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| AdvocacyAmp Up and Show Up Friday: Demand Mayor Bowser #StopDCGDemo
Join us Friday (8/31) to tell the Mayor that the health and lives of DC General families are worth more than whatever pressure is propelling the Mayor forward. Read more…
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| AdvocacyThe Latest on #StopDCGDemo: Keep the Pressure Up as Lead Findings Pause Demolition of Building 9
The exterior demolition of Building 9 has briefly stopped after unsafe levels of lead were found in the ground just outside the building, but the Bowser Administration has not yet agreed to stop the demolition until the families are all gone. Read more…
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Why not just wait until the kids are gone, Ms. Mayor?
We’ve dropped off the first round of signatures (550 individuals, 30 orgs!) to the office of the Mayor. We’re collecting signatures through Monday, so please still sign on and spread the word! Read more…
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Stop Demolition At DC General Campus Until After Families Leave!
We are asking you to take action TODAY to stop Mayor Bowser from knocking down a building that we know contained lead and asbestos until all the families living at DC General have moved out. Read more…
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The Down and Dirty on DC General
Legal Clinic attorney Amber Harding recaps the latest on emergency legislation introduced regarding plans to shutter DC General, just before DC Council entered summer recess. Read more…
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DC Council, We Urge You to Vote ‘Yes’ on the D.C. General Resident Relocation Emergency Act of 2018
We support the closure of DC General, but only if it is done in a way that improves the conditions that families live in and ensures that there is enough shelter for all who need it. Read more…
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Bowser Administration Misled the Public About DC General Replacement Shelter Progress—Will the DC Council Hold Them Accountable?
Legal Clinic attorney Amber Harding delivered this testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services and Committee on Transportation and the Environment on June 25, 2018. Read more…
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| AdvocacyDC Council Must Do Better on Affordable Housing by Second Budget Vote
Just like the budget you might make for your family, our elected leaders are responsible for making choices that ensure that everyone in the DC family can meet their basic needs, including having safe housing. Read more…
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Do Your Elected Leaders Value Affordable Housing Enough to Fund It?
Contact your Council member and tell them this gap between rhetoric and reality is unacceptable—that they must do better by DC residents struggling with homelessness! Read more…
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This Budget is Irresponsible. Flip It.
We are failing to build and sustain a District of Columbia in which I would be proud to raise my children. Read more…
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