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Thou Shall Not Kill Movement
Open Heart, Close Case
Ongoing / Annual Initiatives
- Founding Sponsor of the Thou Shall Not Kill Movement
- Cosponsoring the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Peace Walk in Ward 8.
- Cosponsoring monthly Ward 8 Faith Leaders Breakfast Meetings with the East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership, and the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Organization
- Promoting and supporting the Theater Alliance productions at the Anacostia Playhouse.
- Lead organizer of the Ward 8 Collaborative City Council Forum at Ballou High School , which involved 35 community organizations.
- Cosponsoring of Ward 8 National Night Out Against Crime.
- Cosponsoring of the Annual FFOIP Back-to-School Festival
- Lead organizer of the Annual Ward 8 Baseball Outing, which takes 200 Ward 8 youths to the Washington Nationals baseball game.
- Sponsoring the Annual Ward 8 Multicultural Holiday Celebration and Youth Gift Drive at THEARC, which provides gifts for the Seventh District Metropolitan Police Department’s Annual Holiday Party for Youth at the Panorama Room in Anacostia.
ACC 2023 Scheduled Events At A Glance
Here is an overview of events and projects that the Anacostia Coordinating Council will be engaged in during 2023. The list is chronological by type of event or project type. Please mark your calendars and join us!
Annual events
Ongoing Projects
Special Events
Here is an overview of events and projects that the Anacostia Coordinating Council will be engaged in during 2023. The list is chronological by type of event or project type. Please mark your calendars and join us!
Annual events
- August TBA — Baseball outing, Back-to-school event
- October 7th —The ACC 40th Year Brunch Cruise
- December TBA — Holiday celebration and gift drive at the BlackBox -THEARC
Ongoing Projects
- ACC Monthly (Virtual) meetings (every fifth Tuesday except December
- Ward 8 Pastors and Faith Leaders Breakfast Meetings (schedule has been finalized)
- Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative
- Civic Associations
- Tenant Organizing
Special Events
- January 16th — MLK Parade contingent
- ACC Celebrates 40 Events (TBD)
