Organizing Neighborhood Equity
Mission:
ONE DC (formerly Manna CDC) was founded in 1997 in the midst of Shaw's neighborhood change. From early on, ONE DC's approach to community development addressed structural causes of poverty and injustice, an orientation that stemmed from deep analysis of race, power, and the economic, political, and social forces at work in Shaw and the District. As a result, ONE DC's community development work centers on popular education, community organizing, and alternative economic development projects.
ONE DC moves beyond service provision to build sustainable community capacity and leadership so that low-income people of color can speak for themselves. ONE DC promotes leadership that does not tell others what to do, but helps them take charge to build their abilities and skills; it is not about being the leader, but about building more leadership in the community to increase capacity for the long term. Finally, ONE DC believes that leadership cannot exist without the support and power of the whole community. Central to ONE DC's leadership style is the identification and dismantling of systemic influences such as racism, classism, and sexism that manifest both individually and institutionally.
ONE DC's progressive organizing values are heavily influenced by the principles and achievements of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), as well as other groups and people-led movements for justice and human rights that have occurred throughout the world.
ONE DC moves beyond service provision to build sustainable community capacity and leadership so that low-income people of color can speak for themselves. ONE DC promotes leadership that does not tell others what to do, but helps them take charge to build their abilities and skills; it is not about being the leader, but about building more leadership in the community to increase capacity for the long term. Finally, ONE DC believes that leadership cannot exist without the support and power of the whole community. Central to ONE DC's leadership style is the identification and dismantling of systemic influences such as racism, classism, and sexism that manifest both individually and institutionally.
ONE DC's progressive organizing values are heavily influenced by the principles and achievements of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), as well as other groups and people-led movements for justice and human rights that have occurred throughout the world.
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03/01/11
This group is trying to pioneer a perspective and policies that will preserve low income neighborhoods and empower residents. It is brave, vocal and willing to alienate politicians, depending on its members to press for changes.
Yet it seems to do more on injustice analysis and noting problems ...
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