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Poor People's Movements

Still No Justice for Survivors
Staff | United States | 11/01/05
Two months after Katrina hit the Gulf coast, the disaster is unending for hundreds of thousands of survivors.
FEMA, monopoly capitalism, Opportunity Zones
Tenants Fight Back Against Displacement
Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle | Chicago, IL | 11/01/05
“We won’t go! No more condos!” shouted a group of about 40 tenants and community supporters holding a press conference and rally in March 2005 on an empty...
HUD, People Of Woodlawn, Protest, Student/Tenant Organizing Project
'They Treated Us Like Dogs'
Staff | Houston, TX | 9/10/05
The fight for survival goes on in Houston.
Astrodome, debit cards, FEMA, Houston
We Demand Justice!
Fight Back! Editors | United States | 9/08/05
We demand justice for the people in Houston and others scattered across the South by Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina demonstrates the power of nature...
African-American, Bogalusa, Bush be held accountable, disaster, FEMA, Houston, Hurricane Katrina, Superdome, unnatural disaster
Poor Families Stand Up to Right-Wing Attacks
Deb Konechne | St. Paul, MN | 9/01/05
Low-income Minnesotans waged a powerful battle at the Minnesota state legislature this year that resulted in poor and working families making gains in...
Fund Human Needs Not Corporate Greed, Pawlenty, Welfare Rights Committee
Tax Day Protest Demands: 'Tax The Rich!'
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 4/18/05
“Hey Pawlenty, here’s the fix! Tax the rich, tax the rich!” chanted 100 protesters who rallied at the state capitol building April 15.
big banner, Welfare Rights Committee
Welfare Rights Activists Say: No Cuts, Tax the Rich
Linden Gawboy | St. Paul, MN | 12/01/04
“Hey Pawlenty, here’s the fix! Tax the rich! Tax the rich!” is a chant that will ring though the Minnesota state capitol building on Jan. 4, 2005.
Opening Day, Welfare Rights Committee
No Thanks, Governor Pawlenty
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 11/30/04
Members of the Welfare Rights Committee at the governor’s mansion mock Minnesota’s Governor Pawlenty - who is portrayed as a king serving a holiday meal...
Pawlenty, thanksgiving
Poor Picket Minnesota Governor Mansion, Demand 'Undo the Welfare Cuts'
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 8/06/04
“One year ago, our families in poverty were slashed to the bone by Governor Pawlenty and company in order to protect tax breaks to the richest in this...
Governor Pawlenty, SSI penalty, Welfare Rights Committee
End Racism in Military Recruitment
Erica Zurawski | United States | 7/01/04
The Pentagon spends over $2.5 billion a year to recruit low-income youth using commercials, video games, personal visits and slick brochures that promise...
Economic Draft, Military, Racism, Recruitment