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@DC_BCI Swamp Rose focuses on ecological landscaping & native plant sales, with a commitment to changing how workers are treated in the industry: "At Swamp Rose all of our worker-owners get the same share of the profits. We believe that labor is truly entitled to the wealth it creates."

Join us next Weds, 11/20 for our final #solidarityeconomy social hour of 2024! For co-op & union members, mutual aid-ers, and the SE curious. 6-9pm @metrobardc register for free ⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/105121517187…

So glad to see this legislation introduced! Cooperatives benefit both workers and our communities’ economic well-being, and small business conversions to coops are a key strategy!

@hectoraarzate @kcur @HarvestPM Hector Felix here. This is fab! I grew up in the St. Louis metro area and much of my fam is in MO. A friend writes for the Post Dispatch. I am so so happy for you.

Here’s some news: I’m moving to Missouri — where I’ll be working @KCUR/@HarvestPM as their Environmental and Agriculture reporter!!! I’m so excited for this new chapter in my career, and I can’t wait to get started on one of the most important beats in the country.

Submit your comments to DC Health and the DC Council and support vendors in accessing the microenterprise home kitchen permit today! bit.ly/home-kitchen-p… 4/4

But DC Health missed key deadlines to create this permit, and their new proposed rules continue to place an undue burden on street vendors as compared to other food businesses, including requiring 4x more inspections than restaurants receive on average! 3/4

Help DC Street Vendors access the microenterprise home kitchen permit! 1/4

DC ❤️ Vendors! Join us May 30 at 6:30pm at @SankofaDC to celebrate DC Street Vendors' recent wins! Tickets at: bit.ly/DC_loves_vendo… #solidarityeconomy #dcstreetvendors

We got the oversized edition that is apparently so popular with NYC student protestors in

We join 95 orgs, led by @MuslimsForJF, @pal_legal, @AfghansTomorrow,@hearttogrow,@ccr, alongside 95 orgs & others in demanding the WH center community demands calling for government accountability, justice, freedom, & solidarity in any strategy to counter Islamophobia.

But DC bureaucracy still has put up so many barriers to getting a license, from not publishing the requirements for food vendors to cook from home to intimidating vendors selling on the street. Vendors are making progress — is @MayorBowser?

Over the pst year DC street vendors have been working to get licenses: investing in new equipment with BCI’s license fund & taking food manager certification courses!

@amanduhgomez @wamu885 @margaretbarthel @ecwilliams30 @kaylahhewitt @WhyBlitz @yesl_kim Proud of you! We know you will do great things.

Today is my last day @wamu885. It's bittersweet. I believe in the mission of local journalism. &I respect and admire my colleagues - including @margaretbarthel, @ecwilliams30, @kaylahhewitt, @WhyBlitz, @yesl_kim - so much. But I need to step away from WAMU and the news industry.

@AlexKomaWCP @ndelgadillo07 @hectoraarzate @byTheresaVargas @maustermuhle @RosbelisTv @DCHomos @theHillisHome @HillRagDC @princeofpetworth @streetsensedc @cuneytdil @ChelseaCirruzzo

@AlexKomaWCP @ndelgadillo07 @hectoraarzate @byTheresaVargas @maustermuhle @RosbelisTv

On the 1yr anniversary of DC decriminalizing street vending, DC’s Dept of Health gave out cease and desist notices to vendors. DC Health still hasn't created the pathway for food vendors to get their permits — if @_DCHealth won't follow the law, how can vendors? #decrimvending

@_DCHealth @CMCHenderson @wcp

“Now the Dept of Health is going to set us back decades,” says Ana Lemus, a vendor. “If I have to pay this fine, there is no way I will be able to pay the rent or take care of my family. The Department of Health is literally taking the food out of my children’s mouths.” 10/

Exactly one year ago, DC Street Vendors celebrated the passage of the Street Vendor Advancement Act, which decriminalized vending without a license! However, despite the new laws being in effect, vendors are STILL experiencing harassment from the police and other agencies. 🧵