Our Team

Our Team

Oscar Villalobos

Table Coordinator

Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Andria
Chatmon

Empower DC

Damiana Dendy

DC Jobs with Justice

Jenna Israel

DC Jews United for Justice

Megan Salmon

SPACEs In Action

Damiana Dendy

DC Jobs With Justice

Vic Gonçalves

MiCasa, Inc

Ryan Zimmer

Sunrise Movement DC

Aura Angélica

ShutDownDC

John Qua

Metro DC DSA

East Peterson-Trujillo

Campaign Director

About our Coalition

About our Coalition

About our Coalition

We are the Green New Deal for D.C.

Our mission is to fight for racial justice, climate resilience, and good jobs by bringing about a bold Green New Deal for Washingtonians that creates a healthier, safer, and more just city for all. The Green New Deal for DC (GND4DC) was founded in 2022 by local climate and environmental justice leaders to provide education about and take action on issues at the intersection of climate action, racial and environmental justice, labor, housing, and pollution.

We are the Green New Deal for D.C.

Our mission is to fight for racial justice, climate resilience, and good jobs by bringing about a bold Green New Deal for Washingtonians that creates a healthier, safer, and more just city for all. The Green New Deal for DC (GND4DC) was founded in 2022 by local climate and environmental justice leaders to provide education about and take action on issues at the intersection of climate action, racial and environmental justice, labor, housing, and pollution.

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Our campaigns

Our campaigns

Our campaigns

Green New Deal for Social Housing

There is a massive housing crisis in DC. Landlords have raised rents rapidly since the end of the pandemic rent freeze, eviction filings are spiking, and thousands of our neighbors are sleeping outside. Meanwhile, developers continue to construct luxury buildings that few DC residents can actually afford. This crisis and the displacement it causes disproportionately impact Black and brown District residents.

The D.C. Green New Deal for Social Housing would create government-owned, mixed-affordability housing as a solution to meet our community's housing, economic, and climate needs.

There is a massive housing crisis in DC. Landlords have raised rents rapidly since the end of the pandemic rent freeze, eviction filings are spiking, and thousands of our neighbors are sleeping outside. Meanwhile, developers continue to construct luxury buildings that few DC residents can actually afford. This crisis and the displacement it causes disproportionately impact Black and brown District residents.

The D.C. Green New Deal for Social Housing would create government-owned, mixed-affordability housing as a solution to meet our community's housing, economic, and climate needs. Read the bill here.

There is a massive housing crisis in DC. Landlords have raised rents rapidly since the end of the pandemic rent freeze, eviction filings are spiking, and thousands of our neighbors are sleeping outside. Meanwhile, developers continue to construct luxury buildings that few DC residents can actually afford. This crisis and the displacement it causes disproportionately impact Black and brown District residents.

The D.C. Green New Deal for Social Housing would create government-owned, mixed-affordability housing as a solution to meet our community's housing, economic, and climate needs. Read the bill here.

Green New Deal for Lead-Free DC

DC's lead in drinking water crisis has gone on for far too long. Since the lead outbreak in 2004, DC Water has not done enough or worked fast enough to remove all lead service lines from our infrastructure.

Working with the Lead-Free Coalition, we're supporting people-led legislation that would remove all lead pipes equitably – starting with the wards with most demonstrated need and impact. To do this at the scale needed, we need massive investment and jobs opportunities. That's why we support the Green New Deal for Lead-Free DC.

Campaigns we support

Campaigns we support

Campaigns we support

Environmental Justice Act

Led by our partners at Empower DC, this bill would require an impact analysis before issuing permits that impact land use and planning. It would prevent further overburdening communities of color in Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8 with new polluting projects.

Metro for All

Enacted and funded in 2023, this bill makes all WMATA buses free for DC riders. Despite wide support and need, Mayor Bowser and the WMATA Board blocked the bill in 2023, forcing us into a longer fight for fare free buses.

Local Residents Voting

Enacted and funded in 2023, this bill extended voting rights in local DC elections to all DC residents - regardless of their status in the US. This bill enfranchises over 50,000 DC residents who will be eligible to vote in 2024.

Healthy Homes Act

Children who are raised in homes that burn gas (for example, when using their stoves) are more likely to develop asthma and other health issues. If funded, this bill would allow up to 30,000 households to remove harmful gas appliances from their homes.

Our Team

Our Team

East Peterson-Trujillo

Campaign Director

East Peterson-Trujillo

Campaign Director

Oscar Villalobos

Table Coordinator

Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Andria Chatmon

Empower DC

Damiana Dendy

DC Jobs With Justice

Jenna Israel

DC Jews United for Justice

Megan SALMON

Megan Salmon

SPACEs In Action

Vic Gonçalves

MiCasa, Inc

Ryan Zimmer

Sunrise Movement DC

Aura angélica

ShutDownDC

John Qua

John QUA

Metro DC DSA

Our Partners

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Last Update: February 2025

Last Updated on: March 2024