By Janie Amaya
Local activists began preparations Monday for three days of protests in the nation’s Capitol.
OurDC, a Washington-based nonprofit, is organizing the protests in hopes of drawing attention to unemployment within the district and beyond.
“I’m hoping [Congress] will see the multitude of people that are unemployed. And I’m hoping that it will make them think and re-route their thought pattern as far as cuts, and bring good jobs back into the district,” said Linda Evans, an activist with OurDC.
The demonstrations, entitled “Take Back The Capitol,” will include candlelight vigils, marches and rallies.
OurDC anticipates being joined by 3,000 activists from across the country and are mobilizing for the influx.
“We’re … making sure that the people that come to town have housing. We’ve got churches and various community support groups that are helping out with feeding people,” OurDC activist John Butler told Talk Radio News.