GGJ Representatives Jihan Gearon of the Indigenous Environmental Network and Tammy Bang Luu of the Labor Community Strategy Center are presenting testimony before the Congressional Progressive Caucus this morning at 10am eastern. Tammy and Jihan are part of a delegation of the Inter-Alliance Dialogue to present on the theme: Voices from the Front Lines: A Recovery Package for Democracy. The delegation will present on a range of issues including housing, workers rights, immigrant rights and environmental/climate justice. GGJ's testimony will focus on the impact of the fossil fuel economy and propose policy solutions compiled by our Global Well-Being Working Group. We will send the transcript of their testimonies later today. The event is coordinated in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
As we all know, our country is in an economic crisis. People are losing their jobs, their homes, their ability to provide their children with quality education, and their ability to retire with dignity and peace of mind. The cost of the most basic necessities such as health care, utilities, and fuel continue to skyrocket. In this current economic crisis, the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930’s, workers and their communities need more opportunities to get ahead.
We need stronger laws that level the playing field for workers and their families. The Employee Free Choice Act will make it easier for men and women to form and/or join a union, when they choose to in their workplace.
¡Aparten la Fecha!
La Alianza Popular para la Justicia Global (GGJ) esta emprendiendo la 1ra escuela para la construcción del movimiento
Entendiendo al Capitalismo, la Crisis Actual, y las Alternativas
Escuela de tres días, julio 10, 11 y 12 del 2009
En Providence, Rhode Island
DARE será el anfitrión del evento
