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| W.I.N. In Action |
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| WIN Leaders Support 2006 Vote Neighborhoods First |
Welcome to our web site!
WASHINGTON INTERFAITH NETWORK is a multi-ethnic, interfaith, non-partisan politically active grassroots organization,
consisting of more than 45 dues-paying member congregations, schools, union locals and other entities working to improve life
in the District of Columbia for all residents. WIN is one of over 60 affiliates of the Industrial Areas Foundation.
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| WIN Action Team Meeting |
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| WIN Leader Speaks to Membership |
WIN is an organization based on individual relationships. All of its participants from its member organizations and from
areas of the District where WIN organizes are WIN leaders. WIN leaders have conducted thousands of individual meetings and
hundreds of group meetings in the course of WIN's formation and political actions. From relationship meetings come mutual
trust and a spirit of community. Strength in unity enables WIN to persevere and achieve community objectives in the areas
of housing, schools, public safety, decent jobs and immigration.
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Please get in touch to offer comments and join our mailing list.
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| Neighborhoods First Campaign |
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| WIN Leaders Demand Action for Neighborhoods |
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WIN's "Vote Neighborhoods First" Get-Out-The-Vote campaign heats up leading to the Spetember 12 Primary
Day. WIN teams continue to conduct neighborhood walks to reach potential voters. WIN phone banks will contact registered
voters in select precincts from Sept.5 through Sept. 11. On September 12 WIN leaders will operate the phone banks, engage
in direct voter contact, poll watch and operate van services. VOLUNTEER THROUGH YOUR MEMBER INSTITUTION!!
Go to Members page for more information and documents for downloading.
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July & August, 2006: 300 WIN leaders to walk the streets of 50 precincts to increase the voter turn-out for the Fall elections
and to educate voters on WIN's "Neighborhoods First" agenda.
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May 22, 2006. "For Whom Is this City?" WIN gathers 800 leaders at historic Asbury UMC to hear commitments
from five mayoral hopefuls to WIN's 2006 Vote Neighborhoods First Election Campaign. All five agreed to WIN's agenda: - increase
the $550 million of neighborhood investment funding to $1 billion through linkage to the Anacostia Waterfront Development
Project, - devote $197 million in new funding to create affordable housing (including 5,000 Nehemiah townhomes, 4,000 transitional
housing units, and 5,000 affordable rental units), - create a new $350 million Youth Investment Fund to build, renovate and
staff rec centers, facilities and programs for youth throughout the District. WIN also commissioned 430 election workers
who will be getting out the vote in 43 key precincts.
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For links to Washington Post's coverage of the May 22 Candidate Accountability Night (including a video clip), click here and here (with video).
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April 24, 2006. WIN leaders approved WIN's agenda for its Vote Neighborhoods First get out the vote campaign for the District's
2006 elections - $1 billion in new investments in neighborhoods, 14,000 units of affordable housing, and a $350 million youth
fund for facilities and programs.
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WIN's 2005 Successes - WIN's "Neighborhoods First" Campaign: $550 million of dedicated funding for neighborhoods;
increased enforcement of housing code violations in low-income apartment buildings in Mt. Pleasant and Ward #7; neighborhood
improvement actions in Wards #7 and #8.
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W.I.N. - "Faith" "Power" "Justice"
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