Last Colony

Thanks to everyone who came out to our first event on Sunday! It was a great success! Let's build a movement!

LC Trivia of the Day: Which legendary Senator introduced the 1990 bill calling for DC Statehood?

Scott Howell, Democratic candidate for US Senate from Utah -- and DC statehood supporter

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Photo of the Day: DC Statehood Advocates are in Charlotte rallying the troops for DC Statehood! Look at the awesome billboards up around Charlotte spreading the word!

“As soon as they’re ready we’re willing to help across the country,” he said. “We do help from time to time but I think it’s time to go into a more militant, aggressive phase.”

NAACP President Jealous Suggests D.C. Voting Rights Activists Be More Aggressive A national civil rights leader suggested today that District residents should be much more aggressive in demanding voting rights in Congress or statehood. On the WAMU Politics Hour Friday, NAACP...

The RNC ended yesterday, but they have drawn the line in the sand about "Preserving the District of Columbia". See how:

Parsing the GOP Platform on DC (DCist) As the Republican National Convention kicks off in earnest today, the country's eyes will be looking to how Republicans shape and communicate their goals for the next four years. Part of this will be...

Pro-DC Statehood Billboards to go up at DNC in Charlotte (DCist) When Democrats gather in Charlotte next week for the Democratic National Convention, they'll be met with two large billboards pushing for an issue near and dear to many D.C. residents—statehood....

We had a great time at 's org fair! Check out our latest photos! http://www.lastcolony.org/photos.html

Photos The Last Colony team signs up new members at the org fair at The George Washington University on University Yard!

Patrick Kennedy from Clearwater, Florida (Now a DC resident), supports DC Statehood because "as long as we remain shackled by arcane conventions that deny us representation, the symbols within our borders will remain philosophically hollow".

I Am DC: Why I Support DC Statehood By Patrick Kennedy Clearwater, Florida (Now a DC Resident) Some people support statehood for the District of Columbia because it would be a logical thing to do. Why arbitrarily deny 620,000 people...

We had a great time at today's org fair at George Washington! We signed up 38 new members ready to go!