BY Staff | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 4/18/13
Members of the Welfare Rights Committee and supporters brought dozens of cardboard boxes into the capitol rotunda here, April 15, to construct a ‘Poverty-ville.’ The homeless village was a warning to the ruling Democrats that, if they carried through with their current budget cuts to health and human services, they would be adding to the homelessness caused by the economic crisis.
BY David Hungerford | Irvington, NJ | 3/17/13
The Coalition to Save Our Homes held Save Public Schools Night here on March 11.
BY Staff | St. Paul, Minnesota | 2/06/13
Minnesota’s Governor Mark Dayton got an earful from members of the Welfare Rights Committee, Feb. 6, when he entered the House chambers in the Capitol building to deliver his State of the State address.
BY Staff | Raleigh, NC | 1/25/13
Republican state Representative Paul “Skip” Stam says he will introduce legislation that'll make it a crime for merchants to sell lottery tickets to people receiving public assistance or in bankruptcy.
BY Staff | St. Paul, MN | 1/22/13
The Twin Cites-based Welfare Rights Committee (WRC) issued a statement today, Jan. 22, responding to Governor Dayton’s 2014-2015 budget proposal.
BY Staff | Minnesota | 1/15/13
Members of the Welfare Rights Committee were at the governor’s mansion, Jan. 15, to deliver hundreds of postcards urging Governor Dayton to raise Minnesota’s welfare grants.
BY Staff | Tallahassee, FL | 12/11/12
The afternoon clouds were dark, but even the threat of rain couldn't stop students, retirees, and union members from taking a stand against federal budget cuts.
BY Linden Gawboy | St. Paul, MN | 8/10/12
People crowded into Governor Mark Dayton’s reception area, August 9, to tell him to “Raise the welfare grants” in the state of Minnesota.
BY Staff | Saint Paul, MN | 7/26/12
About 20 members of the Welfare Rights Committee (WRC) gathered at the Ramsey County welfare office, July 26, to announce a campaign to raise the welfare grants in the state of Minnesota.
BY Kim DeFranco | Minneapolis, MN | 7/10/12
The Welfare Rights Committee (WRC) held an event called “Celebrate the Fight for Justice!” here, June 30.
Re: International Workers Day 2013 in Havana, Cuba
Long live socialism, death to capitalism, long live revolution of workers.
Re: May Day: Thousands rally for immigrant rights in Milwaukee
organizers said there were 10,000 people this year. That sounds about right!
Re: Venezuelan people elect Nicolas Maduro as president to succeed Chavez
Viva maduro! Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!
Re: ‘No new Korean war’ is the message from Twin Cities peace vigil
May Peace in Korea. Regards from Indonesia.
I hope other cities