MOAA and COAA's "Know Your
Rights" Town Hall
 On Wednesday, May 31, 2017, the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs and Commission on African
Affairs hosted a "Know Your Rights"
Town Hall. The town hall featured
speakers such as Ernest Chrappah, Director of the Department
For-Hire Vehicles who discussed regulations for Taxicabs, Uber and Lyft
drivers; Peter Newsham, Police Chief of the Metropolitan
Police Department who gave insightful information on public safety
information as well as Betsy Cavendish, General Counsel of the Executive Office
of the Mayor who gave a presentation on Mayor Bowser’s Immigrant Justice Legal
Services grant program for the African, Latino and Asian Pacific Islander
communities. Over 60 members of public attended the event.
MOAA Invites you to Walk
with Mayor Bowser at the 2017 Pride Parade
The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) invites you to come walk with Mayor Muriel Bowser and celebrate the 2017 Pride Parade. The Capital Pride Parade is one of Washington, DC's landmark
events celebrating the spirit and strength of the LGBTQ community in
Washington, DC. The Parade will include more than 180 contingents – floats,
vehicles, walkers, entertainment – consisting of local businesses, Capital
Pride Heroes and Engendered Spirit awardees, politicians, community groups,
drag queens, dogs, and much more.The Parade starts at 23rd and P Street,
NW and travels 1.5 miles through Dupont Circle and 17th Street and ends in
the Logan Circle neighborhood.
When: Saturday, June 10, 2017 | 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: 23rd and P Street, NW | Washington, DC | 20037
RSVP for the
2017 Capital Pride Parade
Mayor Bowser’s Statement on the
Paris Agreement
On Thursday,
June 1, 2017, Mayor Bowser issued the following statement regarding the Paris
Agreement:
“DC will continue to work with
cities and countries around the globe to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The effects of climate change are already here, and without proper planning and
collaboration, they will continue to get worse. It is in the best interest of
our country’s safety, economy, and future to take climate change seriously, and
as the Mayor of a major city, I have a special obligation to protect our
environment for generations to come and to create policies and programs that
reflect the values of the residents I serve. Over the past two years,
Washington, DC has launched Climate Ready DC, entered into one of the largest
municipal onsite solar projects in the U.S., and completed the largest wind
power purchase agreement deal of its kind ever entered into by an American
city. Going forward, our commitment to wind and solar will not yield, and we
will move forward with building a more sustainable DC.
At a time when our country should
be leading the fight against climate change, it is disappointing to see us
retreating into isolation. Fortunately, I am confident that leaders around the
country will continue to think globally, act locally, and ensure that the U.S.
remains a strong partner in the fight against climate change.”
Mayor Bowser Launches Private Security
Camera Voucher Program
On Thursday,
June 1, 2017, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the Private Security Camera Voucher
Program, an expansion of the Private Security Camera Incentive Program. Through
the program, DC residents who either rent or own a property and receive public
assistance under the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 will be
eligible to receive a private security camera system without cost. The Mayor is
currently working with the DC Council to expand eligibility for the program so that seniors will also be able to receive private security cameras through
the Safe at Home program. Mayor Bowser was joined at the launch by the Director
of the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants Michelle Garcia.
Learn
more
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Ascend
2020 DC
On
Tuesday, May 30, 2017, Mayor Bowser launched Ascend 2020 DC, an initiative that
will support the growth of minority-, women-, and veteran-owned small
businesses in underserved neighborhoods across Washington, DC. A collaborative
effort between the Bowser Administration and Project 500, JP
Morgan Chase & Co., the Washington Area
Community Investment Fund (Wacif), the Latino
Economic Development Center (LEDC), and the Georgetown University McDonough School of
Business, Ascend 2020 DC will provide entrepreneurs in DC with the training and
capital they need to scale regionally and nationally. Through its Small
Business Forward Initiative, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has invested $500,000 in
Ascend 2020 DC to help bridge the capital gap for businesses in overlooked and
underserved neighborhoods throughout Washington, DC.
Learn more
 Former Ethiopian health minister
becomes first African head of the World Health Organization
 Tedros says he will work tirelessly to fulfill the promise of universal health coverage.
For the
first time in its history, the World Health Organization (WHO) will be led by
an African. In a secret ballot, the World Health Assembly today elected Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a physician and former health minister of Ethiopia, to be
the agency's new
Director-General.
Many
felt it was Africa’s turn to lead the agency, and the African Union,
representing 54 WHO member states, supported the candidacy of Tedros, who goes
by his first name. "This is a
historic moment,“ says Ashish Jha, a global health expert at the Harvard T.
H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston. "I
think it is a good thing for WHO."
Two Chibok girls
graduate from U.S. high school
 Chibok Girl with EMC sponsors showing her diploma
Two
Chibok schoolgirls who escaped from their Boko Haram abductors in 2014 have
graduated from a high school in Washington DC. The
two girls, known by their first names, Debbie and Grace, graduated on Thursday, June 1, 2017 after completing junior year (11th grade) and senior year (12th grade) at a
prestigious private international school in the Washington metro area.
This
was disclosed through a press release on Friday by Emmanuel Ogebe, a U.S.-based
human rights lawyer and the International Director of Education Must Continue
Initiative, a Nigerian non-governmental organization involved in the care of
the girls. According
to the release, Debbie and Grace were among 57 girls who escaped from the
terrorists after the mass abduction of almost 300 of them at Government Girls
State School in April 2014.
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more
D.C. Bar Pro Bono
Center next Immigration Legal Advice & Referral Clinic
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center next is hosting an Immigration Legal Advice & Referral
Clinic.
This Clinic is open to anyone. If you have a question about United States
immigration law, you can meet with an attorney one-on-one to talk about your
legal problem and get advice.
When:
Saturday, June 3, 2017 | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School | 1100
Harvard Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. | 20009
Click to view flyer in Amharic
and French
Learn more
Mayor
Bowser's DC Child Development Provider Workshop & Legal Clinic
In support of Mayor Bowser’s commitment to
increase access to child care in the District, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
( (OSSE) is partnering with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono
Center to host a workshop and legal clinic for child development providers.
This event will help constituents interested in opening a new or expanding a
current child development facility. Participants can sign up to have an
individual legal consult about their current or future business with an
attorney.
When: Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
10:00am - 1:00pm
Where: Eastern Senior High
School | 1700 East Capitol Street Northeast | Washington, DC | 20003
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more
Stewards
of Children: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants is providing training on child sexual prevention. This training
teaches adults how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual
abuse. The program is designed for individuals concerned about the safety of
children as well as organizations that serve youth. Training includes
discussion about critical issues in sexual abuse prevention and the relevance
of these issues in our communities through a video sharing the voices of
survivors and experts in the field.
When:
Monday, June 5, 2017 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Where:
429 O Street
NW | Safe Shores | Washington, DC
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more
Single
Family Home Rehab Program Orientation
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) provides grants and loans, not to exceed a total of $75,000, to help DC
homeowners finance home repairs that will: Correct building code violations,
remove barriers to accessibility for persons with physical impairments and
threats to health and safety in their homes including roof repairs and
lead-based paint hazards.
When:
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where:
Housing
Counseling Services, Inc. | 2410
17th St NW, Suite 100 (In Adams Alley between Euclid and
Kalorama) | Washington, DC | 20009
Learn more
Introduction
to Corporate Giving
The Foundation Center-Washington DC is providing courses on Introduction to
Corporate Giving. This
class provides a basic overview of: The different types of corporate giving and how to find potential corporate
partners.
When: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | 10:00am - 11:30am
Where:
Foundation Center-Washington DC | 1627
K Street NW | Third Floor | Washington, DC |
20006
Learn more
OHR Summer Business Training: Customer Service and Civil
Rights Laws
The DC Office of Human Rights is offering a
Business Training on Customer Service and Civil Rights Laws. At this free
training for DC business owners, customer service/frontline staff, supervisors,
HR managers, etc. staff from the OHR, DC's civil rights enforcement agency,
will provide detailed information on DC's civil rights protections based on
gender identity/expression, national origin, sex, and race in the context of
providing public accommodations, ie goods and services to the public.
When: Wednesday,
June 14, 2017 | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: 441 4th St
NW | One Judiciary Square | Washington, DC | 20001
Learn more
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