Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures
López Varona also pushed back on the idea of a new PROMESA. “We as a coalition of groups in Puerto Rico and the U.S. continue to oppose PROMESA and any other legislation that imposes federal...
López Varona also pushed back on the idea of a new PROMESA. “We as a coalition of groups in Puerto Rico and the U.S. continue to oppose PROMESA and any other legislation that imposes federal oversight in Puerto Rico, because it hasn’t worked,” he said, referring to a coalition that includes Vamos4PR, the Center for Popular Democracy, Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, Diáspora en Resistencia, Diáspora en Acción, and Construyamos Otro Acuerdo. “The summer uprising showed people want democracy; they want to be part of the decisions being made.”
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NYC Climate Strike set for Friday, schools to excuse students

NYC Climate Strike set for Friday, schools to excuse students
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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Climate Strike In New York City: What You Need To Know
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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Strangled by a Safety Net
Following this win, United for Respect hasn’t been resting on its laurels. In 2018, the group launched its Rise Up Retail project alongside the Center for Popular Democracy and OUR (Organization...
Following this win, United for Respect hasn’t been resting on its laurels. In 2018, the group launched its Rise Up Retail project alongside the Center for Popular Democracy and OUR (Organization United for Respect) Walmart.
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Puertorriqueños exigen cancelar deuda de la isla a dos años del paso del huracán María

Puertorriqueños exigen cancelar deuda de la isla a dos años del paso del huracán María
“Esta semana se recuerdan dos años del paso devastador del huracán María por Puerto Rico. Este miércoles llegaron hasta el capitolio organizaciones sociales de puertorriqueños exigiendo que el...
“Esta semana se recuerdan dos años del paso devastador del huracán María por Puerto Rico. Este miércoles llegaron hasta el capitolio organizaciones sociales de puertorriqueños exigiendo que el gobierno federal cancele la deuda de la isla y preste a los puertorriqueños la misma atención que al resto de estadounidenses. Miembros del Congreso los recibieron apoyando su causa.”
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New Social Contract Tour Come To Manchester (9/15)

New Social Contract Tour Come To Manchester (9/15)
Jennifer Epps-Addison from the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is a featured speaker.
Jennifer Epps-Addison from the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is a featured speaker.
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Scalia vote next week
The report, released by the National Economic & Social Rights Initiative, the National Employment Law Project Action Fund, the Center For Popular Democracy, and other groups, echoes demands...
The report, released by the National Economic & Social Rights Initiative, the National Employment Law Project Action Fund, the Center For Popular Democracy, and other groups, echoes demands from organized labor groups such as the Service Employees International Union.
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New York City files $1 million suit against Chipotle for labor violations

New York City files $1 million suit against Chipotle for labor violations
Rachel Deutsch, supervising attorney for worker justice at the Center for Popular Democracy, says this kind of strategic enforcement—lumping many complaints together to identify bad actors rather...
Rachel Deutsch, supervising attorney for worker justice at the Center for Popular Democracy, says this kind of strategic enforcement—lumping many complaints together to identify bad actors rather than investigating them one at a time—may draw more attention to compliance across the industry.
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Wisconsin Daybook
Organizations host events calling for repeal and replace of ’94 Crime Bill – Organizations including Leaders Igniting Transformation, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, African American...
Organizations host events calling for repeal and replace of ’94 Crime Bill – Organizations including Leaders Igniting Transformation, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, African American Roundtable, JustLeadershipUSA, All of Us or None, and Center for Popular Democracy host ‘Opposition Day: Repeal the ’94 Crime Bill – Day of Action.
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Plugging NYC’s School-To-Prison Pipeline
A landmark 2017 report from the Center for Popular Democracy and the Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC) noted that there had been “1,310 arrests, summonses, or juvenile reports for non-criminal...
A landmark 2017 report from the Center for Popular Democracy and the Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC) noted that there had been “1,310 arrests, summonses, or juvenile reports for non-criminal violations” in the city school system in the previous year, including “‘trespassing’ for being on the wrong floor of a multi-school building, or ‘disorderly conduct’ for using obscene language or participating in a peaceful protest.
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