Jack Posobiec's remarks at Charlie Kirk's funeral shows his love of Christian imagery and his utter failure at understanding biblical context. festivalcenter.org/2025/09/29/a...

We need the DC Council to reinvest in the Healthcare Alliance! 51st.news/dc-healthcar...

If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you find out about guns.

8th Day Faith Community styling the latest @festivalcenter.bsky.social creation!!

Today I helped make 25 banana splits as @festivalcenter.bsky.social hosted an Everything Sucks Banana Split party!!!

With so much going on regarding ICE and the National Guard, we couldn't miss the opportunity to sit down with Alana Eichner, @domesticworkers.bsky.social Tune in to listen to her story and why this organization is so necessary to the livelihoods of so many people. festivalcenter.org/elementor-314/

Join us today at 1 pm to fight fascism, but mostly, to eat banana splits!

Yes, everything sucks right now, but join us next Tuesday at 1 for banana splits! RSVP below! festivalcenter.networkforgood.com/events/91075...

No Mayor Bowser, we do not welcome the presence of more law enforcement. We do welcome resources into our communities and evidence-based solutions to create authentic public safety.

Festival Center invites you to an afternoon of food, entertainment, and most of all, friends. Join us for our annual fall fundraiser, Our Call to Justice in the Midst of Empire. RSVP and we'll save you a seat! festivalcenter.networkforgood.com/events/90127...

Multifaith prayer vigil speaking out against the occupation of DC, Friday evening 8/22 at 5pm at Columbia Heights Plaza. Hosted by @win-dc.bsky.social @congregationactionnet.org @festivalcenter.bsky.social and others. bit.ly/dc-prayer

Hate cannot drive out hate! Only love! ONLY LOVE! Pastor Delonte Gholston @festivalcenter.bsky.social

Sounds like a job for Advanced Towing

'Keep off our property' | DC area Christian leaders ask ICE to stop parking in church lots Rev. Patricia Fears, one of the two who organizers of the letter said she heard from five church leaders about ICE parking in their lots before arresting people. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

Our time together on Friday had a lasting effect. Thank you all for joining us at the Prayer Vigil to reclaim as sacred what this administration has given over to violence. It was a celebration and a testament to our collective strength. Keep the momentum going! festivalcenter.org/event/prayer...

@festivalcenter.bsky.social #FreeDC Pray for DC!

“I believe that the Bible says faith without works is dead…. I hope at this time the church will open its doors to the kids that need somewhere to go.  Stop judging kids. Stop calling the cops on kids.” —Delante Gholston #NationalGuard #StopIce #SacredStreets

 “We are called not to be Jesus of the powerful, Jesus of America but Jesus of Nazareth.” —Julio Hernandez #NationalGuard #DCTakeover

Great crowd joining us for the Prayer Vigil. The violence stops now! Theses communities, this ground is sacred.

We are reclaiming as sacred the spaces in OUR COMMUNITY that the National Guard has defiled with violence. Join us this evening from 4:30-6pm at the Columbia Heights Plaza.

While trump federalizes the DC police some of us are continuing the challenging work of reimagining a world where peace and justice are the goal and policing is reimagined. We keep us safe festivalcenter.org/2025/08/18/8...

"We've spent a lot of money on the military and now they have nothing to do so we might as well let the president use it domestically to satisfy his own petty grudges" is precisely why the Founders feared a standing army. I mean, it's pretty much fucking verbatim.

The Office of the Attorney General is committed to protecting the rights of all DC residents. This guidance is intended to inform residents — including DC residents experiencing homelessness — about their rights and the resources available to them. Please check out and share the guidance:

❗️Britain will recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes “significant steps” to end the “appalling situation” in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Starmer has said.

Just a snippet of what is happening today, this week, and later. Find out more here: festivalcenter.org/happenings-2/

We have a good thing going with our team!

What do trump, DC's Mayor, and DC's Council have in common? The mistaken belief that we can incarcerate ourselves to safety. Some thoughts

trump's horrific Executive Order on homelessness brought to mind a guy our Executive Director knew almost 40 years ago. A friend named Robert festivalcenter.org/2025/07/28/f...

Join us TONIGHT at Fortifying Rest. This is an evening of contemplative rest with guided non-movement meditation, restorative silence, and interspiritual prayers and readings. RSVP and let us know we will see you there. festivalcenter.networkforgood.com/events/84416...

(Five years) six months in. The mocking will continue. Teasing the release of the Epstein Files will continue. The working for justice will continue.

The Democratic Party would do well to look to the people in the streets for leadership as they try to figure out how to be the opposition party. festivalcenter.org/2025/07/21/l...

ICE has detained a former hospital chaplain. The evil they do knows no bounds. #FreeAymanSoliman #DefundICE ohioimmigrant.org/2025/07/10/i...

The signing of the big ugly bill on July 4th means the state-sponsored terror that was put in place is about to be put on steroids, but I can’t help but wonder if this might be what our founders had in mind. open.substack.com/pub/billmeff...

From Cole Arthur Riley In lament, our task is never to convince someone of the brokenness of this world; it is to convince them of the world’s worth in the first place. True lament is not born from trite sentiment that the world is bad but rather from a deep conviction that it is worthy of goodness

We’ve launched a new podcast with executive director Bell Mefford at the helm. Episode 2 is out today! Tune in and tell us what you think. Tune in on Spotify or click for Apple Podcasts below 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

We abhor violence of all kinds. We condemn the military strikes against Iran.

Watching the horrific scenes from trump's parade this weekend, it is good to remember how transformation can still happen even among his supporters. And it starts with asking questions festivalcenter.org/2025/06/16/q...

WE KEEP US SAFE

"the council should swiftly and decisively move on from conversations about changes to I-82 and on to the important work of funding our government services." Amen. @51st.news @dcjwj.bsky.social

My latest post is now live!

The latest post from our Executive Director, Drowning in a Sea of Stupid, is now live! Just imagine if our Members of Congress read legislation more than they tweeted... substack.com/home/post/p-...

My latest post is live! open.substack.com/pub/billmeff...

So proud of Open Goal Project's Amir Lowery for showing up and speaking up for gaining access to competitive soccer for all DC residents and not just the privileged. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IQv...

I’ll be in DC next Tuesday to co-host @mirrormemoirs.bsky.social ‘s film screening with our DC-based board members @queenadesuyi.bsky.social @ahmadgreene.com @its-mbwende.bsky.social at @festivalcenter.bsky.social - I hope to see our DMV community members there!

Union Rights are Civil Rights!!

Here is a story of a practice that has happened throughout the history of the United States - we disappear people we deem to not have importance. Here are some thoughts festivalcenter.org/2025/05/12/d...

This week Mayor Bowser was with Trump celebrating the NFL draft coming to D.C. @festivalcenter.bsky.social‬ Director @billmefford.bsky.social shared his thoughts with us in an op-ed:

It is not too late to fight for ALL DC residents!

Our Executive Director, @billmefford.bsky.social, just posted this on @51st.news inviting Mayor Bowser and the DC Council to join in the fight to resist this cruel and incompetent administration. 51st.news/opinion-whil...

An important announcement on the recent raids in DC this week