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Action Alert: Tell Chairman Mendelson to lead a Just Recovery
Ask Chairman Mendelson to continue standing with DC’s families and workers throughout the budget process.
In Action Alerts, Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, Just Recovery DC, Paid Family Leave, Racial Equity, Racial Equity DC, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted Action Alert: Sign up to write testimony for a #JustRecoveryDC
Tell DC Council: We need a just recovery!
In Action Alerts, Budget Advocacy, COVID-19, Just Recovery DC, Paid Family Leave, Racial Equity, Racial Equity DC, Under 3 DC, Washington, DC
Posted Campaign Announcement: #JustRecoveryDC
We must not just recover from the impacts of COVID-19; we must recover justly. We have a chance now to rebuild our city and our world. Let’s not rebuild the same world with the same cracks. Let [...]
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Action Alert: Protect Local Democracy
Take action now to make sure DC residents have a voice in our local government during this crisis.
In Your Face: The 2020 Mayor’s Budget Engagement Forums
Thomas Friedman and I are not on the same page politically, but I have started obeying a piece of his advice: “If you want to get something done in the world, never forget – ultimately – you have [...]
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The People Will Win: Reflections on the 2020 DC Community Meeting
On Sunday, January 12, over seventy local activists gathered together for JUFJ’s 2020 Community Meeting. During the event, JUFJ leader Scott Goldstein shared that on his great-grandmother’s [...]
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DC chooses to #PutPeopleFirst in our budget!
DC’s whirlwind budget season is winding down, and thanks to sustained advocacy and courageous community leadership there’s a lot to celebrate! JUFJ fought for a budget that will #PutPeopleFirst, [...]
By Interns
Posted #TestimonyTuesday: Lauren Robertson, Birth to Three for All DC
My students did not come to me from nowhere on that first day of school. I was not their first teacher. Families told me tales of a patchwork of child care and early childhood services, cobbled [...]
By Interns
Posted #TestimonyTuesday: Jane Hayashi-Kim, Birth to Three for All DC
Babies and toddlers learn best from face-to-face interactions with caring adults. Parent education and quality center-based care help kids learn language, and language skills help kids succeed in [...]
