Regional Equity ‘08 Slideshow
March 18th, 2008 by Rafael Shimunov
Angela Glover Blackwell and Judith Bell recently thanked summit attendees in a letter.
“We have already heard from many of you that the summit was a singular experience—a truly special moment that helped put in perspective the breadth of all our work. In the past, many of us have been hesitant to describe the work we all do as an “equity movement.” But after seeing the impressive and powerful cross-section of advocates, researchers, and policymakers at the summit, there can be no doubt a movement is building—and gaining strength every day.”
Click here to read the whole letter.
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March 18th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
i continue to be troubled by the almost conscious exclusion of the word “union” from this discourse. i realize that labor leaders were present at the conference as speakers and attendees but it appears that their message - or at least the importance of labor’s involvement - is not getting through.
the fact is that without unions we cannot lift people out of poverty into living wage jobs that provide workers and their families with dignity and security . we cannot rely on the enlightened self-interest of corporations to allocate a fair piece of the pie to the workers who create the wealth. we cannot assume that government will protect these workers. our only choice is to support workers and their rights to form a union.