Fw: Housing Justice & Community Service Awards on Wed., 10/24/07, 6-8pm @ Busboys & Poets

 

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From: lester cuffie

Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 11:56 AM

D.C. COALITION FOR HOUSING JUSTICE, INC.,

 _DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT_

 

CELEBRATE  AND HONORS OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS

 

This year the D.C. Coalition for Housing Justice, Inc. "Coalition" a 501( C ) 3 non-profit tax-exempt organization will  honor those who have contributed to the "Social Justice and Affordable Housing" struggle, at our "5th Annual Housing Justice & Community Service Awards Ceremony", to be held @ 7pm on Wed., October 24^th, 2007 at Busboys & Poets Restaurant located at 1421 V St., N.W. DC..  Celebrating these persons for their community service efforts, has become a true "Coalition" and District of Columbia tradition in the housing industry.   We invite our neighbors to take part in this community observance, in honor of those persons that advocate for "affordable housing". 

 

FACTS ABOUT HOUSING IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

·         ONE THIRD (1/3) OF MOST RESIDENTS INCOME GOES TOWARD HOUSING EXPENSES

·         APPROXIMATELY  65% OF RESIDENTS IN D.C. ARE RENTERS

·         D.C. HAS THE STRONGEST "RENT CONTROL LAWS", ON THE EASTCOAST

·         DC COALITION FOR HOUSING JUSTICE, HELP LEAD THE FIGHT, for the passage of the "Rent Control Reform Act of 2006", which included, "Tenants Rights to Organize Bill", the "Tenant Information Act", and created the "Tenant Advocate Office". Our successful efforts of coalition building and action with others, positively impacted over 72,000 apt. units in D.C.  We believe that tenants, homeowners, individuals, businesses, government and families are the fundamental building blocks of our communities, and the city.        

WHAT:                        5^TH Annual Housing Justice & Community Service Awards Ceremony

WHEN:            Wednesday, October 24, 2007

WHERE:          BUSBOYS & POETS RESTAURANT

                        1421 V St.,  N.W., WDC

                        (METRO Green. Ln /13^th & U St.,)

TIME:              6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

FREE & OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. For further information contact: Lester Cuffie, Exec. Director on (202)

986-4449 or  210-4882.  DC Coalition for Housing Justice, Inc., is a 501 ( C ) 3 tax-exempt charitable organization.  All donations are tax deductible.

 

coalitionforhousingjustice@yahoo.com / www.coalitionforhousingjustice.org / lestercuffie15@hotmail.com

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