Open Mic - Safe, Affordable, Free DC with Talib Karim Muhammad

Open Mic – Safe, Affordable, Free DC with Talib Karim Muhammad

Date and Time

Jan 19, 2026 7:00 pm

Location

14th & V

2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009

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Join Talib Karim Muhammad online to honor MLK with a day of action making DC safer for all!

Join Talib Karim Muhammad, leading candidate for Mayor of DC, for a high-velocity day of action. We are honoring Dr. King’s legacy by building the Safe, Affordable, and Free DC he envisioned.

THE TRIPLE-THREAT SCHEDULE

9:30 AM | The Peace Walk & Recruitment Drive

  • Meet: Firth Sterling Ave SE & Sumner Rd SE
  • Action: Marching to recruit 100+ new Fellows
  • 1:00 PM | The Virtual Teach-In (Zoom Masterclass)
  • Access: Registration is free, but we require a contribution to finalize your seat (Link below)
  • 7:00 PM | Dinner Meetup & Open Mic @ Busboys and Poets
  • Location: 14th St NW
  • Action: Open mic and donor milestone celebration
  • VIRTUAL TEACH-IN: THE BLUEPRINT SESSIONS (1:00 PM – 5:15 PM)

    1:00 PM | SESSION 1: SAFE DC

  • Special Guest: Anas Shallal, Founder of Busboys and Poets
  • Focus: Universal STEM After-School (mentoring/meals), ending the family-court pipeline to protect fatherhood, and building the 10,000-person Public Safety Force
  • 1:45 PM | SESSION 2: AFFORDABLE DC
  • Focus: Universal Rent Control, the 61% ($11B) Local Spend Mandate, and matching residents to $110k+ jobs via DC Career AI
  • 2:30 PM | SESSION 3: FREE DC
  • Focus: Creating the $5.1 Million Legal Consortium to win Statehood and reclaiming $3.2B in annual revenue
  • 3:15 PM | SESSION 4: DIGITAL ARMY & PRESS OUTREACH
  • Focus: Training on Digital Activism—how to bypass mainstream media bias using social loops and how to engage Local Press to force our pillars into the public discourse
  • 4:00 PM | SESSION 5: THE GROUND GAME (D2D & B2B)
  • Focus: Technical training on Door-to-Door canvassing and Business-to-Business organizing. How to recruit local shop owners into the 61% Mandate coalition
  • 4:45 PM | SESSION 6: FUNDRAISING FOR SOVEREIGNTY
  • Focus: The math of the Fair Elections Match. We need 1,000 DC residents at $40–$50 to unlock the funds needed to defeat billionaire-funded establishment candidates
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