[Thanksgiving\COVID-19 Relief]
AOC: “We cannot afford to wait for a new administration or another election or a new political state of play. We need to get people help now.”
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Poverty
Ocasio-Cortez: Americans Need COVID-19 Relief Help Now
Hoyer Denounces Republican for Calling AOC A “Fucking Bitch”
[Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\Rep. Yoho]
The Hill: He told her that she was “disgusting” and “out of your freaking mind, ” and as he walked away, Yoho added: “Fucking bitch.”
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ACTION FOR OPPORTUNITY COALITION PRESSES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON PLANS TO REDUCE POVERTY
[Action for Opportunity Coalition\Economic Opportunity\Poverty]
Hunger Fee America’s Joel Berg: “Here’s a startling statistic: In the primaries and general elections of 2008, 2012, and 2016, there were more than 50 Presidential candidate debates, yet not a single question on poverty, hunger, or homelessness was asked.”
Photo: YouTube
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT TESTIFIES BEFORE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
[Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.\NYC Council Committee on the Justice System]
Homelessness is at or near its all-time high, with a recent City Council report saying that 83,277 individuals were homeless in January 2019.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
NELSON MANDELA: WE CANNOT REST WHILE THERE IS POVERY AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
[Black History Month\Nelson Mandela]
Mandela: “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice…While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. The steps that are needed from the developed nations are clear.”
Photo: Facebook\Ahmed Kathrada
PENNSYLVANIA REP. EVANS WELCOMES LEADING HOMELESS ADVOCATE TO 2020 STATE OF UNION
[Homelessness\Sister Mary Scullion\Project HOME\State of Union 2020]
Rep. Evans: “Sister Mary’s presence in Washington will help me to highlight the need for more affordable housing dollars and support of policies to reduce poverty and homelessness.”
Photo: Project HOME
