education
Resolutions on DC Statehood in State Legislatures
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010I’ve been working with a number of people to get supportive resolutions on DC Statehood introduced in a state legislatures around the country. I’ve included the sample resolution we’re starting with below.
We need more help in getting these introduced. If you have contacts in a state house or senate, please email me at mike.panetta@gmail.com and [...]
DC Statehood Fund Holiday Gifts
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Order by midnight, December 17th for standard shipping delivery by the 24th!
I have three questions for you:
1) Are you still looking for the perfect holiday gift?
2) Do you like snarky T-shirts?
3) Do you want to support the DC Statehood Fund?
If the the answer was “yes” to any of the above, then look no further as [...]
$250,000 in Competitive Grants Available for Organizations Working on DC Statehood & Voting Rights
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009UPDATE: According to the Office of the Secretary, the details of the grant are not ready for release. Stay tuned for a future update regarding the procedure and timing. In the meantime, get your thinking caps on…
The following grant notice was distributed last week at the Statehood Stakeholders meeting. I don’t have more details beyond [...]
Google and other Companies to Give DC’s Low-Income Families Free Wireless Broadband
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Yesterday at Kramer Middle School in Anacostia the One Economy Corporation, Cricket Wireless, Google and Qualcomm announced their collaboration to provide 1,000 D.C.-area low-income families free wireless broadband for two years. One Economy will be working with area community organizations to identify the families to receive the broadband cards. Over the next several weeks, up [...]
