WHAT: Focuses on affordable housing, public safety, and environmental justice issues through membership in WIN, a multi-faith, multi-racial grassroots advocacy organization.
We support WIN with our time, talent, and treasure. This engagement enriches all of us: those at St. Mark’s, those in the larger DC religious/spiritual community, and most important those whom WIN actions affect. WIN’s organizing starts with listening to our neighbors to learn what people care about AND then WIN builds relationships to work on tackling issues. WIN supports residents across the city by advocating for:
- Affordable Housing
- Use of Public Lands for Housing
- Public Housing Improvements
- Black Equity Through Homeownership (BETH)
- Environmental Justice
- Public Safety
We’re working with WIN to
- ensure our elected officials care about the needs of the underserved,
- push the city to be more accountable for reducing fossil fuel dependence in buildings,
- work with the Senior Housing at the Potomac Gardens public housing on Capitol Hill for maintenance attention and for residents’ rights education and power organizing on a federally funded renovation initiative (RAD),
- improve use of public DC lands, and
- expand affordable housing opportunities in Wards 3 and 6.
More about WIN itself: on Facebook and on the web.
WIN University Recordings:
Affordable Housing and Home Ownership
Public Safety and Gun Violence Prevention
Contact win@stmarks.net to join the email list or for more information.
What’s Next
- November 19 – Action Team Meeting, 6:30 – 8 pm
- Location: ZoomRegister here
This gathering will focus on debriefing the national election results and reflecting on the historical moment that we find ourselves in, and how it impacts our local communities in DC.
Our goal is to collaboratively explore how each of our local campaigns, around affordable housing, Black Homeownership, healthy housing and public safety, connects to the broader work of building collective people power and creating a healthier and stronger local democracy.
- December 5 – End of Year Celebration, THEME: We are WIN, 7 pm – 9 pm, Location: TBA
St. Mark’s Standing WIN meeting
Mondays 5-5:30pm Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86388843153?pwd=b2pTNnZsK2ZsZ0w3eDlQaVYrUDZ4Zz09
WIN Ward 6 Standing meeting
Every other Thursday Noon-12:30 Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84112673354
We Got Here by Showing Up
St. Mark’s work in WIN is coordinated by Kit Arrington, Edna Boone, and Josie Jordan.
Many St. Mark’s parishioners have joined the parish WIN email list to stay informed about ways to take action and many have stepped into “boots on the ground” participation and turned out as “butts in seats” – showing up when asked because numbers matter – online and in-person!
WIN’s 2022 and 2023 activities at St. Mark’s.
WIN’s 2021 and 2020 accomplishments with and at St. Mark’s.