DC House Grooves strongly supports the Black Lives Matter movement, and on Saturday June 13, we’ll be proudly supporting the Say it Loud, Say it Proud: Black Lives Matter! march to the White House in Washington DC, a collaboration between 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 and all the local underground electronic music crews: 630 Radio, Art by Quest Skinner, Bump’n’Grind, DarkRoom, DC House Grooves, Forward DC, Hothouse, Market Crash, Meso Creso, Petworth Social Club, ROAM, SEQUENCE, Sleaze, Sprüdel, The NeedlExchange – TNX, Virtual Underground DC, Sticky Fingers Collective & Team Zapata. All our welcome, and we encourage all our friends and followers to raise their voice and make themselves heard by joining the march on Saturday. Please share with your friends and let’s make sure they hear us!

Event Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/207994450236937

Event details:

𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 presents 𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗, 𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗: 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 – March to The White House.

Join the DC Dance Music Community as we march in support of Black Lives Matter. #BlackLivesMatter#BlackLivesMatterDC

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝟯𝟬 𝗪 𝗦𝘁. 𝗡𝗘.

We will march from 6th St NE ⤏ Rhode Island Ave NE/NW ⤏ Florida Ave. NW ⤏ African-American Civil War Memorial/Museum ⤏ U St NW ⤏ 14 St. NW ⤏ Rhode Island Ave NW ⤏ Black Lives Matter Plz (formerly 16th St NW) ⤏ The White House.

We will pause at the African-American Civil War Memorial/Museum and The White House for approx. one hour/each.

We will have an 8-person golf cart fully equipped with Martin Audio sound, provided by 630 Radio. Prioritized golf cart seating will be given to those with mobile disabilities. We will be driving slow; feel free to walk or bike alongside us.

♫ Music will be curated by Bernard Farley in support of black artists of all orientations. We want to make a lot of noise; if you have drums or bongos, please bring them.

We will have 100 PB&Js and 200 bottled waters available to protestors on a first-come-first-served basis. We will also have a limited amount of gloves for those who prefer to wear them. ***BYO MASK*** We will have a very limited amount of extra masks available. We urge you to bring your own.

If you or those in your household are at higher risk for virus transmission, or if you feel unwell, please stay home. Take care of yourself. We want everyone to remain as safe as possible. If you must stay home, and would still like to help, the best way to do this would be to spread the word about this march via social media/phone/email. If you are financially able, we also invite you to donate to Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲

11am Meet at 630 W St. NE
11:30am Begin march down Rhode Island Ave
12:30pm Arrive at African-American Civil War Memorial/Museum
[30 MIN-1 HR BREAK]
1/1:30pm March to The White House
2/2:30pm Arrive at The White House
[~1HR BREAK]
3:30/4pm March back to 630 W St. NE
5:30/6pm Arrive at 630 W St. NEForecast says it may rain in the afternoon. That may change, but – please plan accordingly. See you there.

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆:

630 Radio
Art by Quest Skinner
Bump ‘n Grind
DarkRoom
DC House Grooves
Forward DC
Hothouse
Market Crash
Meso Creso
Petworth Social Club
ROAM
SEQUENCE
Sleaze
Sprüdel
The NeedlExchange – TNX
Virtual Underground DC
Sticky Fingers Collective
Team Zapata