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January 21 – March for Life 2022 - The annual March for Life protest through Washington, D.C., in dissent of the decision made in the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade . January 23 – Thousands of protesters began marching at Washington, D.C., on Sunday, planning to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial , in protest of ...
4 [1860 June] Caleb Cushing resigned as permanent chair. 5 [1860 June] Douglas and Johnson were chosen as the candidates of the Front Street Theater convention after most of the Southern delegations walked out. The convention bolters soon formed their own convention, located at the Maryland Institute, also in Baltimore, on June 28, 1860.
Awesome Con is an annual pop culture convention in Washington, D.C. The event takes place in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Awesome Con debuted in 2013 and became one of the largest fan conventions on the East Coast of the United States. [3] The 2013 event drew about 7,000 attendees. The 2024 event hosted 60,000 attendees.
Washington, D.C. The 1987 convention endorsed Jesse Jackson for president. [6] Jackson requested DSA not endorse him. [7] November 10–12, 1989 Baltimore, Maryland: This convention was the first convention to be held after the death of Michael Harrington, founder of DSOC and DSA. [6] [8] November 8–11, 1991 Chicago, Illinois [9] November 11 ...
Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, Arkansas [75] 75 th: July 13, 2008 – July 17, 2008: Sheraton Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama: Alpha Phi [76] 76 th: July 22, 2010 – July 30, 2010: Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, North Carolina: Iota Iota [77] [78] 77 th: July 27, 2011 – July 31, 2011: Washington, D.C. Alpha Omega [1] [79] [r ...
Delta Sigma Theta is an international organization of college-educated women. Delta Sigma Theta held its first national convention in 1919 in Washington, D.C. The national body of Delta Sigma Theta previously met annually, but due to several factors, the main of which is the establishment of regions and regional leadership, the National body currently meets at wikt:biennial conventions, and ...
Events DC is the official convention, sports and entertainment authority for the District of Columbia. Events DC is a quasi-public company based in Washington, D.C. that owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, CareFirst Arena, the RFK Stadium Campus, and Nationals Park among other DC venues. It also promotes, sponsors and ...
In addition, seminars, social events, concerts, an international Miss Phi Beta Sigma Pageant, Stepshow, and oratorical contests are also held during the week-long conference. Throughout the years, notable individuals such as George Washington Carver and Carter G. Woodson were speakers at conclaves.