Southwest DC Action For release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Contact/s: swdcaction@gmail.com (202) 964-0620 CM Allen Urged to Reject Comp Plan Changes SW Joins Call for Equity, Against Black Displacement Southwest, DC is joining the citywide call against the Office of Planning’s (OP) proposed changes to the District’s Comprehensive Plan and urging Ward 6 Councilmember Charles […]
Media release March 8, 2021 Contact Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656 Mendo Hopeful of Getting Comp Plan to Council by the End of March DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said tonight he is ‘hopeful” of getting the Comp Plan to the Council by the end of March. A public hearing in November last year heard a […]
The Washingtonj Post/Opinion by Minnie Elliott Opinion | D.C. is funding displacement at Brookland Manor. It can’t stand. – The Washington Post March 5, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. EST Minnie Elliott is president of the Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association. I am an 83-year-old great-great-grandmother and president of the Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association. As a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CENSUS-BLOCK ANALYSIS OF RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS FOR HOFFMAN AND ASSOCIATES DEVELOPMENTS FROM 2000-2016 Contact: info@southwestvoicedc.comView full report: swvoicedc.com WASHINGTON, DC (March 7, 2021) Southwest Voice conducted a Census block analysis of demographic changes for 34 Hoffman and Associates developments between 2000-2016. We relied on their website for address data and year of opening. […]
MORE THAN 115 PEOPLE REGISTER AND ATTEND “VIRTUAL” PROTEST OF WARD 5 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN MCDUFFIEFOR RELEASE: March 3, 2021 Contacts: Beth Wagner, Organizer, ward5criesout@gmail.com, (301) 800-1497; Ms. Minnie Elliott, BMBVRA President, bmbvassociation@gmail.com, (202) 299-6647 Washington, DC — In what may be a first in DC, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie was the object of a […]
CM McDuffie Subject of Virtual Protest on Tuesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2021 Washington, DC — Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie is the target of an upcoming virtual protest by several Ward 5 groups who are harmed by his refusal to act for his constituents, even declining numerous requests to meet. What: Virtual protest of […]
Press Release: February 2021 Issue of Southwest Voice: The People’s Paper www.swvoicedc.com Housing Authority Whistleblower | Attorney Joins SW Advocacy | Poor Housing Impacting Health | Young Couple Can’t Buy in SW | Wayward Comp Plan | Greenleaf Asserts Rights | Poetic Voice Corner | Quiet Place Housing Authority Whistleblower Southwest Voice conducted a phone […]
PRESS RELEASE February 18, 2021 Contact: Linwood Norman Save McMillan Action Coalition smac.dc@gmail.com 202-656-3012 Constituents Seek Investigation of McDuffie for Neglect of Duty, Conflict of Interest Based on Thousands in Political Contributions A group of Ward 5 residents is asking the DC Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, DC Inspector General […]
Media release February 15, 2021 Contact Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656 Outside the Box – Can Social Housing Get Us Affordable Housing in DC? – Guest Will Merrifield at DECAA Meeting, Monday Feb. 15, 7 pm One of the essential challenges that governments are struggling with is the provision for high-quality affordable housing. Mayor Bowser’s ambitious housing program is NOT producing […]
Media Advisory – For Immediate Release Advisory for Saturday, February 13, 2021 Press Briefing 12:00-12:20 p.m., Public Event 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST Location: Adams Morgan Plaza, SW Corner of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road NW, Washington D.C. Media Contact: Vikram Surya Chiruvolu Mobile: 202-250-1230 Vikram.Chiruvolu@gmail.com Web: AdMoPlaza.com Ward One Community Rallies with […]