Traffic was rerouted around National Park Monday as members of the senior community took to the streets to hold DC accountable for not maintaining housing standards.
WASHINGTON — A protest started in Freedom Plaza Monday morning made up of healthcare workers, DC Circulator drivers, and labor groups calling out D.C. leadership for not upholding the city’s housing standards for seniors, especially in Southeast.
Patricia Canady says she’s been trying to get someone to stop water from dripping down the walls of her Ward 7 apartment for months and still hasn’t gotten a reply.
“It makes you feel like you’re nothing like you’re nobody,” she said. “They don’t care, and it didn’t use to be like this in Washington, D.C. People used to help their tenants in Washington, D.C. They don’t do that anymore.”
After hearing from speakers, protestors began walking to the National Stadium. Those who couldn’t walk arrived by …