By Thelma D. Jones and Carolyn Swope Join the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA) Subcommittee on Black History in celebration of Black History Month on Monday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. The annual event will be held at Arena Stage and this year’s focus is on urban renewal and its legacy in the […]
TDJBCF Kick-Off Support Group Meeting on Advocacy Featuring Journalist Andrea Roane
By Amber Stewart The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) kicked off 2025 with a support group meeting via Zoom and Facebook centered on themes of advocacy and hope in the new year. Special guests for the kick-off included Deanna Darlington of Links2Equity, Andrea Roane, an award-winning journalist and […]
Ahead of Second Trump Inauguration, Progressive Community Group Plans Path Forward
by Mandy Katz “What Next?” was the theme of a community meeting sponsored by Indivisible Waterfront at the Southwest Branch Library on January 11. The event brought together longtime and new political activists disappointed in the outcome of November’s elections and pondering how—for some, even if—the grassroots can organize effectively […]
July Community Meeting: Be Careful What You Wish For
During July’s community meeting keynote speaker Marc Weiss explained how a series of community development projects that the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly undertook lead to not only a revitalized Southwest, but also a revitalized city. He reviewed how in 1998, the Assembly gained control of the eminently historic Syphax School. Then in a […]
Community Meeting on SW Health Hazards Tonight 7 PM
Tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. there will be a community meeting on the health hazards of pollution in Southwest D.C. All are invited to to meet and discuss pollution-related health concerns in Southwest and potential avenues for change. For further information, please contact the Southwest Environmental Justice Project […]