by DC Jobs with Justice | Aug 9, 2011 | Projects
On Tuesday, August 9th picketers dressed in red marched outside the Verizon Wireless store on F Street, NW in Washington, DC to try to convince Verizon to settle a fair contact that will give their workers more benefits rather than take them away. rnrnAlmost 45,000...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Aug 4, 2011 | Projects
It is estimated that 800 people will attend Jobs With Justice national conference this weekend at the Omni Shoreham 2500 Calvert Street NW, WDC 20008. The conference will kick off on Thursday, August 3rd, with a Student Labor pre-conference. On Friday, Metro...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jul 6, 2011 | Projects
Caring Across Generations: DC from Beth Geglia on Vimeo.rnrnProfessional care workers assist families in their homes by helping the elderly, young children, and people with developmental disabilities. The Caring Across Generations campaign, which will promote the...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 15, 2011 | Projects
We are still accepting for our day labor ESL classes. Shown here are two of our greatest volunteers, Candace Wolf and Matt Johnson. They are teaching a class using, flash cards, booklets and a white board. If you are interested in volunteering or know someone who...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Jun 10, 2011 | Projects
rnrnIn 2001 Virginia Eubanks and several dozen collaborators created a technology-training program for women in the YWCA of Troy-Cohoes community. This program challenged Eubanks’ conceptions of the Digital Divide, and her experience over the next four years...
by DC Jobs with Justice | May 19, 2011 | Projects
Over 200 of the District’s residents crowded the halls of the Wilson Building for the Save Our Safety Net(SOS) Reality Tour on May 18th from 11am to 1pm. The goal of the tour was to show the council that the residents do care about services that could be...
