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Council Must Prevent More Evictions and Protect Tenant Rights
Tomorrow, the DC Council will vote on an emergency bill that will begin phasing in evictions again in DC. Since March of 2020, an eviction moratorium has been in place that is tied to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Mayor Bowser has told the DC Council that she does not intend to extend the Public Health Emergency past July 25. The bill before the Council has some good parts, and some parts that could stand to be improved. Read more…
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Action Alert: Tell DC Council to End Homelessness and Repair Public Housing!
We are in crunch time for DC’s budget! We need your help to tell the DC Council that they have a lot of work to do to end homelessness and repair public housing. Read more…
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| AdvocacyOur First Look: Did the Mayor Fund Our Housing and Homelessness Priorities?
Welcome to our first assessment of the proposed FY22 budget! We will try to explain how much money Mayor Bowser has committed to meet our demands for ending and preventing homelessness and creating deeply affordable housing. It is up to the Council now to shift this budget into one that does more to shake up the status quo, and more to provide housing justice to District residents. Read more…
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Envisioning a Path Forward: Budget and Legislative Priorities
In 2021, there are reasons for hope. It is time to envision and pursue a path forward. We reject setting our goal posts at “back to normal” because too many people were suffering prior to the pandemic, and we know that the death toll and harm of the pandemic could have been lessened if a well-threaded safety net had been in place. Read more…
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| AdvocacyIt’s Budget Season in DC! Here Are a Few Ways to Make Your Voice Heard.
With oversight hearings over and the Mayor set to release her proposed budget to the Council by May 27, it is time to sign up for budget hearings! Read more…
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| AdvocacyHow well were you served in 2020? Here’s how to let DC Council know!
Here is a compilation of the information you need to provide your input to the DC Council on key government agencies, whether by submitting written testimony, participating in a virtual hearing, or leaving a voicemail with your thoughts. Read more…
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Ghosts, Goblins, & Displacement
It’s the time of year for ghosts and goblins, but the most frightening thing for DC residents is the looming crisis of homelessness and displacement Read more…
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Council Cuts Health and Human Services to Reverse Advertising Tax in Final Budget Vote
On Thursday, July 23, the DC Council took its final vote on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, choosing to cut health and human services during a global pandemic because the majority of councilmembers decided that undoing an advertising tax was more important. Read more…
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DC Budget Update: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
The DC Council needs to do so much more to get us to a #JustRecoveryDC. DC had a preexisting affordable housing crisis that is about to get much worse as a result of the global pandemic and economic recession. Read more…
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Love DC. Love the People.
It’s that time of year again—time to fight for DC residents through an equitable budget. Read more…
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