DC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HOLD FORUM ON BUILDING UNITY BETWEEN BLACK AND...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:rnMarch 25, 2009rnrnContact:rnAlbert Honegan: 202-739-1357 (DC Language Access Coalition)rnRuth Castel-Branco: 202-489-2273 (DC Jobs with Justice) rnrnDC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS...
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Growing Dream City: A Report on Grassroots Organizing in the District in 2011
by Andrew Willis Garcés and Mackenzie Baris, with contributions by many others Read previous reports: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 rn INDEX+ 2011 SNAPSHOT + Education & Youth + Gender Justice + Police...
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Workers Win $4,237 from Popular Georgetown Restaurants
On Wednesday, February 6, three former workers of two popular restaurants in Georgetown won a combined $4,237 in unpaid wages. After many months of struggling for their pay, the workers returned to...
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From December: Victories on Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Days
In case you missed it: DC Jobs with Justice, Respect DC and a large, diverse coalition of workers, community organizations, labor unions, faith groups, and businesses won two historic victories for...
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Mayoral Candidates Put on the Spot at People’s Platform Forum
On Saturday evening, Jobs with Justice was in attendance at the People’s Platform Mayoral Forum at THEARC on Mississippi Ave in Southeast. The forum was organized by ONE DC and co-sponsored by DC Jobs...
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Wage Theft in the Spotlight at DC Council
Nikki Lewis, DC Jobs with Justice Executive Director, gets the crowd fired up before 9am with a “No…More…Wage…Theft” call and response. Cold weather didn’t stop over 75 people from showing up on the...
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DC calls on President Obama to stop deportations!
“Ni Una Más Deportación! Ni Una Más Deportación!” “Not One More! Not One More!” These were the chants echoing in the streets on Saturday, as several hundred people marched down 16th Street NW to the...
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Big day at DC Council for Wage Theft and Ban the Box bills!
Tuesday was an eventful day at the DC Council! After years of grassroots organizing, the “Ban the Box” and “Wage Theft” bills were voted on by the DC Council for their first time. The Wage Theft...
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As we prepare for a new federal government that threatens our communities in countless ways, we are reminded that the fight for justice always begins at home. We are strengthening and deepening our 16...
View ArticleDC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HOLD FORUM ON BUILDING UNITY BETWEEN BLACK AND...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:rnMarch 25, 2009rnrnContact:rnAlbert Honegan: 202-739-1357 (DC Language Access Coalition)rnRuth Castel-Branco: 202-489-2273 (DC Jobs with Justice) rnrnDC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS...
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Growing Dream City: A Report on Grassroots Organizing in the District in 2011
by Andrew Willis Garcés and Mackenzie Baris, with contributions by many others Read previous reports: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 rn INDEX+ 2011 SNAPSHOT + Education & Youth + Gender Justice + Police...
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Workers Win $4,237 from Popular Georgetown Restaurants
On Wednesday, February 6, three former workers of two popular restaurants in Georgetown won a combined $4,237 in unpaid wages. After many months of struggling for their pay, the workers returned to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From December: Victories on Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Days
In case you missed it: DC Jobs with Justice, Respect DC and a large, diverse coalition of workers, community organizations, labor unions, faith groups, and businesses won two historic victories for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mayoral Candidates Put on the Spot at People’s Platform Forum
On Saturday evening, Jobs with Justice was in attendance at the People’s Platform Mayoral Forum at THEARC on Mississippi Ave in Southeast. The forum was organized by ONE DC and co-sponsored by DC Jobs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wage Theft in the Spotlight at DC Council
Nikki Lewis, DC Jobs with Justice Executive Director, gets the crowd fired up before 9am with a “No…More…Wage…Theft” call and response. Cold weather didn’t stop over 75 people from showing up on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DC calls on President Obama to stop deportations!
“Ni Una Más Deportación! Ni Una Más Deportación!” “Not One More! Not One More!” These were the chants echoing in the streets on Saturday, as several hundred people marched down 16th Street NW to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big day at DC Council for Wage Theft and Ban the Box bills!
Tuesday was an eventful day at the DC Council! After years of grassroots organizing, the “Ban the Box” and “Wage Theft” bills were voted on by the DC Council for their first time. The Wage Theft...
View ArticleTake action. Join the Solidarity Squad.
As we prepare for a new federal government that threatens our communities in countless ways, we are reminded that the fight for justice always begins at home. We are strengthening and deepening our 16...
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