free tickets using the link in our bio!

Come meet 30 local organizations working across housing, labor, democracy, education, immigrant rights, climate justice, and more—all in one place. Come learn something new in one of our trainings, hear from experts at our panel on DC and the future of American democracy, make some social justice art, get your resume reviewed, take a minute to breathe with mind-body meditation or learn how to dance salsa like a professional.

We will have soul food, delicious arepas, live music, a drumline performance and more.

09/24/2026

The DC Community Organizing Festival is just 2 days away, and so we want to take a moment to thank the people, local businesses, and organizations who chose to invest in the future of organizing in the District.

We’re incredibly grateful for their support in making this year’s Festival possible. Each and every one of these contributions helps us create a free, welcoming space where people can meet local organizers, learn new skills, share a meal, make connections, and find their community.

Thank you to our generous sponsors, from the bottom of our organizer hearts. Don’t miss our expert panel, “Where Do We Go From Here? DC and the Future of American Democracy,” sponsored by Sterling Speirn, for a conversation about the fight for DC statehood and the role local organizing can play in building a more democratic future. Free DC is sponsoring our Kids Zone because organizing is for everyone, including busy parents. And, of course, it wouldn’t be a Festival without lots of food, sponsored by our friends at Democracy Fund.

09/23/2026

Get your free tickets today! Link in bio. We’re excited to announce free salsa dancing lessons at the DC Organizing Festival! We wanted to create a space to celebrate the cultures that make DC (and the United States) a vibrant, exciting place to live—even while antidemocratic forces insist some people simply don’t belong here.

There’s a lot of rhetoric right now about who belongs in this country and who doesn’t. Immigrants are being portrayed as a threat, and Latino communities in particular have been targeted by immigration enforcement at alarming rates. We see and recognize the pain of our neighbors and of our whole community.

That is why we’re hosting Solidarity Salsa with Andrey Reyes, a professional salsa dancer, who’s generously donating his skills and time to bring us joy and teach us some steps. Salsa starts at 3:30 PM but be sure to come earlier to meet and connect with 30 local organizations, all dedicated to making DC better for all of us.

Join us for free soul food and arepas, live music including a drumline performance, and more. You’ll be able to participate in different trainings and an expert panel where you’ll learn skills you can bring back to your community and your everyday life. We’ll have interactive activities like social justice collaging and mind-body meditation to stay grounded during uncertain times. There’s something for everyone, and we can’t wait to spend the afternoon in community with you.

09/22/2026

Are you ready for this Saturday’s DC Community Organizing Festival? Your Festival schedule is ready so you can plan your day! Get your free tickets today using the link in our bio.

We’ll have free soul food and arepas, a drumline performance from local Black youth, and plenty of opportunities to connect with 30 local organizations working across a range of social justice issues in the District. Take part in different trainings and an expert panel where you’ll learn skills you can bring back to your community and everyday life. Get creative with social justice collaging, practice mind-body meditation to stay grounded during uncertain times, bring your resume for review, and learn a few salsa steps to take to the next party.

09/21/2026

How can we turn today’s frustration and energy into long-term power? And what can the fight for DC’s autonomy and statehood teach us about the future of American democracy?

We are excited to announce our expert panel, “Where Do We Go From Here? DC and the Future of American Democracy,” as part of the lineup of organizing workshops you’ll be able to attend at the DC Community Organizing Festival. Get your free tickets using the link in our bio.

Join DC organizers Markus Batchelor, Makia Green, and Jacqueline Johnson for a conversation about the future of DC, the fight for self-determination and statehood, and the role local organizing can play in building a more democratic future. Swipe through to meet them, and get ready to learn from them this Saturday, September 26.

Join us this weekend to enjoy soul food and delicious arepas, spend the afternoon meeting and connecting with 30 local organizations working on a variety of social justice issues in the District, enjoy live music including a drumline performace and more. Everything is free, but registration is required, so get your tickets now!

09/19/2026

Today is the first session of our Fall 2026 Rising Organizers Fellowship, a new cohort of rising organizers is gathering for the first time to start a months-long process of learning how to show up, again and again, to win the protections and rights our people deserve. To celebrate, we’re releasing two brand-new episodes of the Rising Organizers Podcast.

🎧 “Just Keep Showing Up, Boom” 🎧 “Fighting These Battles (Is Worth It)”

These episodes get into what it really takes to stay in the work: the victories, the exhaustion, the long fights, and the reasons organizers keep showing up every single day. Listen to the newest episodes of the Rising Organizers Podcast on your favorite podcast platform. It’s all linked in our bio or at risingorganizers.org/podcast.

Looking for your place in DC’s organizing community? Come find your people at the DC Community Organizing Festival next saturday. Get your free tickets using the link in our bio.

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