Releases and Advisories

11.14.2019

WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, the first legislation related to...

11.05.2019

WASHINGTON, DC -- This morning, Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Schedules that Work Act to provide predictable work hours for hourly employees in low-wage...

October.30.2019

WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the introduction of the New Deal for New Americans Act by U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL), the Center for Popular...

10.17.2019

WASHINGTON -- In a roundtable discussion today with retail workers, sociologists and policy advocates, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced her intention to introduce...

10.16.2019 

OSSINING, NEW YORK - In the past week, Harry Belafonte, renowned civil rights activist and...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, more than 100 activists stormed the Hill in a day-long series of actions to push Congress forward on healthcare justice. 

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WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, nearly 150 activists stormed Senate office buildings to confront Senators - both Democrats and Republicans - who are helping weaponize the federal bench and push through narrow-minded federal...

Washington, D.C.-- In response to plans by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to address justice reform as a part of their respective 2020 presidential campaign platforms, a coalition of diverse organizations led by Black and brown organizers, researchers and justice...

08.04.2019

WASHINGTON -- The Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from the Network President and Co-Executive Director, Jennifer Epps-Addison, following...

July 10, 2019

Dear Honorable Members of the United States Congress:

As organizations that represent people of color, we respectfully urge you to co-sponsor the “Medicare for All Act of 2019” (H.R. 1384/S. 1129). Medicare for All, the only truly single-payer, universal health care...

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