By Matt Koehler Last month, The Southwester published an article that investigated complaints of pollution and excess dust experienced by long-existing border communities and incoming residents in and around Buzzard Point. Our investigation centered around the ready-mix concrete plants that operate out of the area and delved into whether those plants were continuing to exacerbate […]
An Evening with Smith Center and Healing Through Art
By Thelma D. Jones Are you interested in learning more about cancer programs, patient navigation, and healing through art? If so, join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) as it welcomes “An Evening with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts” on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 6 p.m., via Zoom and Facebook […]
Breast Cancer Walk Held for SW Resident
By Southwester Staff It was an amazingly beautiful day and a wonderful way to surprise a special person, as more than 100 family, friends, and coworkers recognized LaCretia “Rose” Bell-Willet, newly diagnosed breast cancer survivor, with a mini breast cancer walk on Sunday, June 13. The walk started at the imposing Titanic statue on the […]
Jefferson Students Discuss Arena Stages Voices of Now
By Southwester Staff Now in its 18th season, Arena Stage’s Voices of Now (VON) ensembles, ages 11 to 24, have provided a vital theatrical platform for youth and young people to use their personal experiences to investigate the world around them and pose questions vital to their communities. Friends of Southwest DC (FOSW) has supported […]
Ward 6 Mutual Aid July Times and Hours
By Max Grossman and Carlee Brown Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is a grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. For over a year, the Southwest Pod of W6MA has partnered with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and supply drive to serve our […]
On-Site Coordinator Needed for Photography and Storytelling Class
By Southwester Staff Founded in 1982 by a group of dedicated and committed volunteers, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (SWNA YATF) is a task force under SWNA, the civic organization in SWDC which was created in 1963, to help mitigate the social ills of urban renewal. YATF’s mission is to enhance and […]
Critical Exposure: Teaching Youth to Use Photography for Social Change
By Gabriele Strauch The Southwest Neighborhood Youth Activities Task Force (SWNA YATF), in partnership with Critical Exposure (CE), is offering an exciting photography and storytelling program for Southwest youth, ages 14-16. The mission of CE is “to train DC youth to harness the power of photography and their own voices to fight for educational equity […]