{"id":1203,"date":"2025-02-20T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:39:49","slug":"sat-feb-15-230pm-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/2025\/02\/20\/sat-feb-15-230pm-we\/","title":{"rendered":"We &lt;3 Social Housing aka UNIVERSAL HOUSING: Infoshop &amp; Discussion Reportback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for joining us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/2025\/02\/09\/sat-feb-15-230pm-we\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>We &lt;3 Social Housing Forum<\/strong><\/a> on  Saturday, February 15th at the 3D Community Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re grateful for your participation and extend a special thanks to our guest speakers, <strong>Will Merrifield and David Poms<\/strong>, for sharing their insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Here&#8217;s some video highlights from the meeting:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=4m1_O6gbgG8MeTJc&amp;list=PLAyLSYAMVsUyxPhPYBRFzjdwWAEGdjYvQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With nearly <strong>40 attendees<\/strong>, the energy in the room was inspiring. Now, we need to <strong>turn that energy into action<\/strong>!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you believe in securing a <strong>safe, truly affordable, and racially equitable<\/strong> housing solution on public land at <strong>1617 U Street<\/strong>, we invite you to step up and get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f449\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\"><strong>Sign up to join the campaign<\/strong> \u2013 bring your skills and energy to the fight!  <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/F9cMPc8F4R8k9Mt79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Let us know how you can help<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4f9\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf9\"> <strong>Watch the forum videos <\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLAyLSYAMVsUyxPhPYBRFzjdwWAEGdjYvQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube Link here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4c2\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc2\"> <strong>Access handouts and materials<\/strong> from the event  <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1frYs2JnNPGOv4bdISwyLRojrLtq81jm4?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View them here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4d6\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcd6\"> <strong>Learn why DC&#8217;s primary &#8220;affordable housing&#8221; production program &#8212; Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) &#8212; is failing DC and why we seek alternatives like Social Housing aka Universal Housing at 1617 U Street\u00a0 <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/2024\/12\/12\/independent-dc-auditor-report-on-inclusionary-zoning-key-highlights-citations-w-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Key findings from the DC Auditor\u2019s report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/270d_fe0f\/72.png\" alt=\"\u270d\ufe0f\"> <strong>Sign &amp; share our petition<\/strong> to stop the privatization scheme threatening our public land  <a href=\"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/petition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add your name here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We have a <strong>real opportunity<\/strong> to transform this <strong>2-acre public site at 1617 U Street\/1620 V Street NW<\/strong> into a model for <strong>social housing that repairs past racial displacement\u2014rather than repeating it<\/strong>. But we can\u2019t do it alone. <strong>We need you.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s win this together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In solidarity,<br><strong>Debby H. &amp; the team<\/strong> (Rondell J., Gregory A., Arlene F., Chris O., Kerry K., Marcy L., Janet M., Robin D.)<br><strong>Save DC Public Land<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Special thanks to <strong>Conrado M.<\/strong> for filming &amp; <strong>Ren L.<\/strong> for graphic design<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\">\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">ALL INVITED! Social Housing Info Session \u2013 Saturday, Feb 15<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i>You <\/i>are invited you to a special infoshop and discussion on <b>Social Housing (Universal Housing)<\/b> this coming <b>Saturday, February 15<\/b>. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/weloveuniversalhousing.png\" width=\"276\" height=\"276\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b><u>Event Details:<\/u><\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4cd\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><b>WE LOVE SOCIAL HOUSING<\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4c5\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc5\" \/> <b>Saturday, February 15<\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f55d\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd5d\" \/> <b>2:30 PM<\/b><\/span><br \/><b><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f4cd\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/> <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Public Community Room, Third District Police Station<\/span>, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/1620+V+Street+NW?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1620 V Street NW<\/a><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><i>With special guest<\/i><\/span>, <b>William Merrifield<\/b>, Executive Director of The Center for Social Housing and Public Investment and author of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialhousingcenter.org\/blog\/we-cannot-build-our-way-out-of-the-affordable-housing-crisis-through-private-sector-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Cannot Build our Way out of the Affordable Housing Crisis through Private Sector Production.<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This is an important opportunity to discuss real solutions for housing affordability and community stability in our DC neighborhoods. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f539\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd39\" \/>RSVP: Debby H. | 202-462-2054 |<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>the1617project@savedcpublicland.org<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We hope to see you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Save DC Public Land campaign<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_2585698333221813594v1_rc_sig\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for joining us at the We &lt;3 Social Housing Forum on Saturday, February 15th at the 3D Community Room. We\u2019re grateful for your participation and extend a special thanks to our guest speakers, Will Merrifield and David Poms, for sharing their insights. 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