5.06.03 job rights, minimum wages, right to a constructive job

Majora League:An Interview with Majora Carter, Founder of Sustainable South Bronx

Majora Carter
Authors: Majora Carter

Summary:

The debate has to examine how environmental improvements to low-income communities lift up the economy, the safety, and the morale - not just locally, but regionally and nationally.

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The Dream Reborn: Bringing King's Vision Forward into a Green Economy

Authors: Van Jones

Summary:

It has always been assumed that attendance at environmental conferences would always be 90 percent white and overwhelmingly affluent. Not this time.

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Fighting Repression with Love: The Traumatic Effects on Women who Speak Out

Vote Poster

Summary:

Instead of addressing the issues that the women are protesting about, the government has responded by using brutal force and attacking anybody who engages in peaceful demonstrations and protests, even peaceful ones.

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The Zimbabwe We Want

Summary:

Zimbabwe needs a new national vision to restore our self-confidence, dignity, and hope.

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Road Test: NY Activists Create a New Poor People's Campaign

Bushwick, NY, February 2008. A protest against a negligent landlord. PHOTO: Make the Road New York
Authors: Melony Swasey

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Make the Road New York is admired for its consensus-based, collective decision-making, an intensive process that builds strong, trusting relationships, leadership, and shared agreement among members.

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Black and Brown Together

Jerry Ball, a poultry plant worker at Pico Foods, and union steward for the Laborer's Union. PHOTO: © David Bacon 2008
Authors: David Bacon

Summary:

In Mississippi, African American political leaders and immigrant organizers favor a different calculation: Blacks plus immigrants plus unions equals power.

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Seeking Work and Dignity King's "Second Phase"

Authors: Aaron Tanaka

Summary:

While King's vision for winning economic rights was cut tragically short, 40 years later his call to action is undeniable.

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Remembering Tony Henry And a Generation of Leaders

Tony Henry, 1989. PHOTO: American Friends Service Committee
Authors: Keith Harvey

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We need to remember that the dream was not just Dr. King's, but belongs to the many, many people who gave their time, their energy -- even their lives -- to achieve this powerful vision.

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No Justice, No Peace: Listening to the Youth

Children living in showgrounds.
Authors: Malesi Kinaro

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The poor and the youth of this nation must be given a say -- not a token!

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The Work Begins: A Conversation with Quaker Kenyan Peacemakers

Women rescue a man.

Summary:

What changes can we make so that Kenyans can promise each other, "Never again"?

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