We are so back!
Fundraising celebrations! January events! DCAF staff recs! All that & more in this email!
Hello to our wonderful DCAF community!
Here’s the truth: 2024 was a hard year to be an abortion fund, an abortion seeker, an abortion advocate– and really, if we’re being the most truthful: 2024 was a hard year to be human.
And that’s why celebrating our wins matters.
In December 2024, at the tail-end of a doozy year, somehow, this community managed to end the year on a high-note. You all:
Sold out the We Lived Through This DCAF 2024 Holiday Party and raised $84,000 for abortion access in D.C. and beyond.
CRUSHED our EOY 100K fundraising match goal (cheers to Eli Dickinson & Kat Zambon!!) in under two weeks.
Between the holiday party and end of year matching, you closed out 2024 by raising a whopping $711,000 in December alone. (Icon behavior!)
We’ve said it before and we will keep saying it: we could not do this without you.
As for 2025? We are SO back.
Like, seriously– have you seen our events calendar? She is booked & busy!
January line-up:
(Find full event deets by visiting our DCAF events page!)
1/17: The Pocket Presents: On a Blue Note: Veronique w/ Josee Molavi Duo + KENDALL, benefitting DCAF! You can still get tickets here!
1/18: Bold Fork Books Bake Sale, 10AM to sell out! 100% of bake sale proceeds go to DCAF. Buy some baked goods & you can also donate to the fundraiser here!
1/20: ANTI-INAUGURATION BALL at Black Cat DC; we will be tabling, come say hi! Tickets here!
1/22: The Icon & The Idealist book release event at Loyalty Books! $10 of each copy sold at the event will go to DCAF! RSVP here!
1/25: Pack, Party, Palestine! w/ Bodily Autonomy- Metro DC & EC4DC; this event is SOLD OUT, but you can still donate to the fundraiser here, benefitting DCAF!
1/25: Ground Control Theater presents: 3rd Annual Abortion Access Benefit Series! here. Proceeds from the event will support DCAF!
What did we tell you? D.C. is already showing up for abortion access and for each other. Community is how we get through this.
2025 mantra: we can have good days in a hard world.
We also know that these next few days, especially if you live in D.C. may bring about a range of feelings. We are encouraging you to take care of yourself and prioritize joy. It’s still important to have good days in a hard world.
The DCAF staff put together these recommendations for books, movies, recipes and local spots so you can tap into that joy & good day energy this month.
Check that out here.
In eternal love & rage,
Alisha & DCAF
