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Anti-Semitic Fliers Found in Mount Pleasant; “Voices With Vision will address Zionism and political persecution of DC council member Trayon White”

By Prince Of Petworth

Ali writes:

“A neighbor in Mount Pleasant found this poster on Irving Street this morning. It is rather disturbing. Does anyone know who is posting these anti-semitic posters?”

Unfortunately these fliers have been posted around D.C. for years.

Samantha also writes:

“This was posted in my neighborhood group. Someone is putting these anti-Semitic fliers up around D.C. Comes on the heels of @councilofdc looking the other way from hate speech.”

Sadly it comes in many forms.

Melissa writes:

“This happened this morning. This sucks so bad, I can’t believe that our council and Bowser won’t stand against this in any definitive way.”

Update:

Regarding the Council: (more…)

Councilmember Silverman’s Response to Being Called a “Fake Jew”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Joseph Gruber

“Dear Mayor Bowser and D.C. Council colleagues:

The hateful words spoken outside the Wilson Building have absolutely no place in our city. It is unconscionable that event supporters brush off these repugnant words of prejudice simply as “wrong things” to say and speakers going “rogue.” Not at all: This was a deliberately misleading, intentionally designed attempt to stir up division and hatred, particularly for me as a Jewish, At-Large Council member, who represents the entire city including Ward 8.

It is part of a disturbing tolerance within our city for anti-Jewish hate speech, which has made these last several weeks increasingly hurtful and difficult for me and others at the Wilson Building who are Jewish, as well as for the entire D.C. Jewish community. (more…)

Also Disconcerting? Calling Jews Termites at a “Unity Rally”

By Prince Of Petworth

There’s a lot going on below and it may require a lot of clicking around but damn.

“The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) on the rally held outside the Wilson Building on April 26, 2018:

“I am extremely alarmed by the disgusting anti-Semitic rhetoric used to attack both the Jewish Community and a Council colleague yesterday, right on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building. This type of hate speech must be immediately denounced and cannot be given a safe space to be heard in our city.

“This rally was organized by Joshua Lopez, who was appointed by the mayor to serve on the District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.When Mr. Lopez’s nomination came up for a vote this year, I joined the concerns raised by some of my colleagues about Mr. Lopez’s temperament and qualifications and ultimately voted against his appointment. And now this. Mr. Lopez should personally apologize to Councilmember Elissa Silverman and resign his seat on the D.C. Housing Authority Board immediately.“

“These spots are still going unused and have been for years”

By Prince Of Petworth


12th and H Street, NE

A reader reports:

“These spots are still going unused and have been for years. That DDOT has not taken any action has closed off two parking spots to neighbors who cannot park there because the disabled residents have since moved.

This is my original message from 10 January: “I am contacting you about three reserved disability parking spots in the front of 808-818 12th St NE. A number of these houses have sold in the past year, and the handicapped residents who occupied them have moved, yet the reserved parking remains unused by the neighborhood because the signs are still up. I am requesting a review of these three reserved spots (which take up this half of the block) to determine which are still in use by residents.”

The Post reports on Council Member Trayon White Sr.’s visit to the Holocaust Museum and it is Concerning.

By Prince Of Petworth

For folks who missed it in the rant/revel – here’s the latest from the Washington Post on D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr.

D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early:

“The photo, taken in 1935, depicts a woman in a dark dress shuffling down a street in Norden, Germany. A large sign hangs from her neck: “I am a German girl and allowed myself to be defiled by a Jew.” She is surrounded by Nazi stormtroopers.

D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) studied the image. “Are they protecting her?”

Lynn Williams, an expert on educational programs at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and White’s tour guide for the day, stared at the photo.

“No,” she said. “They’re marching her through.”

“Marching through is protecting,” White said…”

Please read the full story here.

You can learn more about the Holocaust Museum here.

“Right Care, Right Now initiative, connects 911 callers with less serious and non-life-threatening injuries and conditions to primary care providers near their homes, helping preserve resources for serious emergencies”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric P.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the Right Care, Right Now initiative, which connects 911 callers with less serious and non-life-threatening injuries and conditions to primary care providers near their homes, helping preserve resources for serious emergencies. With the addition of a nurse triage line to the Office of Unified Communications, some 911 callers who may be better served and treated in a primary care setting, will be transferred to a nurse. If a nurse agrees that a caller may be best served in a primary care setting, the nurse will identify a doctor’s office in the caller’s neighborhood where the patient will be able to receive medical care the very same day. (more…)

“The advertisement missed the mark, and DHS apologizes for sharing a message that is not a reflection of our values.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Statement from DHS:

“Two weeks ago, DHS sponsored a local advertising campaign aimed at protecting the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – also known as Food Stamps). The advertisements were intended to raise awareness of the program and help ensure that these crucial resources go directly to meeting the nutritional needs of District households. This campaign was 100% funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service for the explicit purpose of educating residents on ways to ensure the program can meet its goal of addressing food insecurity. (more…)

“DPW Celebrates Earth Month, Reopens Food Waste Drop-Off Locations”

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy DPW

From DPW:

“In honor of Earth Month, the Department of Public Works (DPW) is pleased to announce the reopening of food waste drop-off’s throughout the city, and an array of other services. On Earth Day weekend (April 21-22), DPW will be giving away kitchen caddies to the first 50 participants at each open drop-off location to help residents compost their food waste.

Mayor Bowser kicked off DPW’s first citywide Food Waste Drop-Off program on Earth Day 2017. Through the free service, residents are able to drop-off food waste at designated farmers markets in all eight city wards. The food waste collected at these drop-off locations is composted locally at District community composting sites and at the Prince George’s County Organics Compost facility.

As of April 1, the Food Waste Drop-Off program had collected nearly 150,000 pounds of organics from more than 20,000 participants in all eight wards over the last year. (more…)

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