Today we update you on the case of 636 Girard St. NE, a 4-unit rent-controlled building from which the Catholic Church knowingly plans to displace four households. We also feature our latest report on the ongoing slum conditions experienced by tenants at public housing property Montana Terrace, and we highlight an interview on Redacted Tonight, featuring Justice First and LinkUp housing organizer. Read more

Sunday, Sept. 16 (in event of steady rain or storm, Sept. 24)10:00 a.m.Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (400 Michigan Ave NE) Read more

In today's newsletter, we make public the response that D.C. tenants at imminent risk of displacement received from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. We also include our update on the ongoing serious health and safety hazards that public housing tenants face at Montana Terrace. Finally, we highlight a radio segment from Loud & Clear, which discusses the health crises faced by children and families in an economic system where housing is a commodity, rather than a right. Read more

636 Girard St. N.E., 628 Girard St. N.E., 1265 Raum St. N.E, and 1364 Bryant St. N.E. in the Rhode Island Avenue neighborhood of Washington, D.C., are 4-unit rent controlled buildings owned by the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, home to tenants now facing displacement. Read more

After additional follow up by Justice First, as well as a Washington City Paper article, What Life is Like - Still - in D.C.'s Public Housing, the District of Columbia Housing Authority finally released the results of mold inspections that were ordered in the units of Yahvon Early and Gretchen Helm. The results of a combined three swabs resulted in a disturbing discovery of concerning levels of various types of mold. Read more

LinkUp has released a graphic with the Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association depicting the numbers associated with the proposed redevelopment plan at Brookland Manor, better described as a displacement plan and effort to advance gentrification in the Rhode Island Avenue N.E. area of Washington, D.C.  Read more

In today's newsletter, we publish an open letter initiating tenant-led organizing efforts against displacement from Catholic Church-owned buildings in the rapidly gentrifying Rhode Island Ave N.E. neighborhood of Washington, D.C. We also include a major update on Montana Terrace and a revealing graphic published by LinkUp for Brookland Manor. Read more

Since the beginning of Justice First's work with tenants at Congress Heights almost six years ago, politically connected slumlord Geoff Griffis has been involved in attempts to facilitate the displacement of residents in order to make way for his vision of an unaffordable, luxury redevelopment. Read more