Growing Divide

Start: 10/23/2009 9:30 am

End: 10/23/2009 12:30 pm

The Growing Economic Divide workshop will present an overview of the massive income and wealth shift of the last 30 years using "human graphs," with opportunities to discuss the effects of gross inequality on our lives and the lives of the people we know and care about.

This presentation is the first in a series of three workshops on Economic Inequality presented by the

Campaign for Working Families

Friday, October 23, 2009 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Philadelphia, PA

For more information, contact Elly Porter-Webb at epwebb@gpuac.org

To register for the event, RSVP at <http://www.eventbrite.com/event/447564678> by Wednesday, 10/7/09.

A light breakfast will be served.

Projects

Estate and Federal Taxes

Campaigns that strive to expand public conversations and influence policy makers on key federal tax policy and economic issues.

Responsible Wealth

A network of over 700 individuals who are among the wealthiest five percent of Americans who advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability.

Popular Economics Education

A series of participatory workshops that transform economic statistics into engaging learning experiences to move people to action.

Racial Wealth Divide

Provides resources that deepen understanding about boundaries to economic parity among communities of color.

Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative

A network of 28 state-level advocacy groups that promote fair and adequate taxation at the state and federal levels through grassroots organizing.