Tasty Morning Bytes – Food Justice, Immigration Issues and Spiderman’s Education Reform
Good morning, DCentric readers! Ready for some links?
The Audacity of Parking Enforcement “…a shockingly illegal parking job at by…a parking enforcement vehicle. Especially odd, considering what the photographer says were abundant spaces available in the lot, a McDonalds on Georgia Avenue and Peabody Street NW.” (Washington City Paper)
D.C. may be forced to enroll in immigrant program Why the D.C. Council has averted participating: “while Secure Communities removes dangerous illegal immigrants, it unfairly targets many minor offenders and even illegal immigrants who report crimes but are fingerprinted in the process.” (Washington Times)
More Than 100 Employers at Norton’s 14th Annual Job Fair Next Tuesday, August 9th The job fair is for District residents, only. (norton.house.gov)
Spreading Food Justice “from the ‘Hood to the Heartland” “Communities of color face the toughest barriers to accessing healthy food; it’s expected that half of children of color born this decade will develop diet-induced diabetes.” (Good)
Is the New Spider-Man An Education Reformer? “…there’s something to be said for superhero stories that take on problems closer to home. It may take a single bug bite from a very special arachnid to make a hero, but it takes a village to raise all the kids who are only lucky enough to get nipped by mosquitoes.” (Think Progress)
Teen Offenders Reflect On What Led Them Astray WAMU’s Kavitha Cardoza speaks to two local youths who are “currently participating in a support and rehabilitation program for teenage offenders”, about their lives and their choices. (wamu.org)