“There is no such thing as the ‘voiceless.’ There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”
~Arundhati Roy
Your voice can help break the silence.
Mayor Bowser and Affordable Housing: Do the Dollars Soar as High as the Rhetoric?
Here’s our initial take on what Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget does for affordable housing.
read moreWe Must Be Sticks in a Bundle
Add your voice to those calling for a racially and economically just DC budget this year, and follow #PutPeopleFirst on Twitter for updates as this important work moves forward!
read moreMayor Bowser Has a Critical Campaign Promise Left to Keep
We reflect on the fact that closing DC General was never the only, or even the most important, promise Mayor Bowser made to families experiencing homelessness. Only when all DC families have safe and secure housing will DC have ended family homelessness.
read moreAmp 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 moreThe 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 moreWhy 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 moreStop 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 moreDispatches from the Affordable Housing Initiative: Brookland Manor
This struggle continues in the context of the affordable housing crisis that grips all of DC, but that has caused the most damage and continues to loom most threateningly in low-income communities of color.
read moreDispatches from the Affordable Housing Initiative: Congress Heights
The Alabama Ave/13th Street Tenant Coalition Continues the Struggle to Exercise Rights Under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act
read moreDC 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.
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