A coalition of progressive poverty-fighting networks will present
to Members of Congress and their staff about the impact of the economic
crisis on those most affected by the crisis. The coalition will present
a comprehensive agenda to the Congressional Progressive Caucus and ask
for the assistance in ensuring those on the front line of this crisis
are not forgotten.
The educational briefing and
agenda release will occur Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. in 121 Cannon House Office Building.
This educational briefing will
focus on the hundreds of thousands of people most severely affected,
including maids, janitors, day laborers, housing activists, worker rights
advocates and others from the front lines of the economic crisis.
When:
Tuesday, May 12th, 10:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m.
Where: 121 Cannon House Office Building
Who: Sarita Gupta,
Jobs with Justice
Elce
Redman, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Jihan
Gearon, Indigenous Environmental Network
Tammy
Bang Lu, National Day Laborers Organizing Network
Pablo
Alvarado, Right to the City
Roxanne
McKinnon, City Life in Boston
Wanda
Salaman, National Domestic Workers Alliance
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS:
Institute for
Policy Studies
For more than four decades, the Institute for Policy Studies
has transformed ideas into action for peace, justice and the environment.
It is a progressive multi-issue think tank. www.ips-dc.org
Jobs with Justice (JWJ) is a national network of over 40 coalitions
in 25 states across the country that engage workers and allies in campaigns
to win justice in workplaces and in communities where working families
live. www.jwj.org
Grassroots Global Justice
(GGJ) is an alliance of 65 U.S.-based grassroots groups and networks
who are organizing to build an agenda for power for working and poor
people. www.ggjalliance.org
The National Day Laborer
Organizing Network (NDLON) has over 40 affiliates across the country
organizing to improve the lives of day laborers in the United States. www.ndlon.org
Right to the City is
a national alliance of over 35 membership-based organizations and allies
organizing to build a united response to gentrification and displacement
in our cities. www.righttothecity.org
The National Domestic Workers
Alliance is comprised of over a dozen domestic workers organizations
across the country. www.domesticworkersunited.org
