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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Women’s March Brings ‘Medicare for All’ Lobbying to Washington
Women’s March Brings ‘Medicare for All’ Lobbying to Washington
Other progressive organizations that participated in the lobbying push Friday included Center for Popular Democracy,...
Other progressive organizations that participated in the lobbying push Friday included Center for Popular Democracy, Healthcare Now, National Nurses United, and Physicians for a National Health Program.
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Hoping to Transform 'Momentum Into Policy', Thousands Expected to Flood Capitol Hill to Demand Medicare for All
Hoping to Transform 'Momentum Into Policy', Thousands Expected to Flood Capitol Hill to Demand Medicare for All
The Women's March and the Center for Popular Democracy are among the organizations participating in the push, hoping to...
The Women's March and the Center for Popular Democracy are among the organizations participating in the push, hoping to convince as many lawmakers as possible to co-sponsor Medicare for All bills in the Senate and House—proposals that represent the majority of American public opinion.
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Women's March plans 'Medicare for All' day of lobbying in DC
Women's March plans 'Medicare for All' day of lobbying in DC
Other progressive organizations that will participate in the lobbying push Friday include Center for Popular Democracy...
Other progressive organizations that will participate in the lobbying push Friday include Center for Popular Democracy.
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Indignación por amenaza de cortes de fondos de ayuda para desastres a Puerto Rico
Indignación por amenaza de cortes de fondos de ayuda para desastres a Puerto Rico
Este plan absurdo para quitarle fondos claves a puertorriqueños, texanos, californianos y otros que les falta mucho...
Este plan absurdo para quitarle fondos claves a puertorriqueños, texanos, californianos y otros que les falta mucho para recuperarse de las tormentas, incendios y otros desastres que han sufrido el año pasado, representa otra escalada más de la persecución de Trump a las comunidades de color”, dijo Julio López Varona, director de Dignidad Comunitaria. Campañas, Center for Popular Democracy y miembro del comité directivo del colectivo VAMOS4PR.
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