ocean hill

freedom center

brownsville

SERVE , FIGHT , WIN !

SERVE , FIGHT , WIN ! ✦



improving our community and fighting for change

We are a group of neighbors standing together to improve our community and fight for the respect and dignity we deserve. The Ocean Hill-Brownsville Freedom Center serves our neighborhood by helping people meet their basic needs, and organizes to demand change wherever our neighbors experience injustice.

who we are

We are a group of neighbors in Ocean Hill-Brownsville committed to improving our community and fighting for the respect we deserve. We believe that the problems we face can only be solved if neighbors work together for the common good. We are motivated by a deep sense of commitment to our community and our belief that all people deserve a life with dignity, equal rights and the ability to have their voices heard on the issues that shape their lives. Our name is a reference to the Civil Rights Movement, when the demand for "freedom now!" brought millions of people into action in a struggle that transformed society.

legacy of struggle

Ocean Hill-Brownsville has a long history of standing up to injustice. In the 1960s and 70s, the Black Panther Party maintained an office in the area. In 1968, Ocean Hill-Brownsville was the site of a movement for community control of schools that challenged racist practices ingrained in the education system and captured the attention of the whole country. We are determined to continue the fight for freedom that stretches back generations.

WE WANT FREEDOM FOR OUR COMMUNITY

WE WANT FREEDOM FOR OUR COMMUNITY ✦



WHAT WE’RE DOING

To bring people together and strengthen the bonds between neighbors, we have organized family nights at schools, festivals, park cleanups and other service-oriented events. And we advocate for change when it comes to the underfunding of education, gentrification, the lack of good jobs and other injustices Ocean Hill-Brownsville is facing. Our organization was formed by leaders active especially around issues in the school system and around land use, but our focus involves anything that affects the lives of our neighbors. Get involved today!

GET INVOLVED!

EMAIL

OHBVFREEDOMCENTER@GMAIL.COM

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

POWER TO THE PEOPLE ✦