About this Event
Bring your whole family and come meet your neighbors!
The Dallas Housing Coalition is hosting it's third neighborhood block party this fall in the Tenth Street Historic District!
Tenth Street is the most intact Freedman Town in the United States. We are lucky to have this historic gem in our city and we are excited to uplift the history and celebrate the future! We are excited to collaborate with the Tenth Street Residential Organization, For Oak Cliff, the Oak Cliff Veggie Project, and bcworkshop to bring this block party to life.
We will have performances from Townview's famous drumline, local musician Len Barnett, and DJ Bran Movay. Not to mention free burgers and several vendors to purchase goods from. Spend a day in the historic district and stop by the Oak Cliff Art Walk at the Oak Cliff Assembly before or after the party!
Everyone is welcome: kids, adults, elders, longtime residents, and new neighbors. These are community celebrations and also an opportunity to learn something that affects every neighborhood: zoning, the quiet policy that shapes what gets built on our block, how our neighborhoods grow, and whether our community stays a place where working families can afford to put down roots.
These block parties are part of our Be My Neighbor campaign, a grassroots effort to advocate for more attainable housing across Dallas, small and home-based businesses, and neighborhoods that preserve what makes Dallas special, all through the City of Dallas' zoning code update currently underway. This is the first major update to our city's zoning code since the 1980s. That means the decisions being made right now will shape Dallas for future generations. All of us deserve a say in this process and the outcome.
To help make zoning easy to understand for the whole family, we've partnered with Better Block to create hands-on, interactive activities that let you see and touch what zoning really means for a neighborhood. No confusing paperwork, no city hall jargon, just simple, visual ways to explore how our neighborhoods can grow while staying true to who we are.
We chose each block party location with care and intention. Each neighborhood on this tour has a history worth celebrating and demonstrates the type of neighborhoods and diverse housing options that help our communities thrive.
This is what real community looks and feels like. Be our neighbor and come to our block party!
Visit our website DallasHousingCoalition.com/zoning-reform to learn more about our campaign.
#BeMyNeighbor #DallasZoningReform
Event venue & nearby stays
1208 E 10th St, 1208 East 10th Street, Dallas, United States
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