A great turn-out for the Fall Mixer, in spite of the rain. Photo by Ericka Hume.

Hi there, 

As the newest addition to the GGWash team, allow me to introduce myself: I'm Tricia Chicka, the Communications Intern for fall 2024. I am taking the reins of many of our email communications and excited to work with these excellent folks on important issues for our region. You can read more about me here.

Isn't this photo from the Fall Mixer great? It reminds me of the bike commuting and outdoor recreation mantra: No bad weather, only ill-suited gear. The GGWash crowd is not afraid of a little rain and knows how to prepare for it with style!

We have many great events for you to check out, including a Readers and Writers Happy Hour on October 29th. Read on to learn more about what's going on in the region...

Attainable housing walking tour of Ashton

Saturday, October 19, 11:00am-12:30pm

(address and directions provided upon registration)

This fall, Montgomery County will have a big conversation about how its neighborhoods should look in the future–including how to create more housing options for people of different ages, incomes, and lifestyles. What does that mean for you? Let's go for a walk and find out. For this tour, we're taking advantage of the fall foliage and heading out to the historic community of Ashton.

Readers and Writers Happy Hour

Tuesday, October 29, 6:00pm-8:00pm

The Wonderland Ballroom, Upstairs,101 Kenyon St NW

Join us for this special happy hour to meet and celebrate the writers and volunteers who make the GGWash publication possible—and the readers who make that work worthwhile. Connect with everyone from Breakfast Links curators to GGWash staff and writers, chat about your favorite stories, and maybe even learn how to become a contributor yourself.

Attainable housing walking tour of Friendship Heights

(updated date!) Saturday, November 2, 11:00am-12:30pm

(address and directions provided upon registration)

This fall, Montgomery County will have a big conversation about how its neighborhoods should look in the future–including how to create more housing options for people of different ages, incomes, and lifestyles. What does that mean for you? Let's go for a walk and find out. For our last tour of the fall - we're heading to Friendship Heights! 

A Conversation with Jerusalem Demsas

Tuesday, November 12, 6:30pm-8:00pm (Doors open at 6pm)

People's Book, 7014 Westmoreland Avenue, Suite A, Takoma Park

More and more Americans are feeling the pain of our national housing crisis, but often struggle to pin down the actual cause. In her new book, On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy, Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer for the Atlantic, breaks down in plain language how the democratic process has been hijacked to throw up barriers to homebuilding.

Join Jerusalem for a lively conversation with Greater Greater Washington policy directors Alex Baca and Dan Reed, where we’ll talk about ways to create a healthier, more productive form of local government.

And: if you live in Montgomery County, come when the doors open (6:00pm) and show your support for Attainable Housing Strategies–the county’s proposal to make it easier to build more homes and more types of homes in areas where you can’t today–by writing a postcard to the County Council, sponsored by Montgomery for All.

Ride/Walk For Your Life

Sunday, November 17 (Ride is at 10am and Walk is at 11am)

For the third year running, join forces with others across America to raise your voices on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Ride for Your Life 2024 is an 8-mile slow ride (register here) and separate one-mile walk (register here) to the Lincoln Memorial that will send a clear message about roadway safety to our leaders as a new Congress and presidential administration takes shape. The more people show up, the more attention we will get, and the safer the roads will become.

If you'd like to support by volunteering, sign up here.

The ride, specifically, will retrace the route that mother and U.S. diplomat Sarah Debbink Langenkamp took in Bethesda the day she died riding her bike in 2022, continuing to the Lincoln Memorial where there will be a rally to press for change on our roadways. The walk will depart from Freedom Plaza.

Write for us

GGWash is able to keep publishing great content thanks to the community members who write for us. We're looking for pitches from volunteer contributors. Have a specific idea for a story? You can submit your pitch through our pitch form. If you would like to talk with us more about what it means to write for GGWash, please email us at [email protected]. 

In pursuit of our free speech right… to train ANCs

A few weeks ago, we sent a letter to the DC Board of Ethics and Government Accountability demanding a change in DC regulations to comply with the First Amendment, stemming from our 2023 effort to provide trainings for new ANC commissioners.

2024 Fall Mixer photo album

Well over 300 of you joined us at the Fall Mixer at Metrobar on September 25. We had a blast, and hope you did too! Check out the Fall Mixer photo album on Facebook.

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