Housing Options and Group-rate Hotels
- Hotels with Discounted Rates for the People's Congress
- Hostels / Churches / Individual Housing
- Campsites in Maryland and Virginia
- Hotels under $100 in Maryland and Virginia
- Hotels from $100-$150 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
- Hotels from $150-$200 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
Hotels with Discounted Rates for the People's Congress
The following three hotels each have been reserved with discounted group rates for attendees of the People's Congress of Resistance.
Quality Inn of Tysons Corner *Group rate expires Aug. 31*
Rate: $90 or $99 / night
Address: 1587 Spring Hill Rd. Vienna, VA 22182
Contact info: 703-448-8020; qualityinntysonscorner.com
10 miles from downtown D.C.; 5 min. shuttle ride to Metro (runs once per hour)
Bus parking for guests
Single king-size bed for $90; two Queen-size beds (4 people max) for $99
Reservations: Contact the Sales office Mon-Fri 9-5 EST: 703-448-8020 ext. 15404
Metro Points Hotel *Group rate expires Sept. 1*
Rate: $89.99 plus tax / night
Address: 8500 Annapolis Road, New Carrollton, MD 20784
Contact info: 301-459-6700; metropointshotel.com
Hotel shuttle to New Carrollton Metro station
Either single King-sized bed or two Queens-sized beds
Includes breakfast and free parking
Check in 3 p.m., check out 12 Noon
Group code is PEOPLE or mention People’s Congress during Reservation
Contact: [email protected]
Days Inn Arlington Pentagon *Group rate expires Aug. 30*
Rate: 1-2 Adults $84.15, 3 Adults $90.10, 4 Adults $96.05 / night
Address: 3030 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204
Contact info: 703-521-5570
Holiday Inn Arlington *Group rate expires Sept. 1*
Rate: $129 / night
Address: 4610 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203
Contact info: 703-243-9800, 800-HOLIDAY
Near Ballston Metro Station
Check in time is after 3 p.m. / Check out time is 12 Noon
Best Western Capital Beltway *Group rate expires Aug. 31*
Rate: $99 / night
Address: 5901 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham MD 20706
Contact info: 301-459-100
10 minute drive from New Carrollton Station
1-2 people per room
Hostels / Churches / individual bed housing in D.C.
First Trinity Lutheran
4th and E. Sts., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-737-4859 x610
Price: $27/night; groups of 5 or more only
Located across the street from Judiciary Square metro (red line)
Ask for Ron when calling for special Group pricings
Hilltop Hostel
300 Carroll St. NW
Washington DC
Phone: (202) 291-9591
Price: $28/night, includes tax and linens (private rooms also available), no curfew/lockout
50 meters from the Takoma Park metro station on the red line
17 beds open
Hostelling International-Washington D.C.
1009 11th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-737-2333
Fax: 202-737-1508
Still have dorm beds available; approx $45/night for men, $55/night for women
Includes continental breakfast.
Located 3 blocks from Metro Center (blue/orange/red lines).
International Guest House
1441 Kennedy St. NW
Washington DC
Phone: (202) 726-5808
Email: [email protected]
Still have room for 4 people; $45/person/night including tax and breakfast
Mennonite-run, closes at 11 pm.
Next to bus stop, not metro accessible
International guests receive priority
Centro Maria Residence
650 Jackson St., NE
Washington, DC 20017
Tel: 202-635-1697
$70/night; only women under 30; midnight curfew
located 3 blocks from Brookland/Catholic University metro (red line)
All Soul’s Church Unitarian
http://all-souls.org/b-and-b; [email protected]
Bed and Breakfast program where congregants host visitors in their homes; unlikely to be able to accommodate more than four individuals in the same home
Private room: $95 single/$145 double per night
Children: $25 ($15 if they bring their own sleeping bags) per night
There is a $10 reservation fee; two nights minimum
Capital View Hostel
301 I Street NW
202-450-3450
http://www.capitalhostels.com/
$37-$51/night; group rates negotiable with manager
linens and towels, full kitchen, bring your own lock for your locker
10 rooms
43 beds
[email protected]
Campsites in Virginia and Maryland
Please note: Some of the Maryland and Virginia locations listed below are a 30-60 min. drive from DC.
Aquia Pines Camp Resort
3071 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford, VA
Phone: (540) 659-3447
For reservations: http://www.aquiapines.com/
$38-62/night for RV and campsites
45-60 min. from the Arlington Cemetery parking lot where you can get the metro into DC
Duncan's Family Campground
5381 Sands Rd., Lothian, MD
Phone: (800) 222-2086, (410) 741-9558
Web: http://www.duncansfamilycampground.com/
RV and campsites $37-70/night; 2-room cottage $85/night; rental RV $135/night
21 miles to DC, 25 min. drive to metro park & ride, or van to metro, $2 roundtrip
Cherry Hill RV Park
9800 Cherry Hill Road
College Park, MD
Phone: (301) 937-7116, (800) 801-6449
Email: [email protected]
Make reservations online at http://www.cherryhillpark.com/
RV and campsites $53-83/night; rental cabins, trailers, and yurts $90-275/night (yurts are $90/night for 5 people, $5 extra for each additional person) some rentals provide linens
3 miles from Greenbelt and College Park metro stations on green line; shuttle to metro provided
Hotels Starting under $100 in Virginia and Maryland
VIRGINIA
Bragg Towers
99 S. Bragg St.
Alexandria, VA
(703) 354-6300
double bed $80 queen and pullout sofa $95 two queens $100
Located 15-20 minutes from downtown/1.5 miles from Van Dorn metro (blue line)
*Can accommodate two buses.
Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park
3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042
703 849 9400; http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasfp-falls-church-marriott-fairview-park/ Hotel shuttle to Dunn Loring metro station; 25 min metro ride to the White House
Courtesy block 15 rooms will be held under group rate
1 month before arrival
Not financially obligated to pay
$105 per night
Alexandria Days Inn
110 S Bragg St, Alexandria, VA 22312; 703 354 4950; http://www.daysinn.com/hotels/virginia/alexandria/days-inn-alexandria1/hotel-overview $79/room group rate smoking/non-smoking
$99/room regular
Ten minute bus to the Pentagon metro station
Complimentary breakfast 6-9
TownePlace Suites Falls Church
205 Hillwood Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046
703 237 6172; http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasts-towneplace-suites-falls-church/ $134/$168
breakfast included
2 miles from East Falls Church metro station; 15 min metro ride to White House
Courtesy block 15 rooms
MARYLAND
Howard Johnson College Park
9113 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-513-0002
$89/night for any room
10 rooms to qualify for group discount
7 min. public bus to Greenbelt metro / $3 per day parking for cars
http://www.reservations.com/hotel/howard-johnson-express-inn-college-park
Day’s Inn
(next to Howard Johnson in College Park)
9113 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-345-4900
Group Sales: 1-800-363-2297 ext.7546
Two double beds non smoking $89/room group rate
14th-$89/night 15th-$99/night 16th-$114/night
Block rate for setting aside rooms
7 min. bus to Greenbelt metro
Days Inn & Suites
9860 Washington Blvd
Laurel, MD 20723
Phone: 301-725-0769 (reservations)
Single Queen-$80/night (not recommended; no fridge or microwave)
Double Queen-$90.95/night 15 percent discount
King rooms-$90.95/night
Free Breakfast, High Speed Internet, Fitness Center, Pets allowed
7 miles from College Park metro on the green line
Starting from $100-150 in D.C., Virginia and Maryland
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Motel 6
6711 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC
(202)722-1600
King: $115.99/night
Full: $109.00/night
Double: $115.99/night
Double w/ sofa: $125.99
Located 1 mile from metro (Takoma Park on the red line)
Howard Johnson
600 New York Ave. NE
Washington DC
Phone: 202-546-9200
Single room $125/night
0.5 miles from the NY Ave. metro (red line)
Hotel Harrington
436 11th St., NW
(11th and E. Sts.) Washington, DC 20004
Tel: 1-800-424-8532 or 202-628-8140
Group reservations: 888-424-8532
$166.50- two double beds
Above are group rates, 10+ rooms.
Regular rates are about $10 more/night
Located 1.5 blocks from metro station, 5 blocks from White House.
Metro station: Metro Center (blue/orange/red lines)
Ask if they have queen size beds
Windsor Inn
1842 16th Street, NW (at T. St.)
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 1-800-423-9111 or 202-667-0300
Can only take 10 rooms
$149 one double bed; $179 two doubles
This is a small hotel with only six rooms total
3 day cancellation fee
Located 6 blocks from Dupont Circle metro (red line).
VIRGINIA
Holiday Inn Arlington
4610 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22203
703-243-9800, 800-HOLIDAY
Near Ballston metro station, near several restaurants
Price: 10 min
Americana Motel
1400 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703-979-3772
includes continental breakfast.
Wifi Parking
1.5 blocks from metro: Crystal City (blue line)
Shuttle service around Crystal City
$130/night
4 max in some rooms, 2 max in some room
[email protected]
MARYLAND
Courtyard Marriott Chevy Chase
5520 Wisconsin Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD
Tel: 301-656-1500
king with pullout sofa: $120/night; two queens: $135/night
these are advance booking prices; regular prices $20-25 more/night
Located 1 to 2 blocks from Friendship Heights metro (red line).
Starting from $150-200 in D.C.
Capitol Hill Hotel
200 C. St., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-543-6000
Price: one queen bed $199/night two queens $215/night
Breakfast is included.
Metro station: Capitol South (blue/orange lines - 1 block)
Have rooms that can hold 6 people
http://www.capitolhillsuites.com/
Tabard Inn
1739 N St. NW
Dupont Circle metro on the red line
202-785-1277
Double bed $190 queen $200 king $225
Days Inn
4400 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 244-5600
Price: One queen $170/night; Two double beds $170/night
parking $24/night
Located two blocks from the Van Ness metro (red line)
10 rooms 2 max
$149
Glover Park Hotel
2505 Wisconsin Ave. NW (at Calvert)
Washington DC
Phone: 202-337-9700
Price: Two queens $189/night; parking $15/night
1 mile to Woodley Park metro (red line)
Windsor Park
2116 Kalorama Rd. NW
Washington DC
Phone: (202) 483-7700
Web: http://www.windsorparkhotel.com/ Price: Singles are $175, doubles are $190
Near Woodley Park metro station on the red line
Days Inn on Connecticut Ave. (Washington, D.C.)
Price: $149 plus 14.5 % tax
Located two blocks from the Van Ness metro (red line)
10 rooms, 2 people max
No breakfast
Check in 3 pm Check out 11 am
4400 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 244-5600
Endorsers of the People's Congress of Resistance
There has been an amazing response from grassroots resisters from all 50 states to the People's Congress of Resistance project, and people are already making arrangements to come to the Washington, D.C. on Sept. 16-17.
Endorsements are coming in from all over the country, and from grassroots resisters from all walks of life — from Black Lives Matter to immigrant rights, climate justice, trade union, women's rights, and LGBTQ rights groups.
The Conveners of the People's Congress of Resistance are:
- Prof. Jared Ball, Morgan State Univ., iMixWhatiLike
- Dennis Banks, co-founder and National Field Director of American Indian Movement (AIM)
- Juan Jose Gutierrez, Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, Coordinator
- Mahdi Bray, Executive Director, American Muslim Alliance
- Kevin Zeese, Co-Director, Popular Resistance
- Dr. Margaret Flowers, Co-Director, Popular Resistance
- Anoa J. Changa, Deputy Director, MPACT
- Prof. Jodi Dean, author and educator
- Berthony Dupont, Haiti Liberte
- Prof. Vijay Prashad, author and journalist
- Karina Garcia, Justice Center en El Barrio
- Jonathan Hutto, Coordinator, Prince George’s People’s Coalition
- Eugene Puryear, Stop Police Terror Project DC
- Neal Sweeney, Vice President, UAW Local 5810
- Dr. Henry Clark, Executive Director, West County Toxics Coalition
- Jim Lafferty, Executive Director Emeritus, National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles
- Dominic Moulden, ONE DC, Resource Organizer
- Yasmina Mrabet, ONE DC, Community Organizer
- Akbar Muhammad, Int’l Representative of the Nation of Islam
- Gloria La Riva, Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Brian Becker, ANSWER Coalition, National Coordinator
- Cindy Sheehan, author/activist
A list of endorsements is provided below
ORGANIZATIONS (List in formation)
- AFSCME Local 2076
- Veterans For Peace
- Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition
- ACT UP LA
- Alliance for Global Justice
- Alliance-Philippines
- Black Lives Matter - Pasadena
- Black Lives Matter - Inland Empire
- Black Lives Matter - Austin
- Black Lives Matter: Tampa Bay (Official Network Chapter)
- Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement
- Love Not Blood Campaign
- MLK Coalition of Greater Los Angeles
- Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights
- Showing Up for Racial Justice DC
- Stop the War Machine
- New Abolitionist Movement
- Broome Tioga Green Party (NY)
- CROSS Outreach Ministry
- Democracy Revolution
- Fianna Family Therapy
- Justice Journal
- Law Enforcement Accountability Network (LEAN)
- Temple Outreach Ministries Inc. Liberia
- The Collective
- Witness for Peace Southeast
- Worker to Worker, Canada-Cuba Labour Solidarity Network
- CODEPINK
- CODEPINK - Chicago area
- Chicago Students Union
- Student Policy Council (Chicago)
- Al Awda SF
- Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
- KmB - ProPeople Youth
- Alliance Philippines
- Climate Justice Alliance
- International Leonard Peltier Defense Comm.
- Community Futures Collective/International Coalition to Free the Angola 3
- Community Organizing Center
- Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee
- Food & Water Watch/SoCal 350
- Palestine Freedom Project
- BDS Northern Virginia
- American Iranian Friendship Committee (AIFC)
- Antelope Valley Greens
- Save McMillan Action Coalition
- Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association
- Dahlgreen Courts Tenants Association
- Beyond Capitalism Working Group
- Black Star Liberation Party
- Gandhi Global Center for Peace
- Green Party of New Jersey-Black Caucus
- High Flight Arts and Letters
- Hilton Head for Peace
- Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter
- Individuals For Justice (Portland, OR)
- LB Progressive Revolution
- Los Alamos Study Group
- Loyola Alliance of Socialists
- March Forward
- Marx Engels Lenin Institute
- Mass Workers Front
- National Lawyers Guild Sacramento
- New Paltz Women in Black
- Nicaragua Solidarity Committee Chicago
- OCCORD
- Occupy the Roads
- Our Revolution New Mexico
- Ozarks Antifa
- P&P Graphical Press
- Peace and Freedom Party
- People United Against Oppression
- Philadelphia Committee for Peace and Justice in Asia
- Pittsburgh Anti-Imperialist League
- Pomona Greens
- Red Youth Northwest Arkansas
- Revolution LA
- San Fernando Valley Greens
- SAYes2PublicSchools
- Show Up! America
- 68' anarchist collective
- Stop Fracking Long Beach
- Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor
- Student Action Network (UCSB)
- The Hampton Institute
- Topanga Peace Alliance and MLK Coalition for Jobs, Justice and Peace
- Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
- Universal African Peoples Organization
- Wolf's Enterprise Human and Civil Rights Advocacy
- Women Organized to Resist and Defend
- Young Survivors - Legacy Support Network
- A Sound Mind, LLC
- Bands & Bellies Peace Concerts
- Bohemian Grove Action Network
- Coalition to Stop 30 Billion to Israel
- Democratic Autonomy Federation
- Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC)
- Increase The Harvest INC
- Justice for Filipino American Veterans
- KnowDrones.com
- Malcolm X Center for Self Determination
- OP's (Old Peoples Resistance)
- Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development
- Oregon City Peace Coalition
- People for Land and Nature - PLAN
- Root Of Conflict [ROC]
- The Question Alliance
- Therapists for Peace & Justice
INDIVIDUALS (list in formation)
Organizations included below are for identification purposes only
- Don Bechler*, Single Payer Now, Chairperson
- William Ayers, University of Illinois at ChicagoDistinguished Professor of Education
- Tony Gonzalez, AIM West
- Arturo Garcia, Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP), West Coast Coordinator
- Hertencia Petersen, Aunt of Akai Gurley
- Zaki Baruti, Universal African Peoples Organization, President/General
- Heidi Boghosian, A.J. Muste Memorial Institute, Executive Director
- Ang Hicks, Aunt of Shantel Davis
- Askia Muhammad, WPFW, News Director
- Judith East, Brown County Indivisible Common Ground
- judith ackerman, Campaign to bring Mumia Home
- Jesus del Rio, Colectivo Proletario Press
- Richard Johnson, Disposableunderground.com
- Stevie Sugarman, Earth Evolution, Founder
- Nicholas Heyward, Sr., Father of Nicholas Heyward, Jr.
- Mark Naison, Fordham University, Professor
- Felicia Teter, former Bernie Sanders delegate (New Hampshire)
- James Kilgore, Build Programs, Not Jails (Champaign-Urbana IL),
- Uncle Bobby X, Love Not Blood Campaign, Co-Founder
- Deborah Sioux Lee, Washington Indian Civil Rights Commission, Board Chair
- Kathleen Hernandez, MLK Coalition of Greater Los Angeles, Co-Founder
- Betty Davis, New Abolitionist Movement, Co founder
- Kelly Robertson, Progressive Independent Party, Director of Operations
- Mark Jeldness, Sagebrush country homestead, Homesteader
- Derek R. Ford, The Hampton Institute, Education Department Chair
- E Wayne Ross, University of British Columbia, Professor
- Wayne Au, University of Washington School of Educational Studies & Rethinking Schools, Professor
- Gabriel Gipe, Sacramento Teacher's Association
- Rev. Dr. Elijah Cohen-Saperstein, Anglican Episcopal Church of America, Vicar General
- Chelsea Rustad, Socialist candidate for Tumwater City Council
- Brian Jones, CROSS Outreach Ministry, Founder
- Pete Perry, Democracy Revolution, Coordinator
- Jesika Gonzalez, Justice Journal, Founder
- Phil Thorsen, Pastor
- Jewel L Hall, Retired Educator
- Gordon Hills, Reverend
- Ernest Rosenthal, California State University Dominguez Hills, Professor Emeritus
- Paul Wilcox, former Chapter Chair DC 1707, AFSCME
- Greta Hagedorn, Georgetown University
- Zaquanna Albert, Girlfriend of Delrawn Smalls
- Jim Brash, Green Party of NJ-Black Caucus (GPNJ-BC), Co-Chair
- Jack Smith, Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter, Editor
- Ben Manski, Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution, President
- Nina Farnia, National Lawyers Guild - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, President
- Chris Hager, Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice
- David Picariello, San Francisco Unified School District, Teacher's Aide
- Natasha Duncan, Sister of Shantel Davis
- Peter Phillips, Sonoma State University, Professor of Sociology
- Stewart Robinson, Stop Targeting Ohio Poor
- Ty Shlackman, Stop The Falls
- Nora Edison, Strongtree Coffee Roasters
- Bijan Nader Sharifi, Teacher at a juvenile correctional facility. Columbus (OH)
- Richard Lewis, The Grupo Amistad Vision / National Youth Union
- Mark Ginsburg, University of Maryland, Visiting Professor
- Marko Kobak, University of Toronto
- Keith Pavlik, UPTE-CWA Local 9119
- Gloria Downey, USAF Retired, Major
- Dorli Rainey, veteran Occupy activist (Seattle, Wa.)
- Tarak Kauff, Veterans For Peace, National Board of Directors
- Gerald Hassett, VFP
- Jon Fox-MajUSMCRRet, VFP
- Tom Wilson, FarLeftVoice.com
- Preston wood, California Nurses Association (CNA)/National Nurses United (NNU)
- Jonathan Boyne, Egalitarians not Democrats
- Violet Starr-Goforth, KARMA_darose_KARMA
- Hal Trejo, March for ScienceInclusion and Diversity Lead
- Claire Cook, ONE DC, Administrative Organizer
- Colin Neiburger, Peace Day Asheville
- Kenneth Buck, Retired
- Jon Britton, Santa Clara County Peace and Freedom PartyChair, County Central Committee
- John Ros, studioELLArtist, Professor & Founder/Director of studioELL
Trump & Congress: Education for Profit, Not for People
Trump, his cabinet and Congress are poised to sharply intensify the war on public education. Trump his Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, both billionaires, are dedicated to transforming education at every level into a source of vast new wealth for Wall St. investors, a process that is already underway. Their plan is to gut funding for public schools, while promoting for-profit charter and other private schools, and their partners in Congress are chomping at the bit to carry out the Trump-DeVos program.
Trump’s “America First” budget calls for slashing already-inadequate public education funding by $9.2 billion, or 13.5%, with money to go into a huge build-up of the already swollen military budget. The cuts are especially aimed at programs that help low-income and disabled students. It calls for huge cuts in teacher training, summer school and after-school programs, as well as TRIO and GEAR UP which help prepare low-income students for college. In his campaign, Trump promised to get rid of 490,000 teachers.
School lunch programs would also be slashed. Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, outrageously claimed that said that there is “no demonstrable evidence” that school lunches “help kids who don’t get fed at home get fed so they do better in school.”
While cutting just about everything to do with public education, this budget proposes to massively increase funding for “school choice,” that is, for-profit schools.