EventsRace, Ethnicity and Economic Destiny (Event)by bob ()This panel discussion held on 05/09/2008, focused on the diversity of young adults and their economic expectations. Amaad Rivera, Racial Wealth Divide Program Leader at United for a Fair Economy presented. (Includes link to video.) Nation’s Most Progressive Tax Gets a Boostby lgendall ()From UFE's March 2008 E-News Immigrant Rights and Economic Inequalityby bob ()01/20/2008 - 10:00 01/20/2008 - 12:00 A UFE workshop led by Jeannette Huezo at a conference sponsored by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) in Houston, TX. This workshop engages participants in sharing personal stories of their family or ancestors emigrating to the US, explores the history of the "push" and "pull" events, trends, policies, and laws that drive workers and families from their homeland, and identifies strategies to bring immigrant and native-born workers and communities together in a movement for economic justice. The Growing Divide and Its Impact on Healthby bob ()01/24/2008 - 16:00 State of the Dream 2008 Presentation (January 15, 2008)by bob ()This Washington, DC presentation of our new report will detail how the subprime mortgage crisis will impact African-Americans and other people of color. Training of Trainers Institute on Cape Cod, Massachusettsby Anonymous ()A Training of Trainers Institute is scheduled for April 24 - 27, 2008 on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Learn more... Training of Trainers Institutesby Anonymous ()UFE is one of the few national organizations that trains and supports a network of volunteer economics educators. We now have over 180 active volunteer trainers nationwide. These trained workshop leaders conduct programs on the changing economy across the country. UFE holds Training of Trainers Institutes several times a year. UFE Workshop: The Growing Divideby bob ()For youth members of the Community Church, Boston, this workshop will review recent trends in income and wealth distribution through participatory "live illustrations" and examine the policy changes that fuel inequality. It will also present attendees with a range of strategic initiatives and steps they can take to reverse the growing gap between the rich and everyone else. UFE Workshop: Race, Class, and Wealth in the United Statesby bob ()Students will engage in an interactive workshop that aims to help teach them about race, class, and wealth distribution in the United States. Training of Trainers Instituteby bob ()The goal of UFE's Training of Trainer (TOT) Institutes is to strengthen organizations and their capacity to build the base of an economic justice movement. In April, we will conduct the first of three TOT Institutes. |