FREE D.C.: A PROTEST BY DESIGN

Home Rule is essential to the D.C. Statehood movement. Show your pride in the people, culture, and community of D.C. and support the fight for full representation. 

DC citizens have limited sovereignty, with the federal government, particularly Congress, retaining ultimate authority over the District's budget and local affairs despite the Home Rule Act. While residents elect local officials and a nonvoting representative in Congress, they lack voting representation in the Senate and full control over self-governance, leading to ongoing advocacy for DC Statehood to achieve full rights and self-determination. 

Join our protest by design by rockin’ our Home Rule Then Statehood Now t-shirt inspired by the Home Rule demonstrations and protests of the 1960s and 70s, from the heart of our nation’s capital, amplifying the message across the country! Change the District to a State and change the world!

Learn more about the FREE D.C. movement for self-governance by following @freedcproject • freedcproject.org and @dcvote • www.dcvote.org.

SHOP WITH US IN PERSON AT SGA RANGE NIGHT BLOCK PARTY

We’re excited to be a participating vendor as SGA lights up the golf range with a block party — just as the top 50 golfers in the world roll into town to compete in the BMW Championship at Caves Valley for their shot at the TOUR Championship.

We’ll have a full range (pun intended) of our D.C. statehood capsule collection.

SGA RANGE NIGHT BLOCK PARTY

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Langston Golf Course & Driving Range
2600 Benning Road NE, Washington, DC 20002

Visit SGA Range Night for details and get tickets.

FRESH DIGEST 3.16.25: 
CELEBRATING AANHPI HERITAGE FILIPINO STYLE

COMMUNITY
Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market

Kam & 46 x SAMASAMA presents Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market at Metrobar on Sunday, May 25th. For this outdoor market, we will be celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with our favorite vendors and of course, introducing new makers. Join us for a day of food, drinks, music and shopping local. All ages welcome, bring your family and friends and support some amazing artisans, we can’t wait to see you there! Bring your neighbors and the whole pamilya!⁣ 

For more information and to RSVP visit: sarisari2025.eventbrite.com

CULTURE
Ruby Ibarra Tiny Desk

Filipino-American rapper Ruby Ibarra has been named the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest, standing out among nearly 7,500 entries with her performance of “Bakunawa,” a piece rooted in Filipino mythology and her personal journey into motherhood.

Read the full article in: Manila Standard

View Story: NBC Bay Area News
The Bay Area's Ruby Ibarra takes the top prize in NPR's Tiny DeskContest. She catches up with NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai.

COMMERCE
Salamat Po Capsule

Can’t make it to the Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market, no worries! We’ve got you covered with a nice offering of our Salamat Po Capsule Collection celebrating Filipino heritage and Fil-Am culture. From t-shirts, tank tops, crewnecks, hats and more. SHOP

MABUHAY! CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR! 

Salamat Friends,

Thank you to everyone we’ve had the pleasure of gathering and building community with last year. We were blessed to be a part of so much, and embraced by so many, including you!

We’ll be on a brief hiatus until after the MLK Holiday. All orders placed online between now and then will begin shipping Monday, Jan. 27th. Previous orders will be fulfilled by Monday, January 13th. Thank you for your patience and patronage.

Should you be looking to get your hands on something right away, please visit our retail partners in D.C., Steadfast Supply and Shop Made In D.C.

While on hiatus, we’ll share some resources on how to sustainably clean out your closet, reduce, recycle, reuse, and upcycle so you can make the most of what you already have before updating your wardrobe.

Community. Culture. Commerce. Always in that order.

Mabuhay! Cheers!

-C. CARDi

MAKETTO 
AYCE Dim Sum Brunch & Holiday Pop-Up

For the seventh year in a row, Maketto has been named a Bib Gourmand restaurant and is heading into its tenth year of business in the H Street NE Corridor.

Join us for brunch and shop favorites from our H Street NE Capsule Collection. We will gift a limited number of H Street NE posters (pictured) to those who shop with us while supplies last. Spread neighborly cheer, shop locally and support DMV area-based businesses. Discover great gift finds from apparel, to baked goods, jewelry, vintage, vinyl, and more.

Date: Saturday, December 21st
Time: 11am - 3pm
Location: Maketto | 1351 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002

Extremely Limited Edition Release: 1st Ballot Reggie Voter Cap

This rare limited edition release will ship within 24 hours of purchase and shipping is free on all orders in the United States of America. 

Sports, nostalgia, and history are inspirational mainstays of our design process of making something that means something. Philly and the stakes of the 2024 election season were the catalyst for the 1st Ballot Reggie Voter cap.  The city of Philadelphia is hallowed ground in the founding of the United States of America and is now key to winning the state of Pennsylvania and ultimately  the 2024 Presidential Election.  

According to the U.S. Census data from 2020, as many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. Every year, millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration, or aren’t sure how to register. In addition to this there’s a sizable number of intermittent voters  on the sidelines in any given election. 

Sources: NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org | Pew Research Center

Our aim is to make voter registration and voting a stylish affair and create greater awareness of voting rights and resources.  We hope that this serves as a reminder or even motivation to eligible voters to get registered and cast their ballot this election season.  

H STREET EVE PARTY & POP-UP ‘24

Friday, September 20th || 5pm - 1am

Hill Prince • 1337 H Street NE, Washington, D of C 20002

• Pop-Up Shop 5–11pm ft. CHRiS CARDi, Inner Flydom, On Us Tees, and The Pack World
• Party 9pm–1am ft. DJ Friends on Mars

ABOUT H STREET EVE

This year CHRiS CARDi teamed up with Rock Harper and the team at Hill Prince to host our annual H Street Eve event, a pop-up and party the night before H Street Festival. This year’s event will have a dope line up of vendors, fun and games, interactive photo installations, delicious food and, of course, drinks will be flowing. DJ Friends on Mars returns to set the vibes!

For the pop-up, CHRiS CARDi will have all the H Street NE capsule collection fan favorites and release a new line-up of t-shirts, hats, and accessories. This year will also feature D.C. area based brands Inner Flydom, On Us Tees, and The Pack World for guests to shop unique finds to rock the next day at the festival.

In 2016, CHRiS CARDi, Inc. hosted the first ever H Street Eve; an annual party and pop-up taking place the night before H Street Festival. The event started as a way for neighbors, friends, and fans of CARDi’s nostalgic H Street NE merch to shop and celebrate on the eve of the festival. The event has evolved, partnering D.C.’s small businesses, creatives, and bringing people together from all over the city in a celebration of community. 

ABOUT H STREET FESTIVAL

H Street Festival is one of the most anticipated and highly attended single day festivals in Washington D.C. The festival started as a 500 participant block party more than 19 years ago, it has now grown into a 150,000 participant event. Our H Street Eve pop-up + party is like a pre-game or pep rally - if you will the night before the festival.

RSVP 

Creators Space Market

Free pop-up event Hosted by Nest DC

The Chris Cardi Team invites you to this weekend's Pop-Up shopping experience hosted by Nest DC. The event highlights the launch of their new innovative and affordable creator space located in the heart of U Street. Meet and mingle with the wonderful team of Nest DC and a selection of artists, makers, and visionaries from the DC community, offering a variety of unique gifts and goods. Chris Cardi will be featuring a selection of merchandise from our Bastards capsule collection at the Pop-Up.

Pop-Up Event Details...

Friday, September 13, 2024
Creator Space
Located at 1508 U St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
5:00PM - 8:00PM

Check out the Pop-Up Eventbrite page for details and RSVP.