Empower DC May Membership Meeting
Saturday, May 18th 2013
Training at 3:00pm | Dinner at 5:00pm
Guildfield
1023 Otis St. NE, Washington
EMPOWER DC: Organizing Community Power!
Saturday, May 18th 2013
Training at 3:00pm | Dinner at 5:00pm
Guildfield
1023 Otis St. NE, Washington
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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Protest at Barry Farm saves Rec Center from being closed, puts power back on side of Barry Farm residents.
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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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