El acuerdo de COFINA compromete el futuro de Puerto Rico
El acuerdo de COFINA compromete el futuro de Puerto Rico
“El informe fue presentado en una conferencia de prensa con la asistencia de representantes de LittleSis, Frente...
“El informe fue presentado en una conferencia de prensa con la asistencia de representantes de LittleSis, Frente Ciudadano por la Auditoría de la Deuda, VAMOS, Center for Popular Democracy, Federación de Maestros, Colectiva Feminista en Construcción, Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción y ¡Dignidad!
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Informe advierte sobre plan de ajuste de Cofina
En rueda de prensa desde el Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas en San Juan, representantes de Little Sis, del Frente...
En rueda de prensa desde el Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas en San Juan, representantes de Little Sis, del Frente Ciudadano por la Auditoría de la Deuda, VAMOS, Center for Popular Democracy, entre otros, opinaron que el plan de ajuste de Cofina es una señal de lo que está por venir en el próximo plan de ajuste, y sugirieron que la movilización del pueblo y de retirados es crucial para evitarlo.
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What One Puerto Rican Activist Told Judge About Debt Restructuring Case
What One Puerto Rican Activist Told Judge About Debt Restructuring Case
Thank you for the opportunity to present our concerns today. My name is Julio López Varona. I am Director of Dignity...
Thank you for the opportunity to present our concerns today. My name is Julio López Varona. I am Director of Dignity Campaigns at the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) and the coordinator of the Hedge Clippers campaign in Puerto Rico.
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Organizaciones en Florida piden se descarte acuerdo con bonistas de Cofina
Organizaciones en Florida piden se descarte acuerdo con bonistas de Cofina
“Las organizaciones que encabezan esta campaña son Diáspora en Resistencia, Alianza for Progress, la Puerto Rico...
“Las organizaciones que encabezan esta campaña son Diáspora en Resistencia, Alianza for Progress, la Puerto Rico Alliance of Florida, el Puerto Rico Leadership Council en Florida y el Center for Popular Democracy. Estas demandan una renegociación de este acuerdo, el que consideran injusto, pues supone medidas de austeridad extrema que rayan en violaciones a los derechos humanos.
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Moschino has been accused of using the code word “Serena” to refer to black shoppers
Moschino has been accused of using the code word “Serena” to refer to black shoppers
Similarly, the Center for Popular Democracy in 2015 accused Zara of using racial code words for black and Latinx...
Similarly, the Center for Popular Democracy in 2015 accused Zara of using racial code words for black and Latinx customers (which Zara denies). The advocacy group surveyed 251 Zara employees in New York City about the retailer’s practices. Poll respondents said that when the term “special order” was used at the store, employees were to find the location of the shoppers in question and follow them around. Black customers were most often described as “special orders,” according to the survey results.
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Episode 63: Gambling and Neoliberal Rot - How Our Most Regressive Tax Flies Under the Radar
Episode 63: Gambling and Neoliberal Rot - How Our Most Regressive Tax Flies Under the Radar
“Nima: Yeah. So we will shift now from the academic to the more advocacy side of this and so we will be speaking now...
“Nima: Yeah. So we will shift now from the academic to the more advocacy side of this and so we will be speaking now with Les Bernal, National Director of Stop Predatory Gambling, a broad coalition that has filed lawsuits alongside progressive groups such as the Center for Popular Democracy, United for a Fair Economy and the Public Health Advocacy Institute. Les is going to join us in just a sec. Stay with us.”
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Yes, Low Unemployment Does Raise Wages
Thankfully, Janet Yellen, who was then Fed chair, agreed with this position. (It helped that our friends with the Fed...
Thankfully, Janet Yellen, who was then Fed chair, agreed with this position. (It helped that our friends with the Fed Up Coalition were also pushing hard in this direction.) Her replacement, Jerome Powell, seems to be following the same path, more or less.
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Mainers thank Pingree for sponsoring Medicare for All, urge Golden to sign on
Mainers thank Pingree for sponsoring Medicare for All, urge Golden to sign on
“Lisa Wesel of Bowdoinham, a mother of an adult daughter with disabilities, said she’s been lobbying for her daughter’s...
“Lisa Wesel of Bowdoinham, a mother of an adult daughter with disabilities, said she’s been lobbying for her daughter’s healthcare for 22 years. Wesel is a member of the grassroots organization Mainers for Accountable Leadership, which took part in the national lobby day organized by the Women’s March, the Center for Popular Democracy, and National Nurses United.
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Democracy in Practice: How the Ford Foundation and Its BUILD Grantees Are Changing Philanthropy
Democracy in Practice: How the Ford Foundation and Its BUILD Grantees Are Changing Philanthropy
Sarah Johnson, director of Local Progress, a project of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), gave an example of how...
Sarah Johnson, director of Local Progress, a project of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), gave an example of how this constituent responsiveness showed up in Local Progress’s work in connecting progressive municipal government officials with community organizations.
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District Attorney Accountability Launches, Katz & Lancman No Shows
District Attorney Accountability Launches, Katz & Lancman No Shows
Advocate groups in the coalition were the Blue Horseshoe Foundation, Bronx Freedom Fund, the Center for Popular...
Advocate groups in the coalition were the Blue Horseshoe Foundation, Bronx Freedom Fund, the Center for Popular Democracy, Color of change, Court Watch NYC, DSA Queens, Five Boro Defenders, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Justice Committee, JustLeadership USA, Make the Road NY, New Queens Democrats, Neighborhoods Against White Supremacy, Queens United Independent People, Rockaway Youth Task Force, New York Civil Liberties Union, Survived and Punished, WOMANKIND and VOCAL-NY.
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