Sixty-two years earlier, 250, 000 individuals assembled in Washington, DC to require “meaningful and dignified tasks at good incomes” for all employees. The Progress Washington was not merely a moral attract the nation, but additionally an economic one. Today, that dream of full work continues to be unfinished.
Sign up with the Facility for Economic Policy Study’s webinar” Is Black Full Work Possible Without Affirmative Action and DEI? on August 27 at 1 PM EST as we check out how to accomplish the economic justice goals of the Progress Washington.
Professional scientists and supporters will certainly review existing difficulties to Black employment, union thickness, policy services completely work and living wages, and pathways to economic possibility.
This conversation is a lot more urgent than ever before as Black work problems worsen nationwide.
Panelists:
- Dedrick Asante-Muhammad , President, Joint Facility for Political and Economic Studies
- Algernon Austin , Supervisor for Race and Economic Justice, CEPR
- Hayley Brown , Study Partner, CEPR
- Chandra Childers , Senior Policy and Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis and Research Network
Mediator: Chuck Bell , National Jobs for All Network
Funded by Center for Economic Plan Research , National Jobs for All Network and Joint Facility for Political and Economic Researches