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Another DC Budget Balanced on the Backs of the Poor?
Sam Ford Interviews Homeless for ABC 7 April 17, 2012, at his Ward 7 budget town hall meeting, Mayor Vince Gray said, “Just so people are clear. We’re not cutting those things. People will tell you...
View ArticleA Day In The Strife
Cross-posted from the Fair Budget Coalition Facebook Page When faced with the impossible choices that many DC residents have to make, what would DC Council members choose? Pay rent or buy groceries?...
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Pack the Hearing Room & Stop Cuts to the Safety Net
On Thursday May 10, the Fair Budget Coalition sponsored A Day in The Strife, an action at the Wilson Building in protest of Mayor Gray’s proposed cuts to the city’s budget, most of which will once...
View ArticleFair Budget Coalition Fights City Hall and WINS!
Don’t tell me you can’t fight city hall. Yesterday (May 15, 2012) advocates fighting to maintain and improve essential social services in the District of Columbia, packed the city council hearing room...
View ArticleEmpower DC’s Baby Brigade Demands Subsidized Child Care
Subsidized child care, which provides low-income parents with vouchers that pay a portion of their child care costs, is one of the most important work support programs available in DC and around the...
View ArticleBattling for Subsidized Child Care
On May 14, 2012, members of Empower DC’s Child Care for All Campaign along with their children-otherwise known as the BABY BRIGADE-visited the Wilson Building to educate the city council on the...
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Welcome Back City Council. Here Are Our Demands!
Empower DC member lobbies City Council. The District of Columbia City Council returns from its summer recess this Tuesday, September 20, 2012. It’s time for them to set their legislative priorities...
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Resolution Honoring the Life of Brian Anders
On behalf of the many friends and colleagues of longtime DC homeless advocate Brian Anders, who passed away on August 28, 2012, Empower DC Co-Founder Parisa Norouzi requested that the city council pass...
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Council Hearing on School Closings – A Report Back
If you’ve been following the education-related posts on this blog or Empower DC’s Facebook page, then you’ll know that members of Empower DC’s Education Campaign have been calling for a moratorium on...
View ArticleMayor Requests Stay On Injunction
AFTER THE JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF IVY CITY RESIDENTS DEC 10TH, THE MAYOR ADDED MORE LAWYERS (NOW 11) TO SEEK A “STAY” AND PREPARE TO APPEAL. WATCH THIS VIDEO BY A 19-YR OLD IVY CITY RESIDENT ASKING:...
View ArticleNews Round Up: School Closings Lawsuit
Last week, the DC City Council’s new Education Committee met for the first time. Inside the hearing room, Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson was defensive, while outside Empower DC announces a lawsuit...
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Briefing Uncovers DC’s Child Care Crisis
DC Council Urged to Address Budget, Intake for Child Care Subsidy Program On Wednesday a panel of experts will share information that tells the story of a child care crisis brewing in the District and...
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Taking On Mayor Gray’s FY 2013 DCPS Budget
Above Composite by Daniel del Pielago who says: Vince Gray and Kaya Henderson are doing nothing different than Adrian Fenty and Michelle Rhee - Disinvest in schools, Close Schools, Repeat! The April...
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Another DC Budget Balanced on the Backs of the Poor?
Sam Ford Interviews Homeless for ABC 7 April 17, 2012, at his Ward 7 budget town hall meeting, Mayor Vince Gray said, “Just so people are clear. We’re not cutting those things. People will tell you...
View ArticleA Day In The Strife
Cross-posted from the Fair Budget Coalition Facebook Page When faced with the impossible choices that many DC residents have to make, what would DC Council members choose? Pay rent or buy groceries?...
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This Just In: Tenant Town Hall
If you rent in DC, and are unhappy about just how much rent you have to pay. If you rent and have concerns about health and safety issues in your apartment or apartment complex, you should go. The...
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Bonds: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
CLICK HERE to take action today! Tell the DC Council to stop protecting a tax shelter for millionaires! The Fair Budget Coalition has put out another action alert through the progressive list serves....
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Doing Right By the District’s Children
Child care in Washington DC is vital for a family to work, live, and participate in the community in a positive way. Without proper child care, parents- particularly single parents- may be forced to...
View ArticleCall to Action: Tell DC Council to Fund Subsidized Child Care
How much money were you making in 2004? Could you survive on that today? Maybe, maybe not. Might be a stretch but hey, times are tough. How about 27% of what you were making in 2004, could you survive...
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Major Campaign Donors Score Hefty City Subsidies
Cross-posted from WAMU by Julie Patel and Patrick Madden Tax-related subsidies increased 24-fold. Data from D.C.’s Office of Revenue Analysis. Deals for Developers, Cash for Campaigns CLICK HERE to...
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