¡LA ORGANIZACIÓN FUNCIONA! ¡DUKE, PAGA LO QUE TE CORRESPONDE!

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In this piece, UFE’s Victor Urquiza tells the story of the powerful grassroots organizing that built the broad Durham Rising coalition and secured notable wage gains for Duke workers. UFE is proud to have brought our toolkit of economic justice movement supports to this ongoing fight for a better Durham for all.

Protest at Duke Founders Day / Protesta en el Día de los Fundadores de Duke (Picture credit / Crédito de la imagen: Durham Rising)

CREANDO UN ESPACIO PARA LA SANACIÓN, EL LIDERAZGO Y EL PODER COLECTIVO EN UMASS BOSTON

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On March 7, 2026, United for a Fair Economy partnered with Student Multicultural Affairs at UMass Boston to facilitate a healing and leadership session for student leaders who are navigating an increasingly complex political climate.

Student leaders from UMass Boston, alongside facilitators Eroc Arroyo Montano (front row, center) and Justice Williams (back row, right), building community and leadership together.

UNITED FOR A FAIR ECONOMY PARTICIPA EN EL ESPACIO “AL DÍA CON CENTRO PRESENTE”

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Centro Presente invited United for a Fair Economy to join their monthly podcast series, “Al Día con Centro Presente” (Up to Date with Centro Presente), a Spanish-language broadcast via Facebook that seeks to foster critical reflection from within our communities.

Centro Presente and UFE presenters during the podcast

Presentadores de Centro Presente y UFE durante el podcast

¡ORGANICEMOS EL SUR! UFE SE UNE A LA CONFERENCIA DEL PODER DE LOS TRABAJADORES DE USSW 2026

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The Worker Power Summit of the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) — a powerful gathering of over 200 workers and organizers from across the country, with international delegates – displayed the power of an organized multiracial working class.

Summit participants / Participantes de la cumbre (Credit / cortesía de USSW): Cómo es juntarse con tus compañeros de trabajo del sector servicios en el sur

DESIGUALDADES ESTRUCTURALES RESIDEN EN LA RAZA Y EL GÉNERO

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In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month (March), we’re looking at recently-updated slides from UFE’s “Overworked and Underpaid: Women, Race, and the Economy” workshop.

UN MOVIMIENTO DE LUCHA POR LOS DERECHOS DE LOS INMIGRANTES DEBE ABORDAR LAS CAUSAS FUNDAMENTALES DE LA MIGRACIÓN

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We are living through unprecedented times, where millions of people are searching for solutions to the crises they face under systems of inequality. To help participants make sense of these crises, UFE’s Inclusive Economies Project - NC hosted “How to Fight Evil Empire” as part of a training series focused on developing leaders in the South at the Avila Center in Durham, NC, on February 28th.

CONSTRUYENDO PODER COLECTIVO EN ALABAMA: PRIMERA CAPACITACIÓN DE GOSA CON LA COHORTE 2026

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Bringing community members together for a weekend to collectively analyze the inequalities we experience is an act of power building. That was the spirit of the first Training of Trainers for the 2026 Grassroots Organizing School of Alabama (GOSA) cohort, held from February 27 to March 1.

GOSA 2026 participants, facilitators, and interpreters

CELEBRANDO LA RESILIENCIA EN EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER

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We were honored to have our Executive Director, Jeannette Huezo, participate in an early International Women’s Day event yesterday on the theme of "resilience" organized by the Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINcA), a public school in Boston.

LOS INGRESOS SIGUEN CONCENTRÁNDOSE EN LA CIMA, MIENTRAS QUE LA INFLACIÓN AFECTA CON MAYOR FUERZA A LOS TRABAJADORES PEOR PAGADOS

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In honor of Black History Month, we share reflections on racism and empire from UFE staffer Eroc Aroyo-Montano. Eroc serves as the Director of Cultural Organizing at United for a Fair Economy.

Every January they sanitize Dr. King. They quote his dream while burying his rage.

photo by Robert W. Kelley

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DESPUÉS DEL DÍA DE DEFENSA DE LOS INMIGRANTES: LO QUE EL TRABAJO POR DELANTE NOS EXIGE

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Yesterday, we stood inside the Alabama State House, many for the first time, carrying stories, concerns, hopes, and determination.* 

We prepared for months. We hosted trainings, coordinated rides, printed materials, sent reminders, answered questions, made folders, and worked through logistics that most people will never see.

And the day mattered. It truly did. It was a success if you ask me.

But as I drove home, I couldn’t shake a deeper realization: if we are honest with ourselves, we still have much, much more work to do.

Over 140 grassroots leaders showed up in early February 2026 for the 3rd Annual Immigrant Advocacy Day at the Alabama State House. Participants shared their personal stories with elected officials, and spoke with them about the harms they would experience if any of a package of proposed anti-immigrant bills were to pass. 

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