Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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Labor
Walker not welcome in Connecticut!
May 23, 2013"Not only did I lose my job, many people with an education are unemployed in Wisconsin because there are no jobs to be had now. Scott Walker, go home!"
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Letter carriers rally for six day delivery
March 25, 2013Chanting "five days no, six days yes," over 500 Connecticut letter carriers, family members and supporters gathered for a noon-time rally on the New Haven Green.
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Enthusiastic celebration pushes forward for jobs and freedom
March 6, 2013"Multiracial alliances will continue to struggle for freedom, justice, and equality, and the lessons of past struggles will act as guidance."
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Keeping Families Together bus tour rallies support for immigration reform
March 4, 2013Josemaria Islas and his family are living in fear, yet speaking out with courage, as his deportation order draws closer day by day.
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The vision of Rosa Parks
March 1, 2013Rosa Parks' vision for freedom and peace continues to inspire our nation and the ongoing movement for social justice in the 100th year of her birth.
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March for love, peace, and jobs on Valentine’s Day
February 21, 2013"There is hope, [when] young people lead us in a march for justice, for jobs, to have the courage to stand up."
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Connecticut celebration highlights jobs and freedom
February 13, 2013The event marks 150 years since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery and 50 years since the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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Demands grow for fair and inclusive immigration reform
February 11, 2013Immigrant rights organizations, labor, faith based, and civil rights groups have embraced the urgency for comprehensive immigration reform.
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