A New Day

Fri, Apr 9, 2021 07:00 AM

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Hosts: Johanna Fernandez

Topics:

Excluded Workers Hunger Strike, Workers Rights, Immigration, Covid Pandemic, Arkansas Anti - Trans Bill, Food Insecurity

Synopsis:

Hosted by Ellis Maxwell, filling in for Johanna Fernandez.

After a yearlong battle, the Fund Excluded Workers Coalition won a major concession from the state: a $2.1 billion fund to be included in the state’s budget, for workers previously excluded from unemployment and stimulus payments.

Guests:

Zack Lerner, Organizing Director at New York Communities for Change. -
Carina Kaufman - Gutierrez, Deputy Director of the Street Vendor Project.

Playlist:

Intro: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free, by Nina Simone. -
I Feel Energy, by The Dirty Projectors. -
Wabash III, by John Scofield -

Info / Links:

#FUNDEXCLUDEDWORKERS: https://fundexcludedworkers.org/
New York Communities for Change: https://www.nycommunities.org/
Street Vendor Project: http://streetvendor.org/

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