Report: A Runaway Inequality Workship in North Carolina

Sep 11, 2018 | Events, Photos, Training

On Saturday, September 8 the Alliance for Economic Justice co-presented a Reversing Runaway Inequality workshop with the Cape Fear Group of the Sierra Club, the Communication Workers of America, and Cape Fear River Watch. This workshop was in solidarity with the Peoples Climate Movement’s “Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice” campaign. As such, we did an additional activity on the impact of RNI on the environment in addition to making Activity 8 focused on how to convert a local environmental issue (Gen-x in the water) into political action during the mid-terms.

Here are some photos from the day.

Reversing Inequality Workshop Set for September 8 in Wilmington NC

Aug 17, 2018 | Events, News, Recommended, Resource, Training

Its no secret that the rich are getting richer while the rest of us are finding it harder to make ends meet. Why do the top one percent get all the breaks while others struggle to find a good job, live in fear of a major health crisis, and get buried under growing debt? Many of our country’s problems are getting worse because of one major issue: inequality. Our economic and political systems currently serve the wealthy, but is this inevitable?

We invite you to an interactive workshop in Wilmington, North Carolina, designed to help everyday people understand the rules of the game and what can be done to ensure that everyone gets a fair chance at the American dream.

This event is presented as part of the Peoples Climate Movement, an effort to promote economic and racial justice under the banner of Climate, Jobs and Justice. This workshop will highlight the relationship between economic inequality and environmental hazards, which are worsening as the distribution of resources (monetary & natural) becomes increasingly unequal. In solidarity with the Peoples Climate Movement, this event is co-presented by the Cape Fear Group of the Sierra Club, the Alliance for Economic Justice, the Communications Workers of America and Cape Fear River Watch.

This event will include a light breakfast and lunch. This event is free, but space is limited. Please RSVP online today: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3577966

Registration will end on Friday, September 7 at 12PM.

Trainings Upcoming in Berkeley and Richmond CA

Aug 16, 2018 | Events, Recommended, Training

Dear Runaway Inequality fighters,

We invite you to join us in two Reversing Runaway Inequality workshops coming up soon in the Bay area: August 25th (Berkeley) and Sept. 8th (Richmond). Space is limited to 25 at each. Please register now to reserve your spot.

As you well know, fighting runaway inequality will take a massive organized movement to take back our country from financial and corporate elites. Please join us in helping to build that movement.

This day-long workshop is an excellent opportunity for us to explore together the facts that drive runaway inequality and how it effects nearly every issue we care deeply about from worker rights, to underfunded schools, to mass incarceration, to low-paying jobs, to student loans.

And to be sure we’ll be discussing what needs to be done to reverse runaway inequality.

Workshops like these are being held all over the country and form key building blocks for building a broad movement to change our country’s direction. They really are helping us reach out to our co-workers, neighbors, and community members. Your participation can really help reverse runaway inequality.

For more information please check out the Flyer for Upcoming Workshops – Berkeley Aug 25 and Richmond Sept 8

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The workshop is free, including the workshop materials, lunch, refreshments, and a copy of my book, Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice.

TO REGISTER: Email evemajure@earthlink.net and indicate which date you will attend:

___     SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018 FROM 9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.

Sports Basement Community Room at Berkeley Iceland

2727 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94705

___     SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018 FROM 9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.

Lovonya DeJean Middle School Library

3400 Macdonald Ave., Richmond, CA 94805

Space is limited to 25. Please register now to reserve your spot.

For any questions, please contact:

Eve Majure

(408) 505-8340 cell

evemajure@earthlink.net

Many thousands of concerned citizens who want to make a difference have already attended sessions like these, and are now working to build this movement of educators and activists. Thanks for your interest and we hope to see you at a session soon.

In solidarity,

Les