Empower DC

Barry Farm: What is Your Vision? Join us for a screening of Barry Farm: Community, Land and Justice and community discussion on the vision of Barry Farm.

The five remaining buildings were landmarked so that the entire city would not forget the 150+ years of history on that site. Now we need to preserve it to ensure those buildings are a resource for the community and the city at large.

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Join us! July 27th virtually for our resiliency workshop! Come hear from local non-profits and our local and federal government about all things resiliency in our District! In the wake of climate change, learn how we can protect our environmental justice communities through green jobs, resiliency plans and government opportunities!

EmpowerDC.org/events

Join us TMRW along with U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region & Department of Energy & Environment to discuss for Ivy City! Hear about toxins in the air from the National Engineering Products plant & other pollution sources. to REPAIR decades of harm! Let us know you're coming! https://www.empowerdc.org/epa_in_ivy_city_july_11

Join us this morning online at 11 am!

Grant Opportunities to
Further Environmental Justice

Saturday, January 29th
11AM-12:30PM
Via Zoom
Register at: www.tinyurl.com/EJFunds

Join us to learn how to access funding opportunities to support your EJ efforts! You will learn about current federal funding opportunities, as well as a local, lower barrier funding source.

With guests:

Environmental Finance Center
Diverse City Fund

For more info contact [email protected]

A Region 2 TC-TAC event.

Did you know that Ivy City measures 10-20 degrees hotter than other DC communities? It’s due to ‘heat island effect,’ caused by environmental injustice which has left the neighborhood with little tree cover and an overabundance of paved surfaces. Extreme heat is just one of the issues that will be addressed through the upcoming Ivy City Resilience Plan, led by DC Department of Energy and Environment. Join Empower DC and Ivy City residents to kick off the planning process with a community event featuring food, music and artwork by young neighborhood residents who are envisioning ‘A Cool Ivy City.’

Saturday, June 29th
5-8 PM
1401 Okie St, NE (by Kick Axe)

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Ethan & Margaret share why they became sustaining donors to Empower DC! Join them by going to http://www.empowerdc.org/midyearappeal2024 and help us reach our goal of recruiting 50 new sustainers by the end of this week!
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We joined Empower DC in 2016 and have loved supporting the organization and its important work ever since.
We support Empower because they really know the issues and are so smart about how to organize to make change happen. Last year we decided to move to monthly sustaining donations because it enables us to give a bit more over the course of a year than we could in just a lump sum. We also love knowing that we are part of what Empower does month in and month out.
Join us in supporting Empower DC by becoming a sustaining donor and helping Empower DC reach its goal of 100 sustainers during the mid-year appeal!

thank you!
Margaret Dwyer & Ethan Pirk

! 📢Today we launched our mid-year fundraising campaign with the goal of recruiting 50 new 'sustainers' to support Empower DC!
Help us reach our goal by becoming a sustaining monthly donor at any dollar amount at: empowerdc.org/midyearappeal2…
Thank you!💓

Tune in to Taking Action Tues June 11th on WPFW 89.3 FM / wpfwfm.org to hear from a great environmental justice leader, Dennis Chestnut - on building a resilient future for DC

🗓️June 8th 3:30-5:30pm 📍Lockridge/ Bellevue Library 115 Atlantic Avenue SW

DC is considering a reparations bill. We need to be at the table to make sure this bill works for impacted residents of the city. Join us for a screening of Barry Farm: Community, Land and Justice and a discussion about the bill and how you can get involved!

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Tune in to Taking Action TODAY at 1pm on WPFW 89.3FM / wpfwfm.org to hear from guest Amber Harding, Director of the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Mayor Bowser plans to end housing assistance for over 2,000 formerly homeless DC families in the Rapid Rehousing program. Learn more and join in action to push back!

Join us tomorrow!

We are calling residents and partners together for a day dedicated to advancing environmental justice in DC.

🗓️ Date: Saturday, April 27th
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (doors open at 9:30)

📍 Location: First Congregational United Church of Christ 945 G St, NW (next door to MLK Library)

RSVP NOW! empowerdc.org/events

The itinerary includes inspirational speakers, local leaders, opportunities to join and support the work, as well as resources to further your EJ efforts.

Do you still have questions about ERAP? Join us Thursday March 28 at 6:30 pm for a virtual ERAP info session. Learn about basic eligibility requirements, required documentation, and the application process. Register at empowerdc.org/events to attend via zoom.

For RSVP support contact Andria at 2027583978 or [email protected]

Empower DC is organizing with residents to advocate that the public land at 1617 U St. NW be used for social housing (deeply affordable!) NOT more high cost housing. Learn more and get involved!

Register and RSVP at EmpowerDC.org/events

Join us on a briefing of the Environmental Justice Act as well as updates on our Campaign to Shut Down NEP this upcoming Wednesday March 13th, 2024.

https://www.empowerdc.org/environmental_justice_act

Join our team!

EmpowerDC.org/join_the_team

Current open positions are:
1. Policy Manager
2. Communications Manager
3. Finance and Grants Manager
4. Environmental Justice Manager
5. Exhibit Graphic Designer (Coming in March)

https://youtu.be/1J3KGGTWmSw?feature=shared

Listen to Empower DC’s Public Housing Leaders:
Tune in to the DC Council Oversight hearing on the DC Housing Authority
Thursday, Feb 22nd at 9:30 AM via the Committee’s Youtube page:
https://www.youtube.com//streams
Daniel del Pielago (Housing Director) and a team of resident leaders will share testimonies calling for:
Stronger oversight of DCHA
Urgent action to address the issues raised by tenants
Meaningful involvement of public housing residents in problem solving as true partners to improve DCHA
Accelerated action to make repairs – which also improves security
Hopeful approach to working with DCHA’s new leadership to uplift the living conditions of public housing residents.

Join us today on Taking Action from 1-2pm for a discussion with tenants from Marbury Plaza on their fight to improve conditions and to own their building. Tune in to WPFW 89.3 FM or livestream at www.wpfwfm.org

Donate at: empowerdc.org/eoy23v2

It was so fun celebrating Empower DC’s 20th anniversary this year and looking back on all we have accomplished. Now, we invite you to join us in preparing for our next two decades of impactful work Organizing Community Power!

We are focused on the organizational growth that is absolutely necessary to take our work to the next level. Our members need Empower DC to be fully staffed with the capacity to take on big issues and sustain long-term campaigns. And that growth is happening!

Donors like you make Empower DC’s growth possible. Whether you have been with us from the beginning or got involved more recently - you are essential to our success.

Please help us raise $50,000 during our end-of-year fundraising campaign to support Empower DC’s work by donating today at empowerdc.org/eoy23v2

Thank you for your support!
With appreciation,
Parisa B. Norouzi
Executive Director

P.S. A generous donor has agreed to help us reach our end-of-year goal by providing a $25,000 challenge match. Please donate by December 31 to help us secure the matching funds, reach our fundraising goal, and continue to grow Empower DC’s efforts to combat inequities in 2024.

Exciting News! Our DC EJ Coalition invites you to join us virtually Tues, Dec 12th at 4:15 pm to hear from Vernice Miller-Travis a longtime environmental justice powerhouse! Don’t miss out!
Register--> tinyurl.com/dcejdec12

This week of Giving Tuesday, your gift supports Empower DC's organizing efforts to advance ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

$500 helps us outreach in an impacted community to let residents know about air quality laws and enforcement

$250 helps us purchase air filters for a family living near toxic facilities

$100 helps us hold educational workshops

And every little bit helps us .

Please help us reach our goal of raising $2,500 to support our Environmental Justice work this week.

Scan the QR code or go to empowerdc.org/gt2023 to donate.

Thank you!
Parisa

Join Empower DC & Green New Deal for DC partners for a Testimony Power Hour Mon Nov. 27 6:30-8:00 pm. Learn about legislation to create a social housing program in DC and write your own testimony for the DC Council Register to attend virtually or in-person at: jufj.org/event/gnd-powe…

TMRW on Taking Action - Tues Oct 24, 1pm on WPFW 89.3 FM / wpfwfm.org - we're talking Black Food Sovereignty with Dr Jasmine Jackson of National Black Food & Justice Alliance and Amaha Sellassie of Gem City Market - part of a 3 show series for National Cooperative Month!

Grateful to everyone for coming out to our letter-writing night to demand the closure of the toxic chemical facility, NEP, that operates in the historically Black neighborhood of . Thank you for joining the fight to protect our right to a healthy community.✉️

TMRW Tues Oct 10th on Taking Action we're talking about Empower DC's 20th anniversary and some of our most memorable experiences along the way! Join the conversation by calling in at (202) 588-0893 WPFW

Join us & Namati_US TOMORROW at a letter writing night to demand the closure of a toxic chemical facility operating in the historically Black neighborhood. Together, we'll urge ANC commissioners, council members, and other decision-makers to protect our right to a healthy community. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/NEPLetterWriting

We're celebrating 20 years of Organizing Community Power! Check out our video recap with some highlights of the last two decades of people power - see anyone you know?

Empower DC - Celebrating 20 Years Organizing Community Power!

Today, on Taking Action, from 1-2pm on WPFW 89.3 FM, livestream at www.wpfwfm.org , make sure to tune in!