Join Hartford Rising and the Coalition to tell political leaders to support the D.U.E. Justice Agenda: Good Jobs and Fair Wages, Universal Access to Quality Public Education, A Vibrant and Fairly Funded Public Sector, Democracy in our State and in Our Work Places, Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Justice.
Click here to RSVP at the D.U.E. Justice coalition’s Facebook page.
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Join Fight for 15 CT and Hartford Rising! on Thursday, April 14th for as we stand up against poverty wages that hurt our communities!
The day will begin with an action at 6 AM in front of the McDonalds at 1303 Albany Avenue in Hartford. This will be followed by a rally at the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, at 4 PM.
Say no more to poverty wages from massive corporations, stand with underpaid workers to demand our legislators and employers raise our wage to $15 an hour!
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Join workers and supporters from Connecticut on April 14th! Hope to see you there!
UPDATE: Just to let everyone know, we are still on today!
The only way this will be cancelled is if the Governor announces official shut down of roads, which is not expected.
Join Unity, Equality and Democracy Connecticut and Hartford Rising! as we hold politicians accountable for fighting for all of us. The coalition will issue report cards based on how legislators have voted and then march to the Legislative Office Building to directly hold our lawmakers accountable.
The event will take place on Monday, April 4th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM starting at the Emanuel Lutheran Church on Capitol Avenue in Hartford.
Plan to join activists in #HartfordRising for our January monthly meeting on Thursday, January 14th, and be part of planning next in taking on income#inequality and racial injustice. Hope to see you there!
UPDATE: The Hartford Rising meeting for this week has been cancelled. We apologize for the short notice and will have our next monthly meeting as scheduled.
BLOOMFIELD — On Saturday, the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a diverse group of labor, community, and civil rights organizations came together to pledge to continue Dr. King’s fight to promote democracy, and to end racial and economic inequality.
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More than 50 years ago, Dr. King articulated a powerful vision that challenged us to fight for genuine equality, racial justice, economic fairness and a stronger democracy. Join us to talk about concrete steps we can take to move it closer to reality.
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UPDATE: The location of the event is the Bethel AME Church in Bloomfield. There is also a new flyer to share widely!
SECOND UPDATE: Here is a link to the full final agenda for the MLK, Jr. Day Celebration
This Saturday, December 12th, at 10:00AM join the Hartford Decide$ project and engage our community in deciding how to invest public funds, foster collaboration and improve our Capitol City
Join us as CT Working Families honors activist and City Council member-elect Wildaliz Bermudez, along with union and community leaders for their commitment to issues impacting working people in 2015.
Join us next Wednesday, December 9th, at the Old State House in rallying for a living wage, affordable healthcare, paid sick leave and respect for hard-working janitors in our community!
Join us December 10 at Central Connecticut State University’s Memorial Hall for a discussion on how inequality impacts race and civil rights featuring author Tim Wise.
HARTFORD RISING! 