| From | Ana Maria Archila <[email protected]> |
| Subject | Fighting for Medicare for All, Winning for Workers and more! |
| Date | August 29, 2019 3:51 PM |
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The latest and greatest news from the CPD NetworkThe latest and greatest news from the CPD Network
#WelcomeBackCongress and Demand They Work for Us
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Just like you, the CPD Network is fighting for the freedom to thrive for our communities. Our sister organization, CPD Action, has been on the frontlines with our affiliates fighting for Medicare for All, against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and against the Trump tax scam and much more. And we’re not done. Congress may be on recess, but we aren’t. Please join us from September 9-13 to #WelcomeBackCongress in Washington, DC!
We sent the most diverse, most progressive members of Congress to office, and it’s time they work for us. LaDon Love from SPACES in Action [shared with us]([link removed]) why she is attending. Won’t you join us? We must take bold action together. [Sign up today to join the CPD Network in Washington, DC to #WelcomeBackCongress!]([link removed])
If you aren’t able to make the trip to DC, [can you chip in $5]([link removed]) to help cover the trip for others? [Help us hold our elected officials accountable by making a meaningful donation today!]([link removed])
[ DONATE NOW]([link removed])
TOP PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
[Pride flags and rate cuts: Fed loosens up to connect with average workers]([link removed])
The New York Times, 08/02/2019
"But it has long faced external pressure to keep rates low. Fed Up, an advocacy group started in 2014 and affiliated with the left-leaning Center for Popular Democracy, spent Ms. Yellen’s tenure pushing the central bank to hold off on raising rates so that unemployment could fall more.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[Puerto Rico's Governor Resigns Friday Night. It's Still Not Clear Who Will Replace Him]([link removed])
Time Magazine, 08/02/2019
“Puerto Rican activist Julio López Varona, who works as an organizer for the New York-based Center for Popular Democracy––one of the groups behind the mass protests calling for Rosselló’s resignation — says Thursday’s hearings further illustrate the dysfunction within the Puerto Rican government. “I think our anger has turned into frustration,†he tells TIME. “People were in the streets for two weeks and in many ways what they were asking for was more democracy––the ability to have a say in our future. But unfortunately we’ve seen… the status quo is holding on to their power and not listening to what the people are asking for and it’s disheartening.â€â€ [Read more.]([link removed])
[Hispanics in America are under attack]([link removed])
The Washington Post, 08/06/2019
“The deadly mass shooting in El Paso this past weekend was an attack on a U.S. city that many of us call home. It is also a city that has been one of the safest in the country for years, and it is now a city where there were almost as many murders Saturday morning as there were in all of last year. It is a city that is more than 80 percent Latino, including many immigrants. So let’s call Saturday’s heinous act of violence what it is: a carefully calculated and purposeful hate crime targeted at the Hispanic and immigrant community. It is an act of domestic terrorism.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[PNC Bank will no longer finance the private-prison industry]([link removed])
Philadelphia City Paper, 08/12/2019
“he Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is the largest bank in Pennsylvania and operates banks in 19 states. PNC was a large funding partner of CoreCivic, the second-largest private prison operator in the country. According to The Center for Popular Democracy, PNC provided CoreCivic with $112 million in credit commitments and a $28 million loan.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[ READ MORE NEWS FROM AUGUST](#News)
LOCAL PROGRESS Convenes Elected Officials to Build Power
In July, more than 250 local elected officials, community leaders, and policy and labor partners from across the country gathered in Detroit for the largest, most diverse, and most powerful [Local Progress]([link removed]) (LP) convening to date. Detroit Councilmember Raquel Castañeda-López and Detroit Action Executive Director Branden Snyder welcomed LP with open arms and were instrumental in ensuring that the convening was rooted in partnership between the people of Detroit and their local government.
Local Progress, a network of progressive elected officials and a project of CPD, gathered to discuss “Equity. Justice. Power.†This wasn’t just a theme. It was a call to meet the challenge of moving local policy and action that dismantles systems of oppression designed to exclude people of color. This year’s convening focused on building power, courage, and creativity to tackle the crises of our time—homelessness, mass incarceration and disinvestment, targeting of immigrants, or runaway inequality. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
WORKERS RIGHTS: Working Washington Wins Big for Thousands of DoorDash Workers
The fast-growing gig economy provides flexibility and opportunity for millions of workers and consumers. Billions of dollars are pouring into these platforms: Instacart’s revenues grew 75 percent over one year, and the company is now valued at over $7.6 billion. DoorDash is now valued at over $12 billion.
But the workers fueling the rapid expansion of app-based work experience low pay and tip theft, and due to their status as independent contractors they lack access to either employer-provided benefits or the public safety net. Our recent [survey]([link removed]) of hundreds of Instacart workers showed they earn an average of $7.66 an hour. Many workers put in long hours, others use gig work earnings to supplement their income from a conventional job, but all are relying on their gig income, derived through opaque and ever-changing pay structures, to meet basic needs.
For the past year, CPD has supported [Working Washington]([link removed]) in engaging thousands of gig workers at Postmates, DoorDash, Instacart, and Caviar. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
MEDICARE FOR ALL Takes Center Stage During the August Congressional Recess
The end of July marked the beginning of a crucial time for the Medicare for All movement: the start of the August Congressional recess. From July 29 to September 8, Congress members will be home in their districts, holding community events, and attending barbecues and parades. It’s also the time when healthcare fighters can directly meet them face-to-face and demand a healthcare system that respects the inherent dignity and value of all of us. Volunteers across the country are kicking off a month of action to capitalize on this opportunity.
On August 8, CPD worked with National Nurses United (NNU), Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Our Revolution and others—with support from New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York—to host People’s Assemblies in Brooklyn, New York, and Long Branch, New Jersey. The New Jersey event was organized by Our Revolution Monmouth and co-sponsored by the New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition.
The groups brought out over 150 people, who shared their stories and worked collectively to develop a plan to win more Congressional support for Medicare for All while members are home for the recess. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
MEET OUR AFFILIATES: Hoosier Action is Fighting for the Future of Small-town Indiana
Founded in 2017 by a sixth generation Hoosier, [Hoosier Action]([link removed]), a CPD affiliate, works to connect small town and rural Hoosiers to the broader fight for a multiracial democracy and to reject the myth of scarcity and racial animus. Hoosier Action builds small-town chapters in which members undergo intensive political education and take up fights to improve their communities.
Right now, and with CPD campaign support, Hoosier Action is building a multi-constituency, statewide aggressive campaign to end the Medicaid work requirements—a leftover policy from when Mike Pence was governor. Hoosier Action is organizing Medicaid patients, rural healthcare providers, hospital administrators, and mental healthcare workers as well as groups including the Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, Faith in Indiana, Indiana Recovery Alliance, Communications Workers of American (CWA), and the Baptist Ministerial Alliance to fight together.
On July 1, the day the work requirements began, Hoosier Action led an action, press conference, and delivered thousands of postcards from 43 counties to Governor Eric Holcomb. Members are continuing in-district meetings with local officials and planning a large action in November. You can learn about the campaign in an [Indianapolis Star video]([link removed]) featuring Hoosier Action member Eva Guerrero. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE: Make the Road CT Hosts Community-based Participatory Research Project
Recently, CPD worked with Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) to launch a gallery walk that showcased the photography of members of MRCT's youth committee. The photographs were part of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and led by CPD Senior Research Analyst, Michele Kilpatrick, CPD Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Julio Lopez (then executive director at MRCT), and Professor Julie Henly at the University of Chicago. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a form of research that recognizes the expertise and centrality of the lived experiences of communities. In such projects, members of the community are active participants in the development of research questions, research design, and implementation. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
FROM THE NETWORK: CPD Affiliates Reflect on the People's Convention
CPD’s People’s Convention brought over 1,500 leaders and members of our affiliate network to Detroit for three days of action, planning and joint mobilizing for the fight ahead. We invited members from Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH) and SPACEs to reflect on their experiences, gathering with the largest progressive organizing network in the country.
CUFFH Member Jameal Starks Asks ‘What’s An Activist?’
What’s an activist? That was the question on my mind before I went to the Center for Popular Democracy’s 2019 People’s Convention. Is it someone with a masters degree in Political Science?
I know now: it’s anyone willing to stand up to unfairness. This is just one of the many things I learned and experienced at the convention. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
[]IN THE NEWS
Continued From Above
[Puerto Rico’s New Governor Lobbied For Coal Utility That Poisoned Groundwater]([link removed])
HuffPost, 08/04/2019
["We Have an Invasion!" Trump's Facebook Ads Sound a Lot Like the El Paso Suspect's Manifesto]([link removed])
VICE News, 08/05/2019
[Hispanic leader: Trump is 'fanning the flames of hate']([link removed])
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi, 08/07/2019
[The cycle of terror in the wake of Dayton & El Paso]([link removed])
MSNBC, All in with Chris Hayes, 08/08/2019
[Putting Biden's gaffes into Trumpian perspective]([link removed])
MSNBC, All in with Chris Hayes 08/08/2019
[Opinion: Ingrained racism is the reason Americans can't have nice things]([link removed])
MarketWatch, 08/13/2019
[USCIS niega que director Cuccinelli ordenó retirar Estatua de la Libertad frente a sus oficinas]([link removed])
La Opinión, 08/16/2019
[Dying SoCal Activist Champions 'Medicare For All']([link removed])
Kaiser Health News, 08/16/2019
[Reform groups ask DNC to hold debate on plans to fix the political system]([link removed])
Fulcrum News, 08/20/2019
[The New American Homeless]([link removed])
The New Republic, 08/21/2019
[Sanders and Warren Celebrated for Returning Donations From Employees at Hedge Funds Linked to Puerto Rico]([link removed])
Common Dreams, 08/22/2019
[Hedge Fund Cash Flows to Presidential Candidates—at Puerto Rico’s Expense]([link removed])
The Intercept, 08/22/2019
[CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL CPD NEWS MENTIONS]([link removed])
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Help us bend the arc of history toward justice and invest in our work.
[ DONATE NOW]([link removed])
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#WelcomeBackCongress and Demand They Work for Us
[]([link removed])
Just like you, the CPD Network is fighting for the freedom to thrive for our communities. Our sister organization, CPD Action, has been on the frontlines with our affiliates fighting for Medicare for All, against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and against the Trump tax scam and much more. And we’re not done. Congress may be on recess, but we aren’t. Please join us from September 9-13 to #WelcomeBackCongress in Washington, DC!
We sent the most diverse, most progressive members of Congress to office, and it’s time they work for us. LaDon Love from SPACES in Action [shared with us]([link removed]) why she is attending. Won’t you join us? We must take bold action together. [Sign up today to join the CPD Network in Washington, DC to #WelcomeBackCongress!]([link removed])
If you aren’t able to make the trip to DC, [can you chip in $5]([link removed]) to help cover the trip for others? [Help us hold our elected officials accountable by making a meaningful donation today!]([link removed])
[ DONATE NOW]([link removed])
TOP PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
[Pride flags and rate cuts: Fed loosens up to connect with average workers]([link removed])
The New York Times, 08/02/2019
"But it has long faced external pressure to keep rates low. Fed Up, an advocacy group started in 2014 and affiliated with the left-leaning Center for Popular Democracy, spent Ms. Yellen’s tenure pushing the central bank to hold off on raising rates so that unemployment could fall more.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[Puerto Rico's Governor Resigns Friday Night. It's Still Not Clear Who Will Replace Him]([link removed])
Time Magazine, 08/02/2019
“Puerto Rican activist Julio López Varona, who works as an organizer for the New York-based Center for Popular Democracy––one of the groups behind the mass protests calling for Rosselló’s resignation — says Thursday’s hearings further illustrate the dysfunction within the Puerto Rican government. “I think our anger has turned into frustration,†he tells TIME. “People were in the streets for two weeks and in many ways what they were asking for was more democracy––the ability to have a say in our future. But unfortunately we’ve seen… the status quo is holding on to their power and not listening to what the people are asking for and it’s disheartening.â€â€ [Read more.]([link removed])
[Hispanics in America are under attack]([link removed])
The Washington Post, 08/06/2019
“The deadly mass shooting in El Paso this past weekend was an attack on a U.S. city that many of us call home. It is also a city that has been one of the safest in the country for years, and it is now a city where there were almost as many murders Saturday morning as there were in all of last year. It is a city that is more than 80 percent Latino, including many immigrants. So let’s call Saturday’s heinous act of violence what it is: a carefully calculated and purposeful hate crime targeted at the Hispanic and immigrant community. It is an act of domestic terrorism.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[PNC Bank will no longer finance the private-prison industry]([link removed])
Philadelphia City Paper, 08/12/2019
“he Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is the largest bank in Pennsylvania and operates banks in 19 states. PNC was a large funding partner of CoreCivic, the second-largest private prison operator in the country. According to The Center for Popular Democracy, PNC provided CoreCivic with $112 million in credit commitments and a $28 million loan.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[ READ MORE NEWS FROM AUGUST](#News)
LOCAL PROGRESS Convenes Elected Officials to Build Power
In July, more than 250 local elected officials, community leaders, and policy and labor partners from across the country gathered in Detroit for the largest, most diverse, and most powerful [Local Progress]([link removed]) (LP) convening to date. Detroit Councilmember Raquel Castañeda-López and Detroit Action Executive Director Branden Snyder welcomed LP with open arms and were instrumental in ensuring that the convening was rooted in partnership between the people of Detroit and their local government.
Local Progress, a network of progressive elected officials and a project of CPD, gathered to discuss “Equity. Justice. Power.†This wasn’t just a theme. It was a call to meet the challenge of moving local policy and action that dismantles systems of oppression designed to exclude people of color. This year’s convening focused on building power, courage, and creativity to tackle the crises of our time—homelessness, mass incarceration and disinvestment, targeting of immigrants, or runaway inequality. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
WORKERS RIGHTS: Working Washington Wins Big for Thousands of DoorDash Workers
The fast-growing gig economy provides flexibility and opportunity for millions of workers and consumers. Billions of dollars are pouring into these platforms: Instacart’s revenues grew 75 percent over one year, and the company is now valued at over $7.6 billion. DoorDash is now valued at over $12 billion.
But the workers fueling the rapid expansion of app-based work experience low pay and tip theft, and due to their status as independent contractors they lack access to either employer-provided benefits or the public safety net. Our recent [survey]([link removed]) of hundreds of Instacart workers showed they earn an average of $7.66 an hour. Many workers put in long hours, others use gig work earnings to supplement their income from a conventional job, but all are relying on their gig income, derived through opaque and ever-changing pay structures, to meet basic needs.
For the past year, CPD has supported [Working Washington]([link removed]) in engaging thousands of gig workers at Postmates, DoorDash, Instacart, and Caviar. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
MEDICARE FOR ALL Takes Center Stage During the August Congressional Recess
The end of July marked the beginning of a crucial time for the Medicare for All movement: the start of the August Congressional recess. From July 29 to September 8, Congress members will be home in their districts, holding community events, and attending barbecues and parades. It’s also the time when healthcare fighters can directly meet them face-to-face and demand a healthcare system that respects the inherent dignity and value of all of us. Volunteers across the country are kicking off a month of action to capitalize on this opportunity.
On August 8, CPD worked with National Nurses United (NNU), Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Our Revolution and others—with support from New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York—to host People’s Assemblies in Brooklyn, New York, and Long Branch, New Jersey. The New Jersey event was organized by Our Revolution Monmouth and co-sponsored by the New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition.
The groups brought out over 150 people, who shared their stories and worked collectively to develop a plan to win more Congressional support for Medicare for All while members are home for the recess. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
MEET OUR AFFILIATES: Hoosier Action is Fighting for the Future of Small-town Indiana
Founded in 2017 by a sixth generation Hoosier, [Hoosier Action]([link removed]), a CPD affiliate, works to connect small town and rural Hoosiers to the broader fight for a multiracial democracy and to reject the myth of scarcity and racial animus. Hoosier Action builds small-town chapters in which members undergo intensive political education and take up fights to improve their communities.
Right now, and with CPD campaign support, Hoosier Action is building a multi-constituency, statewide aggressive campaign to end the Medicaid work requirements—a leftover policy from when Mike Pence was governor. Hoosier Action is organizing Medicaid patients, rural healthcare providers, hospital administrators, and mental healthcare workers as well as groups including the Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, Faith in Indiana, Indiana Recovery Alliance, Communications Workers of American (CWA), and the Baptist Ministerial Alliance to fight together.
On July 1, the day the work requirements began, Hoosier Action led an action, press conference, and delivered thousands of postcards from 43 counties to Governor Eric Holcomb. Members are continuing in-district meetings with local officials and planning a large action in November. You can learn about the campaign in an [Indianapolis Star video]([link removed]) featuring Hoosier Action member Eva Guerrero. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE: Make the Road CT Hosts Community-based Participatory Research Project
Recently, CPD worked with Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) to launch a gallery walk that showcased the photography of members of MRCT's youth committee. The photographs were part of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and led by CPD Senior Research Analyst, Michele Kilpatrick, CPD Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Julio Lopez (then executive director at MRCT), and Professor Julie Henly at the University of Chicago. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a form of research that recognizes the expertise and centrality of the lived experiences of communities. In such projects, members of the community are active participants in the development of research questions, research design, and implementation. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
FROM THE NETWORK: CPD Affiliates Reflect on the People's Convention
CPD’s People’s Convention brought over 1,500 leaders and members of our affiliate network to Detroit for three days of action, planning and joint mobilizing for the fight ahead. We invited members from Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH) and SPACEs to reflect on their experiences, gathering with the largest progressive organizing network in the country.
CUFFH Member Jameal Starks Asks ‘What’s An Activist?’
What’s an activist? That was the question on my mind before I went to the Center for Popular Democracy’s 2019 People’s Convention. Is it someone with a masters degree in Political Science?
I know now: it’s anyone willing to stand up to unfairness. This is just one of the many things I learned and experienced at the convention. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
[]IN THE NEWS
Continued From Above
[Puerto Rico’s New Governor Lobbied For Coal Utility That Poisoned Groundwater]([link removed])
HuffPost, 08/04/2019
["We Have an Invasion!" Trump's Facebook Ads Sound a Lot Like the El Paso Suspect's Manifesto]([link removed])
VICE News, 08/05/2019
[Hispanic leader: Trump is 'fanning the flames of hate']([link removed])
MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi, 08/07/2019
[The cycle of terror in the wake of Dayton & El Paso]([link removed])
MSNBC, All in with Chris Hayes, 08/08/2019
[Putting Biden's gaffes into Trumpian perspective]([link removed])
MSNBC, All in with Chris Hayes 08/08/2019
[Opinion: Ingrained racism is the reason Americans can't have nice things]([link removed])
MarketWatch, 08/13/2019
[USCIS niega que director Cuccinelli ordenó retirar Estatua de la Libertad frente a sus oficinas]([link removed])
La Opinión, 08/16/2019
[Dying SoCal Activist Champions 'Medicare For All']([link removed])
Kaiser Health News, 08/16/2019
[Reform groups ask DNC to hold debate on plans to fix the political system]([link removed])
Fulcrum News, 08/20/2019
[The New American Homeless]([link removed])
The New Republic, 08/21/2019
[Sanders and Warren Celebrated for Returning Donations From Employees at Hedge Funds Linked to Puerto Rico]([link removed])
Common Dreams, 08/22/2019
[Hedge Fund Cash Flows to Presidential Candidates—at Puerto Rico’s Expense]([link removed])
The Intercept, 08/22/2019
[CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL CPD NEWS MENTIONS]([link removed])
[]([link removed])
Help us bend the arc of history toward justice and invest in our work.
[ DONATE NOW]([link removed])
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
449 Troutman Street, Suite A
Brooklyn, NY 11237
[]([link removed]) []([link removed]) []([link removed])
© 2019 Center for Popular Democracy. All Rights Reserved.
[View in browser]([link removed])
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