In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog unveiled a CHN report on how Baltimore is faring under the Trump Administration, looked at the life of immigrant warrior Patricia Okoumou, stressed the need to act against gun violence, and covered a recent event with well-known author, banking expert, and law professor Mehrsa Baradaran hosted by the Economic Policy Institute. Please share with your networks!
This week on the blog...
CHN Report: President Trump Attacks Baltimore, and Is Trying to Make Things Worse
Aug. 6
Residents of the city of Baltimore have now endured days of racist tweets from President Trump attacking their popular congressman, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and their city, which Trump called a “rodent-infested mess” where “no human being would want to live.” CHN this week released an analysis detailing just what effect the Trump Administration is having (or will have, if it has its way) on Baltimore as well as other urban areas in the U.S. We examined a number of areas: housing, wages, nutrition assistance, education, health care, infrastructure, and consumer protections across a number of areas, including racial discrimination in housing, the home mortgage market, predatory and discriminatory lending, and fraudulent student loan practices. READ MORE »
Patricia Okoumou: Immigrant Warrior
Aug. 6
James Abro was introduced to Patricia Okoumou at Middle College Church in Manhattan on July 7. He is a member of the church’s social and economic justice committees. She was there with a film crew to screen a documentary they are working on about Okoumou and her work. Ms. Okoumou is famously known as the woman who scaled the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2018, protesting the Trump Administration’s immigration policy and inhumane detention practices. READ MORE »
The Color of Money
Aug. 7
“The problem with democracy, is that it has not yet been tried.” This was the W.E.B. Du Bois quote that Mehrsa Baradaran employed to end her presentation at a recent Economic Policy Institute event, The Color of Money with Mehrsa Baradaran. She followed up, grinning triumphantly and sharing her sentiment that maybe it’s about time to give real democracy a try. Her most recent book, The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap is, in short, stunning. READ MORE »
Enough is Enough
Aug. 7
Numbness was overtaking us as the news of El Paso, then Dayton, then Chicago flooded the media. The needless deaths, lives cut short in split-seconds. People of conscience have a choice. We can go numb, or we can demand action. Please call your Senators, strongly urge them to enact background check legislation. And let that be the first of many steps away from hate and violence. READ MORE »
ICE Arrests 680 Immigrant Workers in Mississippi
Aug. 9
With no advance warning to schools or social service agencies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents launched raids on 7 food processing plants in Mississippi on August 7, arresting 680 workers. Advocates, service providers, and lawyers in Mississippi and others from outside the state are joining in the effort to help the families affected. This is a traumatic experience for entire communities, with long-term consequences for children. READ MORE »
Save the date! 2019 Human Needs Hero Reception
Wednesday, September 18th 5:30-7:30
AFL-CIO Gompers Room
815 16th St NW Washington, DC xxxxxx
Honoring: Marian Wright Edelman and Peter Edelman
We are so pleased to invite you to our 16th annual Human Needs Hero reception! Please join us for an evening of food, drinks, and celebration.
Every year, the Coalition on Human Needs gathers advocates in our community, from neophytes to veterans with decades of experience, to celebrate our steadfast commitment to standing up for the most vulnerable in our society. And we’ve got a lot to celebrate: We’ve stood up against harmful cuts to programs like SNAP and worked to increase funding for human needs programs; fought for a fair and accurate Census; resisted attacks on immigrants; and much more.
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