CPD In The News
for the next installment of Off-Kilter’s ongoing series of COVID19 conversations… Rebecca sat down (virtually) with Helen Gym, a powerhouse member of Philadelphia’s City Council and the vice chair of Local … Progress, a network of municipal leaders across the country.
"We are disappointed that corporations get $500 billion, while immigrants get cut out of health provisions or economic relief," Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy
On a conference call Tuesday, the Center for Popular Democracy called for eviction freezes and rent and mortgage payment cancellations.
— Ady Barkan (@AdyBarkan) March 22, 2020
Cancel rent. https://t.co/Cm1rVZ3NS9
— Zephyr Teachout (@ZephyrTeachout) March 28, 2020
"I can't just pull $1,000 out of a magic hat," Angelica Rico, who was
Community advocates like Branden Snyder, executive director of Detroit Action, and Dianne Enriquez, Co-Director of Community Dignity Campaigns with the Center for Popular Democracy, have called the legislation
Management Agency could provide a fast solution for the homeless by issuing vouchers for hotels or building emergency shelters, as they have done after natural disasters, according to Dianne Enriquez of the Center … for Popular Democracy.
Brian Kettenring, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, believes an even larger sum will be necessary to safeguard the election—$3 billion.
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Working with similar organizations like Action Now, in Illinois, and the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD).
On a Tuesday morning call with 200 housing advocates organized by the Center for Popular Democracy, Pendergrass was joined by Rep.
Ady Barkan is a progressive activist who founded the Be a Hero PAC and built two programs at the Center for Popular Democracy.