Fight Back! News

News and Views from the People's Struggle

welfare rights

By staff

Welfare Rights Committee members on the move, Feb. 26 in the halls of MN Stare

St. Paul, MN – Welfare Rights Committee (WRC) members gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol Feb. 26 to demand that legislators pass bills to double the welfare grants and give aid to all in need. After a rally outside single-degree temperatures, the women proceeded to the offices of every single lawmaker in the State Office Building. They held signs and, in a tag team chain, gave out Past Due notices and information sheets to the desks of the politicians.

Read more...