Join us this Earth Month to learn from community members and experts about previous and current exposures harming our DC community. Take a tour of two overburdened communities suffering from industrial activity in Ward 5.  Register at empowerdc.org/events

Empower DC out in force at the Wilson Building last week! Our members reminded DC Council priorities of people living with the decisions that Council makes. Power to the people!

DC Emergency Rental Assistance (ERAP) Update ⚠️ On Tuesday, April 1, the DC Council will hear the latest version of a critical rental assistance reform bill. It includes important measures to prevent evictions and hold unresponsive landlords accountable.

Councilmember Matt Frumin Councilmember Wendell Felder Councilmember Zachary Parker CM Christina Henderson Councilmember_RobertWhite We know that landlords who don’t want to be held even minimally accountable are lobbying to have these advances stripped from the bill. We’re urging the @councilofDC to protect the progress that’s been made and pass a bill that enshrines these protections for tenants.

Councilmember Matt Frumin Councilmember Wendell Felder Councilmember Zachary Parker CM Christina Henderson Councilmember_RobertWhite Council of DC We strongly support the changes to the bill made by the Human Services Committee. Tenants still deserve more. We also ask the Council of DC to amend the bill to reflect the crises that tenants often face in by easing requirements for documents and what counts as an emergency.

As the Council of DC gets ready to vote on emergency rental assistance (ERAP) reform, let’s consider WHY so many tenants are behind on rent. According to Council Office of Racial Equity, over half of Black and Latine renter households in DC are cost-burdened (spend 30%+ of income on rent). National Low Income Housing Coalition

Join Empower DC Monday April 7 at 4:30 pm at MLK Library (901 G St NW, Room 401-F). Let's tell the Mayor and Council to stand with tenants and fully fund tenant protections from displacement. Click here to RSVP, or contact Andria at 202-758-3978 or [email protected].

Tune in to Taking Action Tues April 1st at 1pm on @wpfwdc 89.3 FM / wpfwfm.org to hear from Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome and LaTricea Adams about their previous experience working with the White House to address #EnvironmentalJustice

Sadly this is the second fire in about a months time for this Ivy City property owned by notorious slum landlord Sam Razjooyan. Tenants here have suffered in badly deteriorated conditions for years. AG Brian Schwalb Councilmember_RobertWhite Councilmember Zachary Parker D.C. Housing Authority

Please Share! Sat April 5th join us for a tour of W St, NE in Brentwood, DC's most heavily industrialized corridor. Learn how residents are fighting for #EnvironmentalJustice. RSVP: empowerdc.org/brentwood_envi… Councilmember Zachary Parker ceejhcenter Young, Gifted & Green™ Green New Deal For DC CM McDuffie's Office WE ACT for Environmental Justice

In Ivy City, DC, EIP’s CAES teamed up with Empower DC , Downstream Strategies & Sheridan School students to collect soil samples near a toxic plastic facility. Community, science & youth united for environmental justice.  Learn more about EmpowerDC: empowerdc.org/about_empower_…

If you live in or are connected to #IvyCity - or want to learn more about #ClimateResilience please join us for the the Ivy City Resilience Strategy Workshop #2! Sat, April 12th 1-3PM Trinity Baptist Church - 1814 Central Pl, NE    RSVP AT: Empowerdc.org/events

Join us this Tuesday for a powerful conversation featuring residents and experts who have served on the Department of Energy and Environment’s (DOEE) Air Quality Advisory Board.   Tuesday, April 15th 6pm ET RSVP: empowerdc.org/events

Come learn about cumulative impacts next Tuesday! What are cumulative impacts? Join us to learn from ongoing efforts in New Jersey and Maryland and get insights into DC's ongoing efforts to advance #EnvironmentalJustice   Tuesday, April 22nd 6-7pm ET RSVP: empowerdc.org/events

Tune in to Taking Action - Tues April 22, 1pm on WPFW89.3 89.3 FM / wpfwfm.org - hear from DC residents pushing for "community first" - affordable housing & more - at the RFK site, NOT a $3bill stadium No New Stadium @ RFK Site Homes Not Stadiums

Join us to know your rights and build tenant power! We will have a virtual meeting May 7th at 4pm and an in-person meeting on May 21st at 6pm at the Anacostia Library. RSVP at empowerdc.org/events

D.C. budget update: Per Phil Mendelson, it looks like the D.C. Council will get the proposed 2026 budget on May 15, almost a month and a half later than expected. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the congressional mess with the current budget is partly to blame, but Mendelson doesn't buy that.

Tune in to Taking Action today on WPFW89.3 89.3 FM - wpfwfm.org - highlighting: 📢Solidarity City's month-long "Muskville" protests Trump policies - & 📢ElectrifyDC's Healthy Homes Fair supports reduction in carbon footprint #organize

Join us in-person in Ivy City, in one of DC's most historic Black communities. Come learn about Ivy City's longstanding history and how residents have continued to fight for #EnvironmentalJustice. Bring your walking shoes!   RSVP: empowerdc.org/events

THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH. Blaming tenants and restaurant workers is missing the point. The high cost of rent is unsustainable for residents and businesses alike. And it keeps going up.