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    Empower DC May Membership Meeting

    Saturday, May 18th 2013
    Training at 3:00pm
    | Dinner at 5:00pm
    Guildfield  Baptist Church
    1023 Otis St. NE, Washington
    , DC

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    Judge Declines Empower DC Injunction

    Empower DC's legal effort to stop the closing of 17 DC public schools fell short as a federal judge rules against the injunction. Read the full story here

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    Empower DC confronts Mayor Gray...

    Protest at Barry Farm saves Rec Center from being closed, puts power back on side of Barry Farm residents.

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    Save DC Schools

    Support the fight against closing DC public schools.

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  • Affordable Housing

    Empower DC works to preserve and protect affordable housing, ensure the creation of more affordable housing, and heighten tenants’ knowledge of their housing rights. We do this through developing the leadership and collective power of tenants directly impacted by the need for affordable housing

    In 2012, our focus is working with residents of Public Housing to ensure they are informed about their rights and are able to collectively... Read more »

     

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  • Child Care for All Campaign

    The Child Care for All Campaign works to develop the confident self-advocacy of low and moderate income parents and providers who are directly impacted by the need for quality, affordable child care. Our current child care priorities include full funding for the Child Care Subsidy Program, and expanding and improving child care services for children with special needs... Read more »

     

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  • Public Education Campaign

    Empower DC’s Public Education Campaign is campaign is building an organized and empowered group of parents and community members concerned about DC Public Schools, who through collective action are becoming a political force and holding officials accountable to their needs. The campaign is currently focused on informing the public about potential school closures and organizing residents to demand investment in, not closure of, DC Public Schools... Read more »

     

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    Ivy City- Campaign for Crummel School

    Empower DC is assisting the historic Ivy City community with re-establishing a strong and sustainable Civic Association, and developing neighborhood leadership and strategic campaigns around several issues including the restoration of the Alexander Crummell School for use as a workforce development and community center... Read more »

     

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  • People's Property Campaign

    From 2005-2010, the People’s Property Campaign brought residents from all 8 Wards together to demand an end to the practice of giving away valuable public property to developers... Read more »

     

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 25 May Ivy City Civic Association May Day Celebration On the grounds of Crummell School, at the corner of Gallaudet and Kendall Streets, NE.  100% free!  Live entertainment, food, games, pony rides, and more.  For more information, contact Ivy City Civic Association President, Alicia Swanson-Canty at ascantyicca@yahoo.com or 202-480-9389.

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