Today is World AIDS Day: December 1, 2006
Dear Friends,
Today we have the opportunity to unite throughout the city and around the world to fight against the spread of HIV and AIDS. As you know, this fatal yet preventable disease plagues our city. Let's remove the discussion of HIV/AIDS from our list of taboo subjects. It's time that we talk with our family members, our children, and friends about the ways we can support our community through education, intervention, and prevention. Join the Whitman Walker Clinic in holding a candlelight vigil on Freedom Plaza, 14th Street & Pennsylvania Ave., NW, along with the unveiling of "Our Heroes" art exhibit( to be displayed inside the John Wilson Bldg.), honoring the significant people and places the 25-year history of HIV/AIDS in DC. Know your HIV status. Confidential and/or anonymous testing for exposure to HIV—the virus that causes AIDS—is available at several locations across the city. To learn more about HIV testing and counseling, or for information on how to reduce your risk of contracting HIV, please call the Administration for HIV Policy and Programs at (202) 332-EXAM. Together, we can teach our community that knowing your HIV status is better than guessing. Let today serve as the beginning of our commitment to help stop the spread of AIDS. Sincerely, Kwame R. Brown ******************************************************************************************************************************************** About the Administration for HIV Policy and Programs: The Administration for HIV Policy and Programs partners with health and community-based organizations to provide HIV/AIDS prevention and care services to District and Washington area eligible residents. Services include medical support, HIV counseling and testing, data and information on HIV/AIDS programs and services as well as on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the community, education, information, referrals, and intervention services. ********************************************************************************************************************************************
Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing to Review Brown's Comprehensive Homicide Elimination Strategy Task Force Bill On Wednesday, November 29th, The Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to review the Comprehensive Homicide Elimination Strategy Task Force Act of 2006” (B16-907). The proposed bill would require the Mayor to appoint a 35-member Task Force to bring back to the Mayor and the Council recommendations for how the city can eliminate homicides. The task force would develop policy and programmatic recommendations for government and non-government entities working to end murder in Washington, DC. The task force would also analyze studies about the causes of murder nationally and locally. The task force should propose recommendations that would lead to a reduction and ultimately an end to murder in DC. The task force would identify agencies to be responsible for taking the proposed actions. The task force report would include estimates of costs and timetables for implementation. Councilmember Brown introduced the bill on September 19, 2006, to establish a unified approach to proactively ending crime in the District of Columbia and hopes that all groups can work together to apply more preventive methods.
“One murder in DC is one murder too many,” Councilmember Brown expressed. “The resources to end murder in DC exist, but there needs to be a comprehensive, proactive and permanently sustained approach to working to end murder in DC...there are things we can do on the front-end to provide an environment for our youth to succeed." ********************************************************************************************************************************************
LSDBE Hearing: December 12, 2006 Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, Chairperson of the Special Committee on a Comprehensive Policy for Local, Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises announces an oversight hearing on the progress of the Department of Small and Local Business Development. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 10 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Committee invites the public to testify at the hearing. Those who wish to testify should contact Sharlene Kranz at (202) 724-8174 or skranz@dccouncil.us, and provide your name, organizational affiliation (if any), and title with the organization by noon on Wednesday, December 6, 2006. Witnesses should bring 20 copies of their written testimony to the hearing. The Committee allows each individual 3 minutes to provide oral testimony in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Additional written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements may be submitted by e-mail to skranz@dccouncil.us or mailed to: Council of the District of Columbia, Office of Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, Suite 406, John A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC 20004. The hearing record will close ten days following the conclusion of the hearing. Persons submitting written statements for the record should observe this deadline. ********************************************************************************************************************************************
FREE Home Energy Audits Available The District Department Environment’s (DDOE) Energy division, in partnership with Honeywell Corporation is offering FREE Home Energy Rating System audits (HERS). DDOE offers free home energy audits to DC single-family homeowner’s interested in addressing energy efficiency. A Honeywell certified energy auditor will identify a home’s energy deficiencies and provide homeowners with cost-effective recommendations, that when installed will reduce energy loss in the home. Along with the audit, interested homeowners will be provided a list of DDOE’s partnering financial institutions (Industrial Bank, DC Government Federal Credit Union, or the Operation HOPE Center) to apply for an energy efficient mortgage and/or loan (EEM/loans) enabling the purchase of audit recommended measures or improvements. Standard credit requirements are a determining factor to qualify for an EEM. The only program eligibility requirements are District residency and District homeownership. Interested persons are encouraged to call the Energy Hotline at (202) 673-6750 to schedule a FREE audit. For more information on the HERS program please visit the DDOE website at www.ddoe.dc.gov. ********************************************************************************************************************************************
D.C. Public Library To Host "Community Congress" Planning Meeting for Displaced New Orleanians The District of Columbia Public Library will be one of many libraries around the country to host the United New Orleans Plan’s (UNOP) “Community Congress” on Saturday, December 2, 2006. This multi-city, simultaneous meeting will allow displaced New Orleans residents to help prioritize the infrastructure investments needed to rebuild the city. The Washington area meeting is open to any New Orleans resident now living in the DC Metro area. The local Community Congress will be held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street, NW) from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in Room A-5. New Orleanians must register online in advance at www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=964642838908 or call toll-free at (866) 940-1095 to be part of the planning event.
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