Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced a resolution on the federal government's obligation to create a Federal Job Guarantee to address the compounding effects of systemic racism, economic inequality, and climate change. Anchored in the civil rights movement’s demands for economic rights and full employment, the resolution:

• Establishes the right to employment;
• Ensures the program creates public jobs with living wages and full benefits on projects that deliver needed physical and care infrastructure to communities; and
• Calls for full federal funding.

PolicyLink and our partners are proud to have worked in partnership with Congresswoman Pressley on this important resolution to move Congress towards making this transformative policy a reality. Join us TODAY to learn more about the resolution, and how a Federal Job Guarantee is critical to building an inclusive, thriving, and sustainable economy. 

A Federal Job Guarantee: The Cornerstone of an Equitable Economy

Thursday, February 18, 2021
12 - 1 pm PT/ 3 - 4 pm ET

Town hall speakers include:

• The Honorable Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
• Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy, The New School
• Shawn Sebastian, Senior Strategist, People and Planet First Initiative in Rural America, People's Action
• Dr. Steven Pitts, Host, Black Work Talk podcast; UC Berkeley Labor Center (retired)
• Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder-in-Residence, PolicyLink (moderator)

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This town hall is co-hosted by PolicyLink, the National Jobs for All Network, and Public Money Action in collaboration with hundreds of organizations and individuals that are a part of the Job Guarantee Now! campaign.