Join the D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community and Environmental Law Institute Tuesday, September 25 from Noon-2:00 pm for Anacostia: The Past, Present and Possible Futures of an American River.
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Get your fresh, free fruits and vegetables and other groceries Wednesday, September 19.
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Visit the APACC PARK(ing) Day pop-up park Friday, September 21 and grab a snack, relax, and talk about why park space is important to you and your community.
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One of the ways APACC helps members (and non-members) build their organizational capacity is through a weekly post with useful information and skill-building opportunities. Check out this week’s post.
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Julia Irving and Lamont Akins secure top positions in the Bowser administration as community liaisons.
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The Office of Planning recently released a progress report about the Anacostia Waterfront, highlighting the many, many ways that the Anacostia River waterfront has become an exciting destination and driver of all sorts of positive change in DC over the past 15 years. The report also acknowledges that there is a lot more work to be done, especially to address equity and resilience along the river corridor.
While the 15-year progress report is a fantastically informative retrospective on how far DC has come, perhaps it also serves as a call to action for the agencies, nonprofits, businesses and residents who live, work, play and pray along the Anacostia River corridor to come together again to create an new, updated, comprehensive vision for the future of the waterfront that addresses current challenges and opportunities.
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On average, the poorest 20 percent pay the most for electricity — that’s 10 percent of total household income. Community power and community storage will transform access to affordable clean energy for low-income households if we deploy equitable project finance models that scale with the market instead of depending on subsidies. (GreenBiz)
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Finding and securing affordable housing is hard enough without facing barriers when using a government subsidy. The Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) Tenant Barriers Workgroup is doing a survey to identify barriers rental housing applicants have when searching for housing with a voucher. The group will use the information to craft solutions.
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One of the ways APACC helps members (and non-members) build their organizational capacity is through a weekly post with useful information and skill-building opportunities. Check out this week’s post.
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Ward 8 Woods, with funding from the Office of Planning and Department of Energy and the Environment, is working to reverse decades of neglect by employing Ward 8 residents to remove trash and invasive species from the extensive but underappreciated wooded areas in Ward 8.
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Celebrating the Year of the Anacostia continues with Capturing the Anacostia Forum Saturday, September 8 at 11:00 am at the Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Pl SE).
Get some private time with Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Friday, September 7 to discuss your concerns, share recommendations, more.
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Distractions come in many forms and then can make organizing a challenge. But some local organizations have merged social media and in-person activities to dull the distractions, somewhat similar to what communities in Italy are doing. What can DC organizers learn from this fairly new model?
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One of the ways APACC helps members (and non-members) build their organizational capacity is through a weekly post with useful information and skill-building opportunities. Check out this week’s post.
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Ward 7 community members are invited to the Saturday, September 8 breakfast meeting to talk flooding, resiliency, and community strengthening.
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Little mussels are having a big impact on the Anacostia River. Learn more about what these bivalve molluscs are doing to improve water quality in the river.
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