A group of activists milled about outside the Wilson Building this morning urging elected officials to raise funding for the District’s social safety-net programs in the coming budget for fiscal year 2013.

Images courtesy Save Our Safety Net Activists who favor a proposal to enact a new tax on the wealthiest D.C. residents wrapped the John A. Wilson Building in what they’re calling a “Human Safety Net” this morning. The demonstration was organized by the Fair Budget Coalition and Save Our Safety Net, the same groups who earlier this month convinced several D.C. Council members to don superhero capes. A couple of different versions of the…

Score a serious, if whimsical publicity win for the folks behind Save Our Safety Net, the group of activists that’s been pushing the D.C. Council to enact a new millionaires tax as a means of solving the city’s budget woes. Working in conjunction with the Fair Budget Coalition, the group managed to convince at least four council members to dress up like superheroes at a rally outside the John A. Wilson Building on Wednesday. Yes,…