The word diesel is painted across a red tank.

The danger of diesel

Street Sense artist and vendor Ayub Abdul writes about the harm caused by diesel fuel.

Traveling exhibit visualizes redlining and systemic inequality

“Undesign the Redline” is an interactive look at how the effects of discriminatory selling practices present in the 1930s housing market still affect low-income neighborhoods today. The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) featured the exhibit as the centerpiece of its annual meeting and housing expo this year and in its downtown D.C. office throughout June.

DC Council examines city’s bathroom shortage

The D.C. Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment held a public hearing Jan. 10 to discuss Bill 22-0223, the Public Restroom Facilities Installation and Promotion Act of 2017. The bill seeks to increase access to restrooms in downtown neighborhoods where they are scarce. Community representatives testified to the benefit such an initiative would have for tourists, residents, and the homeless alike.  

The Rabbit and the Dinosaur

Vendor Michael Craig provides a lesson on environmental destruction through the story of a rabbit and a dinosaur.

Jill Stein, a woman with grey hair, a green shirt and black blazer, gives a speech to a large crowd of people around her. She is holding a clipboard and pencil in one hand and is gesturing outwards with the other.

Stein Campaign Responds to Voter Questions on Poverty

On Sept. 23, Street Sense began equal outreach to the Clinton, Johnson, Stein and Trump campaigns seeking response to the following four questions posed by the artists and vendors of our Writers Group. Despite an extended deadline of Oct. 19, only the Stein campaign chose to respond.

Brunch attendees sit around tables discussing environmental justice issues

Buzzard Point Residents Air Environmental Concerns

Empower D.C. hosted an environmental brunch on Sept. 17 where activists and Southwest D.C. residents met to discuss the challenges facing Buzzard Point. Among these issues were fears about the environmental impact of redevelopment in the area and displacement. A new D.C. United Stadium is to be built in the Buzzard Point neighborhood.