Today, we kick off our series featuring the 2011 Community Change Champions by introducing you to Pramila Jayapal, the founder and executive director of OneAmerica. Started in the wake of 9/11, OneAmerica has grown to become the largest immigrant advocacy organization in Washington State and a leading force for immigrant rights nationally. Under Pramila’s leadership,...
We all know change is hard. And it takes the hard work of people united across the nation, dedicated to changing the conditions that create poverty and inequity, and working to build power in low-income communities and communities of color. On September 22, the Center for Community Change will honor six leaders from diverse fields who are making a difference at...
As Labor Day approaches, let’s remember this is a day to celebrate working men and women. If only the unemployment rate wasn’t so high, it would truly be a great holiday this year. I listened to some Americans speak last week at the “Jobs, Justice and the American Dream” symposium sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Devon Lomax, a member of the Painers and Allied Trades...
Most people remember Aug. 28, 1963 as the day Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington. What most people don’t remember is that the exact title of the event was the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” 48 years ago, a coalition of civil rights, labor and religious organizations came together to...
