WESPAC Awards Journal!
by Nada Khader | Jun 13, 2020 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Movement Building, Racial Justice
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"Joe Biden has directly invoked FDR’s New Deal in proposing $3.5 trillion for public investment in physical and human infrastructure—an amount since reduced under congressional pressure—but World War II offers the better model. The combination of the Covid-19 pandemic, an economy not yet fully recovered from the resulting disruptions, and the climate catastrophe surely justifies an economic mobilization comparable to that undertaken in wartime.![]()
Republicans and conservative Democrats have balked at the scale of Biden’s plan. But if the US is serious about shifting to a post-carbon economy and adapting to the ravages of climate change, nothing less is required. Is Biden ready to insist that full-on planning and explicit targeting of vital industries are not just ideologically permissible but urgently necessary for the entire economy?"
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World War II was an emergency that demanded a complete economic mobilization. In response to the war, the US government put forward a system of
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Dear Stronger Together Solidarity Network,![]()
On the last night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 5, please join us for "Immigrant Rights Through a Jewish Lens," an educational conversation about immigration, focusing on Jewish values and solidarity with immigrants and refugees. Topics of discussion will include Afghan refugees and the Afghan Adjustment Act, Haitian and other refugees at the border, the pathway to citizenship, Fund for Excluded Workers, the Remain in Mexico and Title 42 policies, global racial and gender equality, and more. Hear from local leaders about the most pressing immigration issues of this moment, including those specific to New York State. ![]()
Register here for this event on Sunday, December 5 at 7:30pm ET, sponsored by the Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration with HIAS, Workers Circle, Tru’ah, the Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee and Immigration Crisis and NYIC, the New York Immigration Coalition![]()
There is so much we can do to welcome, protect, and support immigrants in our country in our state and in our local communities. See flier below for more information. Please join us!![]()
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