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...
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...
