Neighborhood Blog

Recap: The Creation of Whiteness

By DNDA Admin | March 1, 2018

Saturday, February 24, marked the second event in DNDA’s Let’s Talk Race Series 2018: The Creation of Whiteness. Participants were encouraged to challenge preconceived ideas of race through viewing racial identity as a complex and continuously evolving facet of our collective human existence. This includes how the inception of whiteness has shaped much of our history…

Destination Delridge 2018

By DNDA Admin | January 24, 2018

Save the date: Destination Delridge, Friday, March 2nd, 2018 Doors open at 6:00 pm @ Metropolist 2931 1st Ave S. Suite A, Seattle, WA 98134. Dear Friend of DNDA, We invite you to be a part of our upcoming event, Destination Delridge: Oh, The Places We’ll Grow. Please join us as we celebrate DNDA’s continuing legacy…

EcoArts Fusion – Spring Nature Camp

By DNDA Admin | January 19, 2018

EcoArts Fusion Spring Nature Camp At Camp Long 5200 35th Ave. SW – Seattle, WA 98126 DNDA’S Nature Consortium’s EcoArts Fusion Spring Nature Camp explores the intersection of nature and the arts with youth ages 6 to 12 at the Seattle 68-acre urban camping ground, Camp Long. Each session of our program is designed to foster deep personal connections to…

Race Series: Migration and the World Recap

By Communications Team | January 16, 2018

This past Saturday marked the first event in DNDA’s Let’s Talk Race Series: Migration and the World. Two youth from the Young Women Empowered organization, Rosario Lopez and Ha’aheo Dekker, facilitated the event, as well as adult facilitator, filmmaker and educator Christina A. Wallace. Participants were led on a journey through the history of American…

"Our Voices" Summer Music Program Recap

By DNDA Admin | January 13, 2018

“Our Voices” Music Class at High Point and NewHolly – Summer 2017 This past summer, two very talented local hip hop artists came together to organize a 6-part curriculum for the youth of the High Point and New Holly neighborhoods: Our Voices Music Class. With a focus on the history of music and a goal of…

We reached our goal!

By DNDA Admin | January 8, 2018

Thank you, Community! Because of your generosity and support, we surpassed our goal of 100 donations of $100, coming in at 103.75%!! We are so grateful for your support, and are proud to have wrapped our centennial year in such a profound way. Thank you. Our Historic Cooper School, a.k.a. Youngstown, turned 100 years old in 2017.…