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A prescription for fair housing in Alexandria is in reach
by Daniel Moshenberg Like much of northern Virginia, Alexandria has been a kind of affordable housing desert for decades, actually decreasing the number of affordable units, especially deeply…
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Grassroots Alexandria joins the Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness
Grassroots Alexandria has joined the Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness in the City of Alexandria (“the Partnership”) Governing Board in the Advocacy seat. The Partnership serves as…
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City Council Candidate Forum
by Shira E. and Louise K. On May 13, 2021, Grassroots Alexandria partnered with Tenants and Workers United to host a City Council candidate forum. The COVID-safe event…
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Everyone is (at least a little bit) Racist
by Jonathan Krall This is an essay about hope. I am a student of the Grassroots Alexandria Anti-Racism Working Group. This area of study gives me hope that…
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Transit Equity in Action: the new DASH Bus Network
by Jim Durham DASH Bus is proposing the most significant change in DASH Bus operations in 37 years. If approved by the Alexandria Transit Company (ATC) Board on…
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Police Have No Place in Public Schools
by Alli Holte tl;dr: Educate yourself about the racist beginnings of modern law enforcement. Support students’ wishes to remove police from their schools by submitting a public comment…
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