Dreaming Out Loud wins Ford Global Test Drive
Press Release: Dreaming Out Loud Wins Ford Global Test Drive Thanks to our supporters, we will be traveling to Madrid from February 18th-21st On February 18th Dreaming Out Loud’s Executive Director, Christopher Bradshaw, will be traveling to Madrid, Spain representing the nonprofit organization as one of forty winning charities in The Ford Focus Global Test [...]
When Dreams Emerge: A Dreaming Out Loud Celebration and Fundraiser
Join us for When Dreams Emerge: A Dreaming Out Loud Celebration and Fundraiser on Tuesday December 7th from 6-8pm at Busboys and Poets (14th and V). The occasion will applaud our successes over the past year and serve as a commitment to continue our efforts in creating the inclusive and vibrant community we all envision. [...]
Inaugural Newsletter
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 [...]
DOL a Changemaker?
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 [...]
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 [...]
GreenTHINK Meeting 2-28-2010
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 [...]
