Organizing tenant & community power in DC through an anti-racist, service to justice lens. Tweeting w/gifs bc we love them. Organizing arm of @BreadfortheCity
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Hundreds of DC residents responded to #ThePeoplesDemandsDC survey, and “streetcar” and “more money for cops that cooperate with ICE” weren’t on there.
See the full list of demands @ thepeoplesdemandsdc.com/#dem… and share them widely. Stay tuned for more info!
Our organizing department is getting bigger and bigger, and honestly….
These DC systems should be shaking in their mf’n BOOTS.
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The budget is everybody’s business!! It’s always wonderful to be in community with great leaders like Robert and Rachelle from @thewayhomeDC and People for Fairness Coalition 💕🫶🏽
Join the movement for a fair budget, which this one ain’t! Go to FairBudget.org
As we continue to work through the mayor’s budget, we wanted to lift up the amazing action that took place last week! TWHC leaders Robert Warren and Rachelle Ellison participated in an action at the Wilson Building ahead of Mayor Bowser releasing her budget proposal.
ALT The Way Home Campaign's Robert Warren and Rachelle Ellison take a photo at the Wilson Building before the mayor introduced her budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025.
ALT A group of people stand on steps inside the Wilson Building before the mayor's budget proposal.
ALT A photo of three smiling people as they sit in on the mayor's budget proposal on April 3.
We love to see it! Proud @FairBudgetDC members here ✨
Shoutout to our client leader who took part in the action!
We shut down @MayorBowser's Budget Forum tonight to demand she stop balancing the DC budget on the backs of Black & brown working class people.
We have revenue solutions to address budget pressures and also achieve a #TaxSystem4Justice
SIGN HERE --> bit.ly/peoplestaxplan
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Folks can drop by MLK Library any time between 2-4:30 pm on the 29th to speak with the community advocates who participated in the training and are eager to discuss their ideas.
We'll welcome you and bring the snacks, but we won't be the ones talking :)
dcjusticelab.org/events/
On July 29, hear from @DCJusticeLab's inaugural cohort of 15 community leaders and what their community-driven solutions are to DC's public safety challenges.
dcjusticelab.org/events/
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The #BrokenHeartBudget is so 💔💔 bc it
💔 significantly underfunds essential needs
💔 doesn't reflect DC values like
👉🏾 racial equity
👉🏾 inclusion
👉🏾 predictability of government services
👉🏾 community wellbeing
We still hope @ChmnMendelson fixes it with more investmts!
Many have called this year's budget a #BrokenHeartBudget. It's also a budget filled with broken promises. The @councilofdc can still keep its promises with the second FY24 Budget Vote.
Read more: wearedcaction.org/dc-council…
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Nona became an ancestor two yrs ago today, so we decided to honor her by asking a few of her loved ones what do they want everyone to remember about Nona.
Time hasn’t taken away our grief, but we know she’s with us in Spirit. Continue to rest peacefully, beautiful butterfly 🦋✨
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I called ERAP today to check on a clients application that was submitted in March. ERAP stated that they hadn't gotten to March yet and were still working on Januarys. DC urgently needs more funding for ERAP.
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TUESDAY: We push DC Council to use $49 million from Paygo to fund programs cut or left out of the #BrokenHeartBudget that support community wellbeing!
💔TAKE ACTION with us! bit.ly/FairBudgetTues
@DCCADV @DCBehavHAssoc @EmpowerEdDC @LegalAidDC @DCHunger @dc_greens @jufj @dc4d
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Just a reminder as the Bowser Administration seems to be intensifying encampment clearings (again), there are non-harmful solutions to encampments. The primary solution must be housing. @thewayhomeDC @FairBudgetDC
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Years ago the council mandated that D.C. move its rent-control paperwork into digital format and create a public database of all rent-controlled units. The project has been delayed for years, as I reported in late 2020: wamu.org/story/20/12/22/a-to…
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One key issue: Bowser's administration says it can't absorb the somewhat meager costs of implementing the council's emergency bill to prevent the rent hikes. Why? Well, D.C.'s rent-control system is still mostly paper based, so changes take time and personnel.
Please say a prayer and send healing energy to @BreadfortheCity staff today.
Thank you.
Either she’s being disingenuous or she truly has no idea how one of the City’s most critical homelessness prevention tools works….
…..just saying
Has he said anything yet about #CopCity yet tho?
.@jasonsdozier presents THE Dr. Angela Y. Davis with a city proclamation. It’s Angela Y. Davis day as the crowd erupts in support. @Morehouse @RodneyProject
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.@MayorBowser's budget would eliminate the Criminal Code Reform Commission. This would leave the District without an agency to revise its penal laws—ranked among the worst in the nation.
cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/fil…
Def interesting news out of McDuffie’s office. Cautiously optimistic about the task force make up, and looking forward to comment period!
