"Thursday, October 29 is Latina Equal Pay Dayβthe approximate day in 2020 when the average Latina finally catches up to what the average white, non-Hispanic man earned in just 2019 alone."
#LatinaEqualPayDay
.
@RepJoeKennedy
on his grandfather's view of America: "The moral clarity of Robert F. Kennedyβs final years came, in part, from anger... And from all this horrifying wrong emerged in him an ironclad belief that the United States was capable of right."
Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2018.
Last night, 63.9% of CA voters chose to stick with him.
The GOP spent $276m in taxpayer money for Gov. Newsom to outperform his 2018 landslide victory.
Rest in peace to the undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who gave a voice and vision to the civil and women's rights movements through music. Her contributions and legacy will live on for generations.
NOW: We are thrilled to welcome
#BoldNewConsensus
keynote speaker
@SecretaryPete
to the stage to address what is necessary to create and sustain a resilient economy.
"I will continue to use my platform to challenge narratives and to expose the way that racism and anti-Blackness continue to erode the nation in which we live."
Our third honoree,
@nhannahjones
, accepts the
#ChangeChampions
award for 2021 Disruptor Change Champion.
π§΅Thread on today's
#DayWithoutChildCare
. ‡οΈ
Our child care system is in crisis.
So today, 100s of care providers, parents/families, & organizations across the country to host a
#DayWithoutChildCare
.
Here's a glimpse into what this power looks like.
.
it's really funny how the people who say "don't make this political"
always seem to be the same people who are benefiting from existing systems of oppression. π πΎ
"These were human beings with real feelings, with the same emotions, love, hurts, wants as anyone else, which is the opposite of what slavery tried to do, which was strip that humanity from people." ππ½
@nhannahjones
talks to
@PBS
about the
#1619Project
:
βAt least 1,335 people have tested positive from child care facilities in Texas, the state's Department of Health and Human Services reported Monday, citing figures from Friday.β
It's not about one case, one victim, one cop or one verdict.
It's about a system that murders Black people with impunity, protects the killers, and fires tear gas at those who call out the blatant injustice.
#DefendBlackLives
Local nonprofit groups that cleaned streets, built playgrounds and mentored children had a real effect on lowering the crime rate, not stricter policing.
Breonna Taylor should be safe today.
Brittney Griner should be safe today.
And Black womenβs freedom to live cannot be expendable.
Our hearts are breaking.
π BIG NEWS from the jobs report today:
βοΈU.S. has added 199K jobs to the workforce in November.
βοΈUnemployment fell to 3.7%
βοΈUnder the Biden Administration we've added 14 MILL jobs to the market.
Yet again,
#DemsKeepDeliveringJobs
for our communities. π
As seen in
@politico
, Community Change is elated to have
@AfuaAttaMensah
join us as our first chief of programs! π₯³ We canβt wait to start building
#PowerFromTheGroundUp
together.
Read more in the thread below and read our full press statement here ππΎ
NEWS: We're excited to announce that
@lorellapraeli
is joining Community Change as our next vice president &
@CommChangeAct
president! We're thrilled to welcome Lorella, an experienced and inspirational movement builder and organizer, into the Community Change family!
βWe had the fair deal, we had the square deal, so much of what we do is in the shadow of the New Deal, I would make the argument that what we have been working on is the Big Deal.β -
@SecretaryPete
π
#BoldNewConsensus
𧡠Yβall! It is
#ChildTaxCredit
Awareness Day - & if you know us at all, you know we havenβt stopped talking about how these tax credits are helping our communities.
Here is the official highlight reel so far.
Starting w
@dorianwarren
&
@dbhargava68
:
βThere are no shortcuts to advancing racial, gender and economic justice in this country.β Meet
@dorianwarren
, grassroots activist, political scientist, media personality and our incoming president:
#CCCat50
#ForwardFriday
Yesterday, the House passed the
#RaiseTheWage
Act, increasing the minimum wage to $15/hour! This is a BIG win for working families across America. Thank you to the
@fightfor15
organizers who made this possible &
@RepJayapal
&
@repmarkpocan
for leading progressive support for it!
βοΈYou've heard the stats on how the
#ChildTaxCredit
is changing lives. Here are some of our stories.
A thread of families & children showing what it looks like when we invest in our communities π𧡠π§΅π§΅
On the first day of
#BlackMaternalHealth
week, Jessica Strong writes about her own pregnancy journey -- and how injustices continue to follow Black women before, during, and after childbirth. (1/x)
#BMHW22
"Public health experts expect a major reset, including a renewed emphasis on science, better communication and efforts to simultaneously boost the economy and public health rather than pitting the two against each other."
7 years ago today,
#TrayvonMartin
was killed by George Zimmerman, a racist vigilante enabled by Americaβs culture of anti-Blackness to take Trayvonβs life. His death led to a new generation of freedom fighters. May he rest in power & may we all continue to be moved to action.
π₯TOMORROW: Tune in for an Instagram Live with ...
π±
@lorellapraeli
(our co-prez) &
π±
@Alyssa_Milano
(<3), where they'll be talking all things
#ChildTaxCredit
and what it means for our communities.
Head to our IG tomorrow to join the party β₯οΈ
"Minnesota nice" can be as noxious as the tear gas that has stung my eyes and burned my skin over the last few days." Mike Griffin, Senior Organizer at Community Change on why we need REAL investments in black neighborhoods not more policing.
@votegriffin
Meet the new president of Community Change,
@dorianwarren
, as he reflects on the legacy of our 50-year-old organization. This year, we celebrate our history and rebrand ourselves for the present. Together, we can reach a future that is more just for everyone in our country.
One way to tackle wealth inequality is to give poor children money early on that will increase in value over time, as
@SenBooker
proposes to do in his new bill. Read more about the proposal in
@voxdotcom
:
βThe local organizing group ShutDownDC is anticipating βthousandsβ of protesters will come to its eight-hour event at Black Lives Matter plaza on election night.β Check out
@SPACEsInAction
&
@ShutDown_DC
in the
@washingtonian
today:
Hey movement family: we've had a lot of lows and a lot of highs this week (and, honestly, every week).
A kind reminder that no matter how contradicting, your emotions are valid.
Allow celebrations. Allow mourning. Allow being whole.
We love you.
"Child care is part of the infrastructure of our country, because parents need to have a safe place to bring their children while theyβre working."
Our comms fellow
@stepville
speaks the truth on
#childcare
and her experience in
@voxdotcom
:
This moment is centuries in the making.
This moment is because of the communities, families, and organizers from across the country.
And its because of every single person who voted and organized in the 2020 election.
Progress is a long game -- and we're in it. πβ
ΜΆ"aΜΆcΜΆcΜΆiΜΆdΜΆeΜΆnΜΆtΜΆaΜΆlΜΆ ΜΆdΜΆiΜΆsΜΆcΜΆhΜΆaΜΆrΜΆgΜΆeΜΆ" β‘οΈ murder
"rΜΆeΜΆaΜΆlΜΆlΜΆyΜΆ ΜΆbΜΆaΜΆdΜΆ ΜΆdΜΆaΜΆyΜΆ" β‘οΈ white supremacy
Words matter. Use them.
"Unapologetically rooted in Black culture, politics, and intellectual traditions, System Check is a weekly show that asks important questions, offers provocative commentary, and welcomes insights from unexpected sources."
@MHarrisPerry
@dorianwarren
It's the 31st anniversary of the Americans w Disabilities Act.
A reminder for all of us that if your economic justice, racial justice, immigrant justice, lgbtq+ justice, reproductive justice doesnt include people w disabilities (esp women of color),
it is not justice.
#ADA31
π₯ DRUM ROLL PLEASE... π₯
Y'all, the new
#HousingPlaybook
is FINALLY here! π
#Housing
is a human right, and we believe that housing policy must guarantee that everyone has a safe, affordable place to thrive.
No matter what.
(1/?)
Huge congrats to our amazing partner,
@nseufot
of
@NewGAProject
/
@ngpaction
, on being named one of
@TIME
's 100 list for 2021! You inspire us - thank you for your important work and for building power in our communities, Nse π
"Who am I? I am just a kid from the south side of Chicago. A weird, long-suffering
@Cubs
fan, who grew up walking picket lines with my mother, who was a public school teacher." Meet
@dorianwarren
, our incoming president. Read more:
#CCCat50
With a new CEO,
@Starbucks
has the opportunity to chart a new course of cooperation with workers. Itβs time to respect workersβ right to form a union!
We stand with
@SBWorkersUnited
and
#StarbucksUnion
! Tell Starbucks you agree:
We're proud to be among the almost 90 civil rights groups, led by
@civilrightsorg
and
@NAACP_LDF
, that are showing solidarity with victims of hate in our full-page ads in the
@nytimes
and
@PittsburghPG
. Read more here:
Happy Friday! Today is a great day to thank your labor unions & organizers for the existence of a weekend!
CC:
@NonprofitUnion
, bc even organizers need organizersββ₯οΈ
.
@RepJayapal
takes the stage to explain the importance of Universal Healthcare, a public option that would guarantee coverage for all. Today, 30 million Americans are uninsured and 40 million are underinsured, as the Congresswoman highlights.
#BoldvOld
#BeBold
@RepJayapal
: Health insurance companies are currently incentivized to exclude, not cover, groups of people like those with pre-existing conditions.
#BoldvOld
#BeBold
π¨ TODAY @ 2 PM ET, thanks to years of grassroots organizing...
π± We're joining in virtual celebration w families across the country to mark the beginning of the expanded
#ChildTaxCredit
!
π± RSVP:
Here are just some of fam members at todays event π
On June 26, 2015, marriage equality became law of the land. 3 years later, our work to demand
#equality
is far from done. In 30 states,
#LGBTQ
people remain at risk of being fired, evicted or denied services because of who they are and we shouldn't tolerate that.
#UpChat
@staceyabrams
rejects the zero-sum notion that mobilizing Black voters isolates white voters. She broke records in the state with voters across racial demographics.
#BoldvOld
#BeBold
Our Board of Directors announced today that it has unanimously selected
@dorianwarren
, grassroots activist with a life-long dedication to progressive values, to serve as our president following the midterm elections, into 2019 & beyond. Read more:
#CCCat50
piers morgan quit good morning britain and on behalf of community change we'd just like to extend our deepest, most heartfelt...
....
....
....
....
....
"byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee felicia" ππΏππ½ππΎ
We support
@MaryKayHenry
and
@SEIU
's call for
#UnionsForAll
. When working people have more power, our movement will have the strength to win on every progressive issue. Tune in TODAY at 11 AM EST to listen to Mary Kay's speech:
Immigrants are family, friends, neighbors, co-workers.
#ImmigrantsAreEssential
members of our communities, and it's way past time to honor & protect them with a pathway to citizenship.
#WeAreHome
In a majority of states,
#LGBTQ
people are still at risk of being fired, evicted and denied services because of who they are or who they love. That's both wrong and dangerous. Organizations like
@HRC
are doing critical work to continue to move
#EqualityForward
.
#UpChat
Weβre excited to host
@DarrickHamilton
and
@ZakiyaChinyere
today for a critical conversation on the Black-White wealth gap. Follow this thread for highlights from our conversation!
After generations of work from parents & providers, New Mexico will begin offering free child care.
@washingtonpost
's
@caseyparks
covers the story.
Organizing. Works.
Migrant children are still being separated from their families. Lives are still being destroyed. This is why we say
#Not1Dollar
for the federal government's racist border wall or deportation machine: