By Liane Scott, on December 3rd, 2013 
Every year, the Potomac Gardens Resident Council, under the leadership of Council President Aquarius Vann-Ghasri, recognizes students from the public housing complex who graduate from school. The Resident Council doesn’t discriminate; Students graduating from elementary, middle, high school and college are given an award. This year the celebration took place on July 19 and was videotaped by 3 talented and ambitious young Potomac Gardens’ residents–Larry Jackson, Alexander Ross and Lenwood Ward. Other obligations kept me from editing this footage until now, but you can expect to see more from the young people of Potomac Gardens in 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jozBwk4ni8w
By Grassroots DC, on November 27th, 2013 
Jewish Voice for Peace will take advantage of Black Friday (the biggest shopping day of the year), Chanukah and the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to educate DC shoppers about the injustice of the Israeli occupation, ask shoppers to refuse to buy SodaStream products, and call on local store managers to tell their corporate headquarters to stop stocking the products. Join Us!
WHY BOYCOTT SODASTREAM? SodaStream markets itself as an environmentally friendly product to “Turn Water Into Fresh Sparkling Water And Soda”… but there is nothing friendly about the destruction of Palestinian life, land and water resources!
SodaStream is an Israeli corporation that produces all of its carbonation devices in an illegal settlement in the West Bank. All Israeli settlements exist in direct contravention to international law! This settlement company obscures its true illegal origin by marking its products “Made in Israel”, however “made in an illegal Israeli settlement” is more like it.
By Grassroots DC, on November 20th, 2013 
Mark your calendars for the citywide healthcare information and enrollment fair coming up on Saturday, November 23rd! See more details below. [For more information, you can go to DCHealthLink.com or call 1-855-532-5465].
WANT AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE? Enroll today! Join us at the DC Health Link City-wide Information Day & Enrollment Fair
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 10 AM TO 3 PM MARTIN LUTHER KING LIBRARY 901 G STREET, NW
FEATURING:
• Trained experts to work with you one-on-one to help you enroll
• Licensed insurance brokers to help residents and small businesses choose coverage
• Free health screenings
• Zumba classes and Yoga demonstrations
• Kids’ Corner
• Entertainment
ALSO:
• Meet members of DC United and personalities from WPGC, El Sol, and much, much more
FOR MORE INFORMATION
…and a checklist of information to bring with you, please visit DCHealthLink.com/enrollmentfair or call 855.532-LINK
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By Liane Scott, on November 18th, 2013 
On October 23, 2013, the Potomac Gardens Resident Council (under the leadership of Council president Aquarius Vann Ghasri) hosted author Nissa Harper for a discussion of her first book “Confessions of a Crazy Baby Mama,” which she admits is a title designed to catch a reader’s attention. Ms. Harper is not only a published author, she is also a public housing resident and advocate who works to keep public housing safe and affordable. She never misses the opportunity to remind her audiences that public housing residents are working people who want nothing more than to raise their children in a safe environment.
At the Potomac Gardens Author’s Night, a number of residents spoke about their own efforts to maintain and care for the Potomac Gardens community. The video was shot and edited by filmmaker and Grassroots DC contributor Brenda Hayes. Portions of the video may be included in the future documentary “Potomac Gardens: Inside and Out.” Stay tuned to this channel for more information on that project.
By Brenda Hayes, on November 12th, 2013 
This Light: Sounds for Social Change Interviews Mazi Mutafa –
Words Beats and Life was founded as a hip-hop conference at the University of Maryland, College Park in the fall of 2000. The brainchild of Mazi Mutafa, Executive Director, WBL was developed and researched at the University of Maryland with two fellow students who wanted to continue the hip-hop conference after graduation. When the Black Student Union decided they could manage the conference without the help of alumni, Words Beats and Life was faced with the option of dissolving or moving in a new direction. More than anything, the founders wanted Words Beats and Life to be a vehicle to transform individual lives and communities through hip-hop. In 2003, WBL was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization with 501c3 status in the District of Columbia and began developing its first program, The Urban Arts Academy
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