Coalition on Human Needs

04/08/2021

For too long, wages have not been increasing at the same pace of worker productivity. Strengthening unions and the labor movement can reduce pay inequalities, increase wages and protect all workers, unionized or not. Re-share this post and call your Senators today at 866-832-1560 and tell them to vote YES to the #PROAct. AFL-CIO SEIU

For too long, wages have not been increasing at the same pace of worker productivity. Strengthening unions and the labor movement can reduce pay inequalities, increase wages and protect all workers, unionized or not. Re-share this post and call your Senators today at 866-832-1560 and tell them to vote YES to the #PROAct. AFL-CIO SEIU

04/05/2021

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Setting the stage for a stronger, more equitable recovery: A conversation with Sharon Parrott, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' new President. After registering, you will receive a...

CHN is excited to announce an upcoming webinar with Sharon Parrott, the new President of
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Join us tomorrow- April 6th from 3 to 3:30 p.m. ET for a half-hour conversation between Sharon and Deborah Weinstein- CHN's executive director.

We’ll be discussing the next large package of investments proposed by President Biden, and how these investments can help build a sustainable recovery that addresses the root racial, health, and economic inequities the pandemic has only deepened. Registration details below. Even if you can’t attend at that time, sign up to receive a recorded copy of the webinar and follow-up resources.

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, additional much-needed immediate help for COVID-19 pandemic recovery is on the way. Now President Biden is proposing an additional package of investments on infrastructure and human needs. Join CHN and Sharon Parrott, the new president of the Center on B...

03/26/2021

While Washington is slowing down this week for a two-week spring recess, our advocacy on behalf of a human needs agenda never stops! ✊
1. Before adjourning for the recess, the Senate voted 92-7 to extend the #PPP or Paycheck Protection Program until the end of May, an important continuation of relief for #smallbusinesses facing economic hardship from a year of a suffering economy during COVID-19.
2️. A second batch of stimulus checks from the recently passed #AmericanRescuePlan are being distributed to eligible individuals and families this week in the form of both paper checks and debit cards. 💸
3. Proposals from Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Jimmy Gomez would make the wealthiest in America finally pay their fair share in taxes. If passed, these tax reforms could fully fund a human needs agenda including improving the affordability of health care for older Americans and people with disabilities, strengthen public education, make childcare affordable for working families, and more!

03/24/2021

Video recap 📽 DC Rally for Collective Safety: Protect Asian AAPI Communities 👇🏽🔥🔥🔥
Freedom Futures Collective

03/23/2021

Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, helped organized, supported and spread the word for the DC Rally for Collective Safety: Protect Asian/AAPI Communities

We were shook and blown away by all the love, positivity, hope that people brought to this rally. It was truly a /safe/ place for everyone to grieve and to process what happened last week. But it was also the place where the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander called for unity, solidarity, and change. “We will not be the silent minority - nor the model majority!” The chant was heard loud and clear at the rally ground.

People from all walks of live came together- to show solidarity to the AAPI communities, and to amplify that intersectionality is key.
With our collective strength, we can defeat the common enemy of racism and violence.

We will continue to fight for:
✅ Robust reinvestment in our communities;
✅ Expansive and intersectional education at all levels;
✅ Urgently-needed sensible gun control;
✅ Recognizing the problem of homegrown white supremacist violence;
We could not afford another tragedy. We don't know all the answers; but we will NOT stop until everyone can feel safe at home, at work, and in their own country.

Thank you to all the organizers, and the sponsoring organizations:
OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, PIVOT - The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization,
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF),
NAKASEC,
Community Justice Action Fund,
AAAFund, Korean Resource Center 민족학교 all the legal observers, medics, de-escalators, volunteers, speakers, organizers, drummers, artists, members of the press, and people who donate to make this event happen.

03/23/2021

Every day, millions of children don’t get enough healthy and nutritious food. #KidsAreEssential during #NationalNutritionMonth and beyond. Let’s make sure all kids have access to the food they need to survive and thrive. Visit kidsareessential.org to get involved. ZERO TO THREE Food Research & Action Center

03/22/2021

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03/19/2021

✊ In solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, we MUST come together. Join us OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates, Community Justice Action Fund, PIVOT - The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization, and many other advocates and activists this SUNDAY 1-2:30PM at the McPherson Square (15th and K St NW). Come make your sign with us at 1PM (materials provided), and stay for the rally at 1:30PM.

Tuesday's evening mass shooting was carried out by a white terrorist in Atlanta; and women of Asian descent were SIX of the EIGHT victims. That could have been our mothers, our sisters, our cousins, our family members. We could not afford another tragedy. We don't know all the answers; but we will NOT stop until everyone can feel safe at home, at work, and in their own country.

We will NOT stop fighting for:
✅ Robust reinvestment in our communities;
✅ Expansive and intersectional education at all levels;
✅ Urgently-needed sensible gun control;
✅ Recognizing the American homegrown white terrorism problem;
✅ Collective strength and allyship from all communities.

Again, in solidarity with the #AAPI community, we MUST come together. See you this Sunday.

✊ In solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, we MUST come together. Join us OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates, Community Justice Action Fund, PIVOT - The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization, and many other advocates and activists this SUNDAY 1-2:30PM at the McPherson Square (15th and K St NW). Come make your sign with us at 1PM (materials provided), and stay for the rally at 1:30PM.

Tuesday's evening mass shooting was carried out by a white terrorist in Atlanta; and women of Asian descent were SIX of the EIGHT victims. That could have been our mothers, our sisters, our cousins, our family members. We could not afford another tragedy. We don't know all the answers; but we will NOT stop until everyone can feel safe at home, at work, and in their own country.

We will NOT stop fighting for:
✅ Robust reinvestment in our communities;
✅ Expansive and intersectional education at all levels;
✅ Urgently-needed sensible gun control;
✅ Recognizing the American homegrown white terrorism problem;
✅ Collective strength and allyship from all communities.

Again, in solidarity with the #AAPI community, we MUST come together. See you this Sunday.

03/17/2021

We condemn this act of hate and violence against the Asian American community and call upon our law makers to enact stronger gun violence prevention laws to prevent the senseless violence threatening the safety of our communities. Gun violence is a public health issue. Racism is a public health issue. It is time to #EndGunViolence
#StopAAPIHate #AsianIsNotAVirus #AAPI #antiracism #StopTheHate #RacismIsReal #antiracist #HateCrime #StopAsianHateCrimes

03/11/2021

Estimates of Cash Payment and Tax Credit Provisions in American Rescue Plan

Data from The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows how the #americanrescueplan provides targeted economic relief to the lowest income households in the form of cash payments and expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. This direct relief would not have been possible without the work of our partners and coalition advocates fighting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of our communities! #helpisontheway
https://itep.org/estimates-on-senate-and-house.../

Update: On March 10, the House passed the Senate version of the COVID relief bill, called the American Rescue Plan Act, and sent it to President Biden for his signature. This means that the Senate version of the bill described herein is the final legislation enacted into law.

03/10/2021

🎉BREAKING: The #AmericanRescuePlan has passed and is on its way to President Biden's Desk for his signature on Friday! The bill will provide urgent and targeted funding to support low-income and vulnerable families, small businesses, and workers with the resources they need to survive the pandemic. The passage of this robust relief package would not be possible without the activism and advocacy of our coalition and partners! #helpisontheway

03/08/2021

The past year has been a nightmare for working parents, disproportionately for women who often had to choose between work and caring for their kids. We must ease this conflict in times of crisis. Paid leave is the solution. Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all mothers who have confronted the difficulties of working and caring for children who are home from school during the pandemic. Working parents and their #KidsAreEssential. Visit kidsareessential.org today.

ZERO TO THREE, Community Change, Children's Defense Fund, The Education Trust, MomsRising.org, National Women's Law Center, WeAre Unidos, Council for a Strong America, Caring Across Generations, Food Research & Action Center

The past year has been a nightmare for working parents, disproportionately for women who often had to choose between work and caring for their kids. We must ease this conflict in times of crisis. Paid leave is the solution. Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all mothers who have confronted the difficulties of working and caring for children who are home from school during the pandemic. Working parents and their #KidsAreEssential. Visit kidsareessential.org today.

ZERO TO THREE, Community Change, Children's Defense Fund, The Education Trust, MomsRising.org, National Women's Law Center, WeAre Unidos, Council for a Strong America, Caring Across Generations, Food Research & Action Center

03/04/2021

Lawmakers in the Senate are preparing to vote on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief package, or #TheAmericanRescuePlan. But The Senate GOP is doing everything it can to delay the vote, including reading the over 500-page bill out loud on the Senate floor. Then, the “vote-a-rama,” a marathon of voting on amendments proposed to the relief package, is expected to drag out the voting process further overnight and into the weekend.

This is not acceptable. American families devastated by COVID-19 cannot afford to wait any longer for relief. Call on your senators TODAY and demand that they stop playing games and pass the #AmericanRescuePlan without delay! Senate Democrats, Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Chuck Schumer, Center For American Progress Action Fund

Lawmakers in the Senate are preparing to vote on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief package, or #TheAmericanRescuePlan. But The Senate GOP is doing everything it can to delay the vote, including reading the over 500-page bill out loud on the Senate floor. Then, the “vote-a-rama,” a marathon of voting on amendments proposed to the relief package, is expected to drag out the voting process further overnight and into the weekend.

This is not acceptable. American families devastated by COVID-19 cannot afford to wait any longer for relief. Call on your senators TODAY and demand that they stop playing games and pass the #AmericanRescuePlan without delay! Senate Democrats, Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Chuck Schumer, Center For American Progress Action Fund

03/04/2021

The House just passed a sweeping democracy reform package called #HR1 , The #ForThePeopleAct! 🎉In order for democracy to work for all of us, everyone must play by the same ethics rules, wealthy special interests cannot control our politics, and the right to vote must be protected for ALL!
The #ForThePeopleAct works to ensure that marginalized communities have fair and equitable access to full participation in our democracy.
Now the bill moves on to the Senate. TAKE ACTION and ☎️ your senator TODAY through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Tell them to vote YES on the #ForThePeopleAct.

02/26/2021

Paid summer internship in Washington DC, working on #AAPI issues, come be our neighbors!
OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates

Don't sleep on this opportunity! The priority deadline to apply for our 2021 OCA Summer Internship Program is THIS Sunday, February 28th at 11:59 PM PT. The regular deadline is March 21st. Learn more and apply here: https://www.ocanational.org/summer-internship

02/25/2021

Opinion | States and cities aren’t doing well in the pandemic

"This is a moment to go big. A bold package of aid to states, cities, towns and schools is the key to defeating this virus, vaccinating our people and jumpstarting an economic recovery." AFSCME President Saunders.

☎️ Call your representative 1-855-329-5629, demand the House #FundTheFrontLines and pass the #AmericanRescuePlan https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/states-and-cities-arent-doing-well-in-the-pandemic/2021/02/14/b0b65a5c-6c97-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html

A New York City bus displays a sign requiring masks on Feb. 2. (Peter Foley/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)Feb. 16, 2021 at 3:21 p.m. UTCOver the past year, public service workers have responded with fearlessness to keep their communities safe. For their sacrifice, though, so many have received pink slips...

02/19/2021

How can we make COVID-19 vaccine distribution more equitable?

The Biden Administration has declared an equitable vaccine rollout as a top priority, but a significant lack of data and bureaucratic barriers have impeded efforts so far.

“This is the biggest challenge that I’ve faced in my lifetime,” said Raymond Crowel, head of the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Department. “Am I daunted by it? No. But am I aware of how much of a challenge it’s going to be? Yes.”

https://www.chn.org/voices/how-can-we-make-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-more-equitable/

The equitable distribution of vaccines is a top political and health priority, but even with widespread support this goal is easier said than done.

02/17/2021

🥵 Even @gofundme is mad. Senators, pass the #AmericanRescuePlan now! Snowstorms, on top of power outage, on top of people facing evictions, on top of a pandemic IS NOT the time to care about the deficit.

⚠️ You should have cared about the deficit when the @senategop and @housegop passed the $1.9TRILLION tax cut in 2017, but NOT NOW!

02/15/2021

pRoGrESs

📈 From 1979 to 2018, net productivity rose almost 70%, while the hourly pay of typical workers essentially stagnated—increasing around 12% over 39 years (after adjusting for inflation).
📉 This means that although Americans are working more productively than ever, the fruits of their labors have primarily accrued to those at the top and to corporate profits, especially in recent years.

🤨 Why this happened?
The income, wages, and wealth generated over the last four decades have failed to “trickle down” due to economy/taxation policies in the 1980s and early 2000s. In the contrary, it exacerbated inequality. The result has been wage stagnation, and greater inequality between the richest and the rest.

🤭 And how can we fix this?
According to Economic Policy Institute “First Day Fairness Agenda” and “Agenda to Raise America’s Pay, here are some of the things we need to do:
💪🏽 Restore workers’ bargaining power and ability to unionize.
👉🏽 Raising the minimum wage to a LIVING wage.
✅ Giving workers access to paid sick time, and family leave.
▶️ Making the workplace fair for women and people color: pay equality.
💰 Using the tax code to restain top 1 percent income #WealthTax
🔧 Supporting strong enforcement of labor standards.