Updates
Making the Just City Update
February 14, 2018
MPC is the lead organization for a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) grant. MPC director Derek Hyra partners with Dominic Moulden, a resource organizer with ONE DC, and Dr. Mindy Fullilove...
Read More ShareONE DC Featured on Loud & Clear with Brian Becker: The fight against slumlords in the nation's capital: Congress Heights tenants fight back
February 13, 2018
Listen to "The fight against slumlords in the nation's capital: Congress Heights tenants fight back" on Spreaker. In cities nationwide, longtime working-class city residents face higher rents and increased pressure from landlords and developers....
Read More SharePeople's Platform: Call to Action for Congress Heights
February 13, 2018
Below is an update from our friends at Justice First. As part of our People's Platform call to action this month, ONE DC and Justice First are calling for continued action and solidarity with...
Read More ShareGriffis Promotes Imaginary Luxury Development at Congress Heights
February 06, 2018
Despite engaging in numerous and potentially illegal tactics to circumvent the TOPA rights of existing tenants at Congress Heights, and despite violating an existing court order, Geoff Griffis, through his company "City Partners LLC," is...
Read More ShareGriffis Hires Seven Oaks Media Group Amid Displacement Deal at Congress Heights
February 06, 2018
Following a recent and possibly illegal land transfer from slumlord Sanford Capital to their business partner Geoff Griffis, Griffis hired Seven Oaks Media Group. As you can see from their website, linked here, Seven...
Read More ShareMaking the Just City
January 31, 2018
By Raheem Anthon In December 2017, the Making The Just City team based in DC made a trip to conduct a learning exchange with the team in Orange, NJ. The meeting started off reaching...
Read More ShareCongress Heights Residents Plan March Against Slumlord
January 30, 2018
By Yasmina Mrabet, ONE DC Housing & People's Platform OrganizerTwo days after Christmas, on December 27, 2017, real estate developer and slumlord Geoff Griffis cut a back door deal with long-time partner and fellow...
Read More ShareGeoff Griffis Attempts to Usurp TOPA at Congress Heights
January 12, 2018
Two days after Christmas, on December 27, 2017, real estate developer and slumlord Geoff Griffis cut a back door deal with long-time partner and fellow slumlord Sanford Capital in an attempt to acquire their...
Read More ShareHUD Budget Cuts May Have Major Repercussions on Public Housing in DC
December 31, 2017
By Kelly Iradukunda, People's Platform & Admin Organizing Apprentice In the midst of an affordable housing crisis here in the nation's capital, the Trump administration adds its own recipe to the disaster by cutting HUD's...
Read More ShareWard 5 ANCs Issue Resolution Against Mid-City Displacement Plan
December 05, 2017
ANC 5B has passed a resolution in opposition to Mid-City Financial's luxury redevelopment plan at Brookland Manor. The resolution expresses strong support for the reasonable and viable demands of the Brookland Manor Residents Association,...
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