"The work we did with UFE to take MassBudget’s research and popularize it was revolutionary..."

—Marie-Frances Rivera,
MassBudget's Interim President

Like UFE, MassBudget recognizes that far too many have been left on the sidelines. UFE's popular education methodology, proven effective at raising consciousness and empowering action, has revolutionized MassBudget's efforts. With our support, MassBudget confidently makes data-driven recommendations for a fair and adequate tax system.

Written By Jane M. Von Bergen
Originally posted to "The Pump Handle"

Outside, a steady rain soaked the streets of East Boston, an immigrant neighborhood so new to gentrification that Spanish mercados have yet to give way to cafes selling lattes and craft beers. On the windows of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s Education & Training Institute, the rain coursed down the panes like tears...

"At least 4,645 people have died. 4,645 loved ones are estimated to have been lost in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. This number is in stark contrast to the government’s official death toll: sixty-four..."

Today, Free Speech For People and United for a Fair Economy co-released the report Blackout in Puerto Rico.

Women workers from across the South and Appalachia will be meeting to share worker organizing stories from the past and the present, learn from other movements, build our leadership and organizing skills, and have a great time!  At the school, UFE will be presenting a new workshop.

Our amazing Executive Director, Jeannette Huezo, recently facilitated a staff retreat for Greenroots, Inc. Greenroots is a environmental justice organization that works primarily in low-income immigrant communities in Chelsea, East Boston, and the greater Boston area.

We recently facilitated a “Closing the Racial Wealth Divide” workshop for the summer staff of three youth-serving environmental organizations: Youth Conservation Corps, Groundworks Somerville, and Hyde Park Green Team.

This is the first post in our new series highlighting work being done in the South. Folks down here have been fighting hard, reclaiming the word “y’all” one campaign at a time. We aim to highlight and share their efforts with you.

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"On Thursday, June 14, 2018, workers, community organizers, current union members and candidates for state and federal office met together in Durham to discuss the need to make it easier for workers to join together in strong unions...."

Announcing New Blog Series: “Stories of the South”

All over North Carolina and in other parts of the southern U.S., workers, activists, and organizers are teaming up to take down the nastiest anti-worker legislation, standing up to big corporations, and fighting for their rights, fairness, and dignity. The South has always faced unique challenges when it comes to organizing for a fair economy that works for all, but we’ve never given up.

The training lasted 4 days.  It was a gathering of souls committed to economic justice and beyond.

One participant said this about the training: "This experience allowed individuals who are out there, working very hard for social justice, to come to a space to find healing.  And not just individual healing, but collaborative and collective healing.  I think that is very important, I think we need that more."

On May 22nd, Raising Wages NC hosted a lobby day to raise our state's minimum wage.

The raising wages lobby day brought business owners and workers from across the state to Raleigh to talk to legislators about the need to raise the wage. Together they called for representatives to put North Carolina on the path to $15 an hour for all workers. Thanks to the efforts of organizers, faith leaders, advocates, and allies, over 300 people attended the lobby day.

Eight-thousand Methodist women leaders from around the country attended the United Methodist Women's national assembly.  There, UFE Popular Educator Riahl O'Malley co-facilitated the workshop, "Overworked and Undervalued: Gender, Race and the Economy," with our incredible executive director, Jeannette Huezo.

One week after US #TaxDay, the executive directors of Alianza Americas and United for a Fair Economy teamed up for a Facebook Live chat in Spanish.  They discussed who is paying taxes, how they're being spent, and what we can all do to hold our elected officials accountable to responsibly spending our hard-earned money.