By Sheila Wickouski Blue is all around us, evoking many emotions from the optimism of “blue skies” to the sadness of “singing the blues.” In art, the color blue has been used for tens of thousands of years, from a blue Egyptian funerary figure, a Chinese blue-and-white teapot, Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to […]
SW Mutual Aid October Dates and Volunteer Opportunities
By Carlee Brown and Max Grossman Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is an all-volunteer grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. The Southwest Pod of W6MA is partnering with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and supply drive to serve our neighbors in response […]
Fundraiser to Supply at-risk Students with School Supplies Ongoing
By Southwester Staff By the time you read this, school will have started up again in The District and students will be back in classrooms. Not their typical classrooms, though. Instead, they will be returning the classrooms they finished the 2019-2020 school year in: their homes. At the end of July, due to the ongoing […]
Digital Divide Update: 2021 Budget Falls Short on Technology Access
By Grace Hu Despite over 45,000 D.C. households being left behind in critical services, education, and economic opportunities due to a lack of technology access, the Mayor and DC Council have made no commitment to close the digital divide in D.C. The Mayor’s FY 2021 budget proposal, now being considered by the DC Council, includes […]