Temperance Row Sleep-InManna has planned another action to protest the city's decision against its Temperance Row project, which would provide affordable housing in the Shaw neighborhood to families earning between $25,000 and $45,000 (for more information, see "Support Affordable Housing" in the May 7 DC Metro Action Archive).
The two-day event starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, with a ceremony to dedicate the Temperance Row land (behind the Metro at 13th and U Streets NW), sponsored by Manna and the Public Welfare Foundation (PWF). Join us as we recommit to fighting on until affordable housing can be built there.
At 7 p.m., PWF will hold a forum to discuss the history of the True Reformer building and its links to the neighborhood, in celebration of the building’s 100th anniversary.
Manna also has planned a "Sleep-In" at the Temperance Row lots (behind the 1200 block of U Street) to call attention to the need for affordable housing and to convince the District's Board of Zoning Adjustments to reverse its decision. The Sleep-In will start at 6:45 p.m., immediately after the dedication ceremony, and will run for two nights until 8 a.m. Saturday.
Manna will supply some basics: food, drinks and a few tents. Community members and potential Temperance Row residents are invited. Please bring a musical instrument, poetry or anything else to help us have fun. You can sign up for one of the four “shifts”: Thursday evening/night; Friday morning; Friday afternoon; or Friday evening/night. Manna hopes to have 25 to 40 people out there, so even if you can't stay the whole night, please come out for part of the event and support affordable housing in a fun and community-building event. For more information, call 202/232-2915.
