ED Interview on 95.5
Recently, Executive Director Christopher Bradshaw completed an interview with radio personality Guy Lambert for Community Focus 8-29 prt 1, a segment giving voice to local initiatives aimed at building community. The interview aired 0n August 28th and 29th on both WPGC 95.5 and 94.7 Fresh FM. Justine Love, Director of Community/Public Affairs at CBS Radio of Washington [...]
Aya: Health and Wellness Market
On October 16th from 10am – 5pm a group of nonprofit organizations and small businesses will host AYA: An East of the River Health and Wellness Market. The event will take place at the Center for Green Urbanism, located just blocks from both the Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road Metro stations at 3938 Benning Road [...]
DC Youth Lead Green Revolution
Recently, Project Dream Green was featured in the Afro American newspaper and New America Media. The article highlights the successful launch of the program with 72 young people from the Mayor’s Green Summer Jobs Corps. Among our accomplishments for the summer were the distribution of 1,000 compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs; handing out over 3,000 pieces of [...]
East of the River
In the May issue of the East of the River Magazine, Groundwork Anacostia River DC’s Center for Green Urbanism was featured as one of the Ward 7 community’s newest additions. Executive Director Dennis Chestnut gave the magazine an exclusive tour of the Center in its opening phases. Located at 3938 Benning Road NE, the Center [...]
Oil spills: Bad for birds, good for Ethics Mirrors
In my previous blog, I talked about the interconnectedness of different countries. As it turns out, the planet itself is interconnected. The recent and devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico proves this point precisely. One incident, an explosion on an oil rig, has had massive implications for several surrounding regions. The offshore drilling [...]
Earth Day 2010
Save the date and Join Groundwork Anacostia River DC, Anacostia Watershed Society and Casey Trees To plant new trees along the NEW FORT CIRCLE TRAIL CONNECTOR and Cleanup Watts Branch and the Anacostia River Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Meet at 42nd and Hayes Street N.E. Washington, D.C. 20019 For Information [...]
Green is the New Black
Green is the New Black On October13, 2009 Howard University’s Arts and Science Student Council hosted a panel discussion entitled “Green is the New Blac.” Stressing the need for awareness of sustainability and environmental issues on campus and in the communities nationwide that Howard students come from, this discussion gathered a range of activists and leaders. Among [...]
