Posted on 11 February 2010. Tags: economic justice, economy, education, healthcare, homelessness, immigration, politics, poverty, state budget, Youth
Got Equality? Not if you’re 51% of the population.
The new campaign slogan for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women certainly gets right to the point. And if anyone is unconvinced of their assertion, then I wish you could have attended Women’s Day at the Capital on Tuesday. Invited speakers and the public submitted testimony on Tuesday and called attention to many issues like health care, domestic violence and protection, education, employment, women in politics, and childcare. Two high school students from the Young Women’s Leadership Program essay contest also read their winning essays which focused on breaking the cycle of domestic violence and the need for more women in leadership positions. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 December 2009. Tags: Connecticut, economic justice, economy, Hartford, Homeless, homelessness
Concerned residents rallied at Hartford City Hall in support of a no-freeze shelter downtown and for additional support to combat homelessness.
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Posted on 09 November 2009. Tags: Connecticut, economy, Hartford, Homeless, homelessness, poverty
Brian Baker from South Park Inn, a shelter in Hartford, Natalie Matthews and Sara Zucker from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness discuss CT’s current homeless situation, in a time when the economy is making getting by a lot more difficult.
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Posted on 27 July 2009. Tags: activism, Connecticut, corporations, economy, governor rell, politics, social services, state budget, taxes, unions
Shawn Lang (CT AIDS Resource Coalition) and Matt O’Connor (SEBAC) of BetterChoicesforCT.org discuss advocacy efforts at the state capitol to create a more progressive and egalitarian state budget.
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Posted on 20 July 2009. Tags: arts, Connecticut, economic justice, economy, Hartford, poverty, theater
Greg Tate, founding co-artistic director, and actors Chinaza Uche and Brian Kopp discuss Hartbeat Ensemble’s Plays in the Parks 2009 and its theme: the economy hits home.
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Posted on 29 June 2009. Tags: budget, Connecticut, Connecticut Representatives, econom, economy, gay marriage, Gov, governor rell, state budget
Christine Stuart, of CTNewsJunkie.com, gives details about the CT Legislative session, including updates on the budget and other highlights from 2008-09.
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Posted on 01 June 2009. Tags: ban the box, budget, economy, Hartford
Councilperson Luis Cotto of the Working Families Party discusses the city budget, ban the box, and the ongoing Mayor Perez scandal.
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Posted on 20 April 2009. Tags: Community, economy, obama, politics, race, racism
RadioActive hosts a community conversation with Shirene Brown, business owner, loan officer, and real estate agent, and Monique Jarvis, educator and spoken word artist.
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Posted on 06 March 2009. Tags: economy, media watch, race
Reading articles like this one from AP Economics, the unemployment situation seems bad. And it is. But like most media, the article fails to see the disparities which complicate these grim statistics – disparities that have persisted even before this situation was labeled “recession.” Read the full story
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