DMV Blacks for Radical Consciousness

Access to clean, safe water is shaped by political power—not chance—and decades of neglect have left many Black communities in Southeast DC to bear the costs of aging infrastructure and environmental injustice while DC Water remains largely insulated from community control. Join PACA for an interactive political education session -- Assata Shakur Popular Education (ASPE) -- exploring how decisions about water, infrastructure, and public investment are made, who benefits, and who is excluded. Together, we'll examine why addressing toxic water requires more than infrastructure upgrades—it requires a fundamental shift toward democratic community control over the institutions and resources our neighborhoods depend on. Food and refreshments will be provided, and all are welcome.

Food will be provided!

The ASPE are hybrid sessions with the option to participate via Zoom. To join via Zoom use this link https://tinyurl.com/africansstudy

D.C.’s healthcare system, like the rest of the U.S., is profit-driven and structurally racist. Black residents—especially those east of the Anacostia River—suffer from higher rates of chronic illness and maternal mortality and life expectancy gaps of over 15 years compared to white residents. Pan-African Community Action (PACA) has launched a revolutionary survival program to provide practical services while building political power. The People’s Pan-African Wellness Front (PPWF) is a community-based grassroots program led by PACA to confront the health disparities impacting African/Black working-class communities in Southeast Washington, D.C. Inspired by revolutionary legacies like the Black Panther Party’s People’s Free Medical Clinics and the Cuban healthcare model, this program seeks to deliver immediate relief while organizing toward long-term self-determination and community control of health.

The PPWF will provide:

• Free high blood pressure screenings
• Free glucose tests (diabetes screening) (available upon request)
• Free hygiene products and medical supplies
• Free health information and guidance for preventative care

As well as political education on community control of health and radical health programs, including the Black Panther Party’s Free Medical Clinics and the Lincoln Detox Center. Medical professionals will also be available to answer health-related questions. Come out March 22nd either to receive services and/or to learn how to come involved with later phases of the program to scale up services, expand into more neighborhoods, and anchor broader campaigns around community control. This effort is part of PACA’s broader strategy to build forums for participatory democracy and build a mass movement for power.

This is more than a health program—it’s a step toward Black self-determination. We welcome healthcare workers, students, community members, and all who are ready to organize, learn, and build power.

While all sessions will be hybrid, we highly encourage everyone to join us in person and break your Black August fast with us! Free Food Provided. We also ask that all participants mask. We will provide high quality masks if needed! Don’t miss out! REGISTER TODAY!