For Immediate Release November 20, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications director Alliance for a Just Society (206) 992-8787 Statement from LeeAnn Hall, executive director of the Alliance for a Just Society, regarding President Obama’s announcement on executive action for immigration: “This is a great step forward for everyone in our country,” said LeeAnn Hall, executiveContinue reading “LeeAnn Hall’s Statement on Executive Action for Immigration”
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Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 18, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, communications director kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet Just 57 percent of women and 42 percent of Latino workers earn enough working full time to cover their basic needs SEATTLE — During this season of abundance, manyContinue reading “Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet”
Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications director Alliance for a Just Society (206) 992-8787 Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism Study: Just Half of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet SEATTLE — Throughout our nation’s history, women and people of color have faced an uneven playing field. ThatContinue reading “Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism”
Report Card: States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Get Poorest Grades on Women’s Health
The Alliance for a Just Society has released a Women’s Health Report Card that reveals which states get poor and failing grades when it comes to women’s health and to ensuring access to quality, affordable and timely health care – important measures of states’ public health infrastructure. The report card is here: https://www.allianceforajustsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/50-State-Rankings-and-Grades-Table.pdf The fullContinue reading “Report Card: States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Get Poorest Grades on Women’s Health”
Report: America’s Families Are Out of Balance
Media Advisory Alliance for a Just Society September 29, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org (206) 992-8787 America’s Families Are Out of Balance “The basic bargain of America is that no matter who you are, where you come from or what you look like, if you work hard & play by the rules, you can makeContinue reading “Report: America’s Families Are Out of Balance”
Rep. Gutierrez Joins Small Business Owners in Calling for Executive Action on Immigration
An open letter from more than 1,000 business owners throughout the country was published as a full-page advertisement in The Hill today, calling on the president not to delay executive action on immigration. For Immediate Release Sept. 9, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady Kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org (206) 992-8787 Rep. Gutierrez Joins Small Business Owners in Calling for ExecutiveContinue reading “Rep. Gutierrez Joins Small Business Owners in Calling for Executive Action on Immigration”
Families Out of Balance: Living Wages Move Families from Survive to Thrive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady (206) 992-8787 kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org Read the Families Out of Balance report here. Low-income families are already struggling to meet basic needs. Factor in suffocating household debt, and it is clear that families not making a living wage have little chance of building for the future. AsContinue reading “Families Out of Balance: Living Wages Move Families from Survive to Thrive”
Power From the Roots Up Conference Attracts Hundreds to Seattle – “Ground Zero” of the Movement to Combat Income Inequality
For Planning Purposes: July 10 – July 12, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady (Kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org, 206-922-8787) or Joshua Welter (jwelter@mainstreetalliance.org, 206-383-1857) Power From the Roots Up Conference Attracts Hundreds to Seattle – “Ground Zero” of the Movement to Combat Income Inequality Author Peter Dreier joins community organizers, grassroots activists, and small business owners to discuss how grassrootsContinue reading “Power From the Roots Up Conference Attracts Hundreds to Seattle – “Ground Zero” of the Movement to Combat Income Inequality”
Leaders, Businesses in Washington, Oregon and Idaho Calling for Immigration Reform Now
For Immediate Release, July 3, 2014 Leaders and organizations representing businesses and communities throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho are powerfully combining their voices, calling on elected officials in the U.S. Congress to take action now on immigration reform. While recognizing that passing immigration reform this year is challenging, they also understand the dire economic consequencesContinue reading “Leaders, Businesses in Washington, Oregon and Idaho Calling for Immigration Reform Now”
ACA Enrollment Figures Show More Focus Needed On Latino Communities
HHS must do more to close the Latino coverage gap; state officials who’ve resisted ACA implementation bear responsibility for making it worse. For Immediate Release: Friday, May 2, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications Director, kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org, (206) 992-8787 Seattle, WA – The Alliance for a Just Society released the following statement from executive director LeeAnn HallContinue reading “ACA Enrollment Figures Show More Focus Needed On Latino Communities”