The following remarks were delivered by Arlene Holt Baker, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO and a Center for Community Change board member, at today's symposium, "Jobs, Justice and the American Dream." This has been an historic week in Washington, D.C. in many ways. As we all know, the unveiling of the Martin Luther Memorial has been postponed as the Eastern...
Below is a note from our managing director, Mary Lassen. Eric Quezada passed away early this morning in San Francisco. Eric’s wife, Lorena Melgarejo, is a key member of CCC’s Immigration Team. Their 3 year old daughter, Ixchel, was a source of great pride for Eric. Born in Los Angeles to Guatemalan immigrants, Eric's parents moved to the San...
No one is untouched by the economic problems our country currently faces. At the very least we all know someone who has been foreclosed on, have a family member who has lost a job, or seen a friend’s retirement plan dwindle with the see-sawing stock market. My generation, the recent graduates, the 18-29 year olds, face these problems head-on. Loans and unemployment strike...
This is an exceprt from a commentary by our friend, Henry Fernandez, in "New America Media." Fifty years ago this summer, hundreds of young people organized, rode buses into the deep South and got arrested for challenging Jim Crow segregation in inter-state transit. They were beaten, firebombed and imprisoned. The Freedom Riders knew full well they would not convince segregationist...
