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Freedom Cities demand that our communities have the resources they need to thrive. It’s about making entire cities, towns, and communities safe for immigrants, Black people, Muslims, workers and all oppressed communities. We believe we all deserve to live with dignity...

The University of California Regents, which controls one of the largest endowments in the world, has decided to end $475 million dollars of existing contracts with prison profiteer Wells Fargo. Details here.This victory comes after a multi-year campaign led by the...

On Friday January 20th we launched #FreedomCities in New York City. This campaign redefines what safety and freedom truly means for our communities. We dream of a city where our entire community can live freely with safety and in their full dignity. Our communities...

Two years ago workers and immigrants convened to form a new coalition, the New York Worker Center Federation. The coalition would bring together workers from vast working sectors and people from all over the world residing in NYC. Workers and immigrants would be the...

December 21 – Portland City Council voted today to temporarily halt investing in all corporate securities, after broad community pressure to end investments in prison lender Wells Fargo and Caterpillar. Earlier this year, the Socially Responsible Investments Committee...

The day is finally here for City Council to vote to add CATERPILLAR AND WELLS FARGO to the Do Not Buy List. This Thursday Dec. 15 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM Portland City Council will hear vote on whether to put Caterpillar, Wells Fargo, and other corporate targets on...

All hands on deck one more time. THIS THURSDAY December 15 at 3:30pm the City Council will vote on the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) recommendations and what companies to include. Come support putting Caterpillar, Wells Fargo, and Bank of NY Mellon on the...

Unidad Es Poder- by Heleodora Vivar ( recorded by Cindy Martinez)Heleodora Vivar is a lead member organizer for the Street Vendors Project and represents her organization on the New York Worker Center Federation (WCF) Steering Committee, a group of worker centers in...

While the world struggles to digest the sullen reality of the recent election, over a dozen worker-leaders from across communities and organizations have been deepening the roots of our collective power as they participated in the second training of this year’s...