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District of Columbia: Mayor Fenty makes securing Congressional vote top priority
Issue date: 1/29/07 Section: Neighborhood
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Washington, DC - DC Vote has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Public Welfare Foundation, and the investment comes at a critical point in the DC voting rights movement where city leaders are united to bring congressional voting rights to the District of Columbia.
DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, DC City Council members, and members of Congress announced upcoming advocacy events designed to engage and activate District residents. Mayor Fenty also said during a press conference on January 19 that DC voting rights is the top priority for his administration.
The advocacy efforts combined with a generous infusion of financial resources create a unique opportunity to pass the DC Voting Rights Act, a piece of legislation that would give Washingtonians a vote in Congress for the first time ever.
"We are extremely grateful to the Public Welfare Foundation for their extraordinary investment in our mission," said DC Vote's Executive Director Ilir Zherka. "We have been given an enormous boost by the Mayor and the Congresswoman's energy and enthusiasm for passing the DC Voting Rights Act this year."
The Public Welfare Foundation has helped garner over the past few years a great deal of exposure and support from foundations and the philanthropic community for DC Vote. It has held multiple meetings to raise awareness of the issue, including a DC Voting Rights Summit in January 2005. Deborah Leff, president of PWF, believes the timing is right for DC Vote.
"This grant of $250,000 was among the largest one-year grants the Foundation's Board of Directors has ever made, and we hope it will increase the energy and momentum for securing for DC residents the same rights given to Americans living elsewhere in this country." Leff said.
Continue checking in at www.dcvote.org for the latest information regarding Congress Day and the Voting Rights March on Capitol Hill.
DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, DC City Council members, and members of Congress announced upcoming advocacy events designed to engage and activate District residents. Mayor Fenty also said during a press conference on January 19 that DC voting rights is the top priority for his administration.
The advocacy efforts combined with a generous infusion of financial resources create a unique opportunity to pass the DC Voting Rights Act, a piece of legislation that would give Washingtonians a vote in Congress for the first time ever.
"We are extremely grateful to the Public Welfare Foundation for their extraordinary investment in our mission," said DC Vote's Executive Director Ilir Zherka. "We have been given an enormous boost by the Mayor and the Congresswoman's energy and enthusiasm for passing the DC Voting Rights Act this year."
The Public Welfare Foundation has helped garner over the past few years a great deal of exposure and support from foundations and the philanthropic community for DC Vote. It has held multiple meetings to raise awareness of the issue, including a DC Voting Rights Summit in January 2005. Deborah Leff, president of PWF, believes the timing is right for DC Vote.
"This grant of $250,000 was among the largest one-year grants the Foundation's Board of Directors has ever made, and we hope it will increase the energy and momentum for securing for DC residents the same rights given to Americans living elsewhere in this country." Leff said.
Continue checking in at www.dcvote.org for the latest information regarding Congress Day and the Voting Rights March on Capitol Hill.
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