
Hey Folks, Thank you for reading Dreaming Out Loud’s first newsletter. We will be producing the newsletter bi-monthly and on special occasions to keep our supporter updated about what is going on and how we can work together to build a better world. We truly believe that when “Dreams Emerge, Communities Arise!” and hope to inspire [...]
Oct 14, 2010 | Categories:Our Newsletter | Tags: adinkra, aya, cfl bulbs, community, community news, donate, Dreaming Out Loud, east of the river, energy efficiency, events, fall, farmer's market, fenty, ghanan, give back, green summer, mayor, news, newsletter, nonprofit, project dream green, promise neighborhoo, save energy, save money, syep, vincent gray, volunteer | Leave A Comment »

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 [...]
Sep 27, 2010 | Categories:Education, Environment, Events, Food and Health | Tags: adinkra, aya, benning road, bradshaw, center for green urbanism, collective, community, dc, deanwood, dennis chestnut, district, east of the river, events, fair, farmer's market, fresh produce, health, healthy, market, mayfair, minnesota avenue, october, screening, ward 7, weekend, wellness | 7 Comments »

On August 11th, Dreaming Out Loud submitted a project proposal called “What do We Reflect?: A Community Conversation” to Ashoka’s Changemakers program. The competition — called Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change — has the aim to identify innovative projects and ideas that engage citizens to steer change and build strong communities. Our [...]
Aug 13, 2010 | Categories:Arts & Design, Culture, Education | Tags: adinkra symbol, art, ashoka, changemaker, community, competition, dc, dialog, Dreaming Out Loud, Education, environment, ethics mirror, fun, miniflip camera, nonprofit, project dream green, public art, social entrepreneur, youth | 3 Comments »

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 [...]
Jul 19, 2010 | Categories:Environment | Tags: center for green urbanism, chestnut, community, dc, dennis, dreaming, Dreaming Out Loud, east of the river, groundwork, loud, magazine, media, national parks service, nonprofit, out, program, project dream green, summer youth employment, syep, trees, youth | 3 Comments »

GreenTHINK’s February meeting featured two great speakers and activists who reported their findings at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. After the presentations, we had an opportunity to catch up with Kari Fulton and Leslie Fields. Kari serves as the National Youth Campaign Coordinator of the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative [...]
Feb 28, 2010 | Categories:The DreamGlobal Community | Tags: activist, community, COP15, dc, ejcc, kari fulton, neighborhood, nonprofit, sierra club, think-tank, ward 7, ward 8 | 3 Comments »