I walked onto Lot 46, an area of land on the corners of Rhode Island and 7th Ave NW and saw my community’s pain, met my community’s strength. Lot 46 was dedicated to low income housing several years ago but Mayor Fenty has not fulfilled his promise to turn this land into housing affordable for the residents of Shaw/Howard. And so for two weeks people have been peacefully protesting at Lot 46 to get the Mayor’s attention, to advocate for the community.
“This land has been liberated.” Has it?
// Photographs taken at Lot 46 in Washington, D.C.
Artisan de la Paix means peacemaker. The author, Lindsay Branham, is a photographer and writer, attempting to use story and image to awaken and create peace through relationship.
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