H.R. 1 For the People Act News Conference
House Democrats and issues-specific organizations held a news conference to discuss their support for H.R. 1, one of the first pieces of legislation by the Democratic majority. The bill addr…
720 viewsHouse Democrats and issues-specific organizations held a news conference to discuss their support for H.R. 1, one of the first pieces of legislation by the Democratic majority. The bill addr…
720 viewsGreg Jobin-Leeds and others talked about his book, When We Fight, We Win: Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World, about social movements and …
765 viewsReaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling on several cases, including the Obergefell v. Hodges case on same-sex marriage. The Court ruled 5-4 that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to is…
6,119 viewsProminent local and national organizations joined community, labor and immigrant rights supporters in a “National Rally for Citizenship” on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Throughout the day, …
1,641 viewsRea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, gave her annual “state of the movement” address at the group’s national conference. She noted victories for gay righ…
594 viewsPanelists talked about ballot measures across the country that affect women. Among the topics addressed were reproductive rights, sexual orientation issues, and labor issues specific to wome…
284 viewsThe National Gay and Lesbian Task Force held its national conference. One of the speakers was the group’s national director, Rea Carey. She talked about the legislative progress for gay, les…
1,291 viewsThe AFL-CIO and King Center hosted a symposium focusing on jobs, social justice and Martin Luther King vision of the American dream. This portion of the event involved a panel discussion on …
374 viewsRea Carey spoke about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues and the LGBT political agenda for the coming year. Among the issues addressed were President Obama’s campaign comm…
347 views