Attend a webinar on how transportation and racial inequities affect population health in DC. Lose your car keys (on purpose!) for a day. Visit a community engagement fair on climate action. Take a bike ride along the Anacostia River Trail. Read more in this week’s events post.
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		Despite many health issues being definitively connected to motor vehicle emissions, most transportation choices are made with extremely limited input from the health sector, and with very little consideration of racial or other health inequities. Join GGWash and researchers from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health for a panel discussion on how choices in the transportation sector impact health outcomes and health equity, as well as influence structural racism. [Learn more &amp; RSVP here.](https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dYAfO2-2QmmNyNOkIyxDHA#/registration)


- Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Virtual via Zoom

<h3>Friday, September 22:</h3>

**Lose your car keys for a day: **Friday, September 22 is World Car Free Day and the DC metro area has big plans! What is Car Free Day exactly? It is day created to encourage people to travel more sustainably worldwide. These greener methods range from walking to public transit to biking to simply working from home (if possible). There are also the “car-lite” options of carpooling and vanpooling—the main point is to not drive alone by car for the entire day. Taking the pledge helps bring awareness to how environmentally-unfriendly cars are. while also helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion.

Anyone who takes the pledge in the Washington metro area will receive a $30 promo code from Nift (Neighborhood Gift) to spend at local businesses and becomes automatically eligible to win some awesome prizes (a Samsung tablet, annual memberships, gift cards to popular restaurants and stores, and more). Nearby, Baltimore is offering free transit all weekend. Choose the travel method that fits your mobility best and explore a new way of moving. Pledge now to travel around more sustainably for one day! Learn more & take the free pledge here.

- Date: Friday, September 22, 2023
- Time: All day

**Learn from experts about climate gentrification: **Join the Urban Land Institute (ULI) for their webinar “Receiving Community: Building Inclusive Places to Mitigate Climate Gentrification-Driven Displacement.” Climate gentrification occurs as climate change influences where people want to live as communities experience changing conditions; there are increasing incentives to live in certain locations with lower climate-related risks, and decreasing incentives in others with higher risks. This flow of people negatively impacts local, national, and global markets. It also causes a spike in prices, mainly with buildings, in the areas that have been deemed as lower risk. This panel discussion is based on a report published by ULI (by the same title) and will feature experts who can provide the audience with foundational knowledge on this issue and highlight local strategies and solutions for equitable development. The key concepts and outline of the report will be discussed too. Learn more & RSVP here.

- Date: Friday, September 22, 2023
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Virtual via Zoom

<h3>Saturday, September 23:</h3>

**Get engaged with local climate change action and disaster preparedness: **As the climate warms, cities and countries across the globe are experiencing disaster after disaster. There needs to be urgent action in order to combat the climate crisis and the impacts it has on people and on the planet. To help raise awareness, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly and friends are hosting a climate change and disaster preparedness community engagement fair on Saturday, September 23. There will be several presentations, workshops, and tabling organizations (including GGWash!) there to educate people on what is being done, and what still needs to be done, as we prepare for and against climate change-related disasters. No RSVP needed. Learn more about the event here.

- Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: SW Farmers Market, 4th and M Streets SW, Washington, DC 20024

<h3>Sunday, September 24:</h3>

**Take a bike ride along the Anacostia River Trail: **DC Trail Rangers, a Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) program, are celebrating their 10 year anniversary of working to make our city’s bike trails more inclusive, welcoming, and in good shape so they can be used daily. They want to mark the occasion by having a bike ride with members of the community! Join WABA and Friends of Anacostia Park for a two-hour, family-friendly ride along the Anacostia River Trail that will also feature music, useful trail resources, and organizational programming updates. Learn more & RSVP here.

- Date: Sunday, September 24, 2023
- Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Anacostia Skating Pavilion, 1500 Anacostia Dr, Washington, DC 20020

<h3>Save the date:</h3>

**Usher in fall at the GGWash Fall Mixer: **It’s hard to believe, but the days will soon cool down and the leaves will start changing color—that means it’s time for our Fall Mixer at Metrobar! This casual event is the biggest gathering of transit fans and housing advocates around and you will have the chance to connect with hundreds of like-minded people. Bring your friends and family and join GGWash on Wednesday, September 27 for a night of fun in the fresh air—no SmarTrip card required! If the $30 ticket price doesn’t seem doable, you can use this form to request one of our pay-it-forward tickets or to sign up to volunteer. Learn more & RSVP here.

- Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Time: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Metrobar

View more upcoming events on our calendar!

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