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2018 is
The Year of the Anacostia and
the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Frederick Douglass!
Stay tuned as ACC and its community partners post information about these and upcoming activities during this year of commemorations and be a part!
The Year of the Anacostia and
the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Frederick Douglass!
Stay tuned as ACC and its community partners post information about these and upcoming activities during this year of commemorations and be a part!
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Frederick Douglass, the "Lion of Anacostia"
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For more upcoming events or items of interest, also see our ACC upcoming events page. Here's a sample of what's going on. (Hover over a picture to pause.)
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Featured Stories
On Behalf of the Anacostia Coordinating Council,
ACC Executive Director Philip Pannell
to Receive Community Partner Honor from
DC Appleseed 2018 Annual Awards Reception
Building Equity in D.C.
The awards ceremony takes place Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 6:00 pm, Reception, 7:30 pm Program. The keynote speaker is Derek Musgrove, author of Chocolate City, with a panel featuring Peter Edelman (Georgetown Law), Maria Gomez (Mary's House), Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis (Educator), Tony Williams (Federal City Council), moderated by Washington Post Columnist Colby King.
ABOUT DC APPLESEED
For over 20 years, through litigation and other methods, DC Appleseed has helped make the District of Columbia a better place to live and work. Throughout our history, we have taken on some of the District’s toughest problems, developed solutions to those problems, worked to get our proposed solutions adopted and implemented, and then monitored the implementation to make sure it actually improves services to District residents, particularly low-income residents and people of color. For more information, visit www.DCAppleseed.org. Click here for an event flier.
ACC Executive Director Philip Pannell
to Receive Community Partner Honor from
DC Appleseed 2018 Annual Awards Reception
Building Equity in D.C.
The awards ceremony takes place Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 6:00 pm, Reception, 7:30 pm Program. The keynote speaker is Derek Musgrove, author of Chocolate City, with a panel featuring Peter Edelman (Georgetown Law), Maria Gomez (Mary's House), Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis (Educator), Tony Williams (Federal City Council), moderated by Washington Post Columnist Colby King.
ABOUT DC APPLESEED
For over 20 years, through litigation and other methods, DC Appleseed has helped make the District of Columbia a better place to live and work. Throughout our history, we have taken on some of the District’s toughest problems, developed solutions to those problems, worked to get our proposed solutions adopted and implemented, and then monitored the implementation to make sure it actually improves services to District residents, particularly low-income residents and people of color. For more information, visit www.DCAppleseed.org. Click here for an event flier.
Check It - On the Vanguard for LGBTQ Youth - A Target of Vandalism
Follow-up on this story: Because of the overwhelming community response of support, Check It received $4,315 of its $2,500 goal to repair its shop window. On behalf of Check It, ACC thanks all of you who contributed!
Please contribute to the Check It GoFundMe Window Fund page to help repair the damage caused by a vandal to the Check It store front in Historic Anacostia. Thank you.
Community Leaders Call for an End to Violence
In the run-up to the third anniversary of the unsolved homicide of local newspaper reporter Charnice Milton, our Ward 8 community once again grieves with families who have lost family members to violence. Through the Unsolved Homicide and Missing Persons Panel Display and the Open Heart / Closed Case initiative to post public service announcements (PSAs) on public access channels to bring closure and resolution to these cases, ACC remains committed to work within the community to build on our untapped strength from within.
Now, more than ever, in an age of increasing social uncertainties, it is time for us to "get right" with ourselves, to assist ourselves so that we can assist others to make DC the kind of place we know it can be especially for those who have weathered many storms. For this, and so much more, we will need all our strength, and there are no lives we can afford to lose or waste in the ongoing effort to make our community whole for the difficult and hopeful journeys that still lie ahead.
The most recent NBC4 news report shows the effect on our community when silence in the face of violence threatens to sap our precious community strength.
Now, more than ever, in an age of increasing social uncertainties, it is time for us to "get right" with ourselves, to assist ourselves so that we can assist others to make DC the kind of place we know it can be especially for those who have weathered many storms. For this, and so much more, we will need all our strength, and there are no lives we can afford to lose or waste in the ongoing effort to make our community whole for the difficult and hopeful journeys that still lie ahead.
The most recent NBC4 news report shows the effect on our community when silence in the face of violence threatens to sap our precious community strength.
ACC Announces Details for the ACC 2018 Annual Boat Ride! Now on ACC's News Page.
Check It Enterprises Receives GLAA Award
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CHECK IT Enterprises is awarded a Distinguished Service Award at GLAA's 47th Anniversary Awards Dinner on April 26, 2018.
GLAA for made Check It Enterprises one of its 47th Anniversary Awards Dinner Awardees along with Whitman Walker, Don Blanchon and Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh. ACC is a partner with Check It Enterprises on a FY18 MOLGBTQ Youth Empowerment Grant, specially designed to empower LGBTQ youth to emerge from homelessness on a path to self-sufficiency. |
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Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Gets a Statue on Pennsylvania Ave
Hear ACC's Executive Director Philip Pannell in a panel discussion on the Kojo Nnamdi Show with Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White on the Legacy of former Mayor Marion Barry in light of the unveiling of a statue in his honor at the Wilson Building. Now on ACC's News Page. |
March 3, 2018 Mayor Marion Barry Statue Unveiling. Photo: Courtesy of DC Executive Office of the Mayor event photo set.
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Skyrocketing DC Water Bills Leave Some Customers Unable to Pay - A News 4 I-Team Investigative Report
A quest for closure: A call for justice in D.C.’s unsolved murders
Washington Post
Our Executive Director, Philip Pannell, talked to the Washington Post about our "Open Heart, Closed Case" initiative, the traveling exhibit of unsolved Ward 7 and Ward 8 homicides, and the fight to bring their killers to justice.
Read the article here.
Washington Post
Our Executive Director, Philip Pannell, talked to the Washington Post about our "Open Heart, Closed Case" initiative, the traveling exhibit of unsolved Ward 7 and Ward 8 homicides, and the fight to bring their killers to justice.
Read the article here.
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DC's New Television Pitch - Help close unsolved homicides
Washington Post Angie Gates, who heads the city’s Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, said her office will produce a series of announcements this fall to help draw attention to the killings and hopefully spark new leads for police. The public service spots are in response to a year-long project by longtime political activist Philip Pannell to focus attention on open cases in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Read the article here. |
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