Category: Community
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DC Trans Power Drops Banner During Rush Hour Traffic
Washington, DC — Friday, August 21st, 2015 — DC Trans Power – a collective of transgender activists and their allies – gathered in DuPont Circle this morning during rush hour to bring attention to the recent spate of violence against transgender individuals. Just this year, there have been 20 reported murders of transgender people, the…
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The Buy Nothing movement: Give up your stuff and pick up some friends
We our proud to announce that the #DCFreeStore and The Peace House DC is featured in a new article written by Yanan Wang of The Washington Post called “The Buy Nothing movement: Give up your stuff and pick up some friends.” Please check it out! HERE
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#022 Planning Meeting
October 22, is the annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation, is less than a couple months away. The question is: Are we going to stand up and loudly say NO MORE to these horrors, or will they be allowed to continue? Come join us…
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DC Free Store – July 2015
= Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 5 PM – 9 PM Ground Rules -All hygiene/toiletry items must be sealed in original packaging -No used undergarments/underwear -No ripped or torn clothes -When taking clothes turn in all hangers to free store volunteers -Please wash clothing items prior to drop off -When dropping off clothes please place…
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DC Free Store: No Trade Saturdays
Since we’re receiving a lot more items for the free store and the community wants more consist events like this we’re launching “No trade Saturday’s.” Which will happen every second Saturday of each month. No Trade Saturday’s consists of ZERO exchanges. Only items that are currently at the free store may be taken. Whatever you…
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Free Store DC
A free store is a “store” where all goods are free. Whether it is a book, furniture, a shirt, or a haircut, it is all freely given away. It’s a place where anyone can participate by leaving stuff they don’t want or taking stuff they do. No strings attached. The items in the store are…
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New Location, Same Projects!
Comrades, Friends and Family, We have finally moved to a new location in the Brookland area of DC! (4219 12th Pl. NE, Washington, DC, 20017). We’re in the process of collecting non-perishable food items for the homeless and low income housing areas of northeast and southeast DC through our program “Working Poor DC (WPDC).” Which…
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Concepcion Picciotto & The Peace House DC EVICTED?!
Concepcion Picciotto & The Peace House DC EVICTED?! December 10th, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After a long battle within this court system trying to get The Peace House DC house up to code. December 10th, 2014 at 1 pm the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will come to the Peace House to secure…
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Hearing on Order to Close or Vacate The Peace House DC
Hearing on Order to Close or Vacate The Peace House DC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26th, 2014 On November 26th, 2014, we filed an appeal on the Order to Vacate dated November 21st, 2014. Which was approved since it was within five (5) calendar days of the service of the order. We have a court…
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The Peace House DC – Ordered to Vacate?!
The Peace House DC – Ordered to Vacate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22nd, 2014 After almost a year of fighting an eviction and asking for housing codes violations to be corrected by our landlord Ellen Thomas; a peace and anti-nuclear activist. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has decided to punish the residence…