Recently, lawyers for the real estate mega-developer Douglas Jemal (who was just pardoned by former President Donald Trump) gave notice that The Secret Garden in Washington, D.C.'s Anacostia neighborhood had to go. 

Representatives claimed that the 3,900 square foot community outdoor concert stage, beehive, and green space actually belonged to Mr. Jemal. But since 2010, our neighborhood businesses, including WEACT Radio, Check It Enterprises and the Go-Go Museum & Cafe, rescued the space that has been abandoned for decades.

Our community transformed the space into a popular Anacostia landmark that hosts concerts, wakes, community meetings and pop-up shops. The garden is ours.

This is not a fair fight.  We don't have Mr. Jemal's political connections, or his deep pockets for legal fees. Mr. Jemal got a pardon. The Garden deserves a pardon, too. 

Please sign this petition to ask Mr. Jemal to do the right thing and let us keep what rightfully belongs to us. #PardontheGarden. 

For more details, read about us in The Washington Post.