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ACTIVISTS ALERT:
Let Your Voices Be Heard!!!!!
Massachusetts Confronts the Recession: A Speakout on Fairness and Justice in
the Economy
2:00 - 5:00 PM, Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Across the state, working people and retirees are facing tough times. Thousands
of people are being laid off, losing their healthcare and retirement benefits.
Worse, there is virtually no safety net left to protect Massachusetts families:
social services have been cut and unemployment and welfare benefits have been
rolled back. Meanwhile, CEOs are getting big bonuses, companies are asking for
- and getting - hefty tax breaks, and Congress is once again talking about a tax
give back for the wealthiest Americans. Sponsored by the MA Workers' Rights Board,
this hearing will bring together those hardest hit by the economic downturn to
give testimony to state political, religious, and community leaders. Use the flyer
at the end of the calendar or call 617-524-8778 for more information.
Saturday, February 9
"Forging a New Social Contract" Conference
9:00 AM 4:30 PM, Harvard U., Sever Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA.
A conference for activists and organizers, this event is planned to follow up
the February 2 Speakout with the development of concrete organizing proposals
that will bring labor, community, and anti-poverty activists together around a
common agenda. Call Matt Borus 617-482-4471 x19 for more information.
Speak out to community leaders and our elected officials!*
Saturday, February 2
2 - 5 PM
Faneuil Hall, Boston
MNA is proud to join more than 35 labor, immigrant, religious, welfare, and social
justice organizations in endorsing a "speak out" event at Faneuil Hall on Feb.
2, 2002. Please read and share the information below with your email networks
and join us in raising our voices on behalf of those being harmed by this recession.
A flyer is attached for printing and posting.
Recession in Massachusetts... It's time to "speak out" for jobs, health care and
quality public services
Across the state, working people and retirees are facing tough times. Thousands
of people are being laid off, losing their health care and retirement benefits.
Social services, unemployment and welfare benefits have been rolled back, so there
is virtually no safety net left to protect Massachusetts families. Meanwhile,
CEOs are getting big bonuses, companies are getting hefty tax breaks and Congress
is talking about giving another huge tax break for the rich.
Speak out to community leaders and our elected officials!*
Saturday, February 2
2 - 5 PM
Faneuil Hall, Boston
And plan now to attend a special follow-up conference "Forging a New Social Contract"
set for Saturday, February 9. Call for more info.
* All Mass. members of Congress, state constitutional officers and the Mayor of
Boston invited.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Workers' Rights Board and endorsed by more than
35 labor, immigrant, religious, welfare, and social justice organizations.
For more information, call Massachusetts Jobs with Justice (617) 524-8778 or email
bostonjwj@mindspring.com
Download Flyer
Press Release
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