Category: Opinion
Lessons Learned After One Year of Occupy D.C.
| October 23, 2012 | Posted by Sam Jewler under Opinion |
After a year of occupying, Sam Jewler reflects on Occupy D.C., what it did right, what it did wrong, and its prospects for the future. more
Complex History Drives South African Violence
| October 16, 2012 | Posted by Alex Menell under Opinion |
On September 22, a coalition of white supremacist groups, including the Aryan Nations and the South Africa Project, gathered in DC to protest what their website refers to as the “genocide of white South Africans.” Alex Menell, a Jewish, white, South African, has a different take on the issue. more
Occupying a house? Squatting 101
| July 24, 2012 | Posted by Steve Russell under Opinion |
Steve Russell, who has been squatting for years, explains some basics of squatting. more
How to: start a community garden in D.C.
| July 10, 2012 | Posted by Josh Singer under Opinion, Print Issues, Stories, Volume 2, Issue 4 (July/August 2012) |
The first step in creating any community garden is to identify a vacant lot. Once a spot is identified, research who owns the land. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the District Department of the Environment, Parks and Recreation, and the National Park Service have access to a database of each lot in D.C., its… more
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