MLK Day Justice Program and March
Join us at the MLK Community Program that will be featuring “King’s Last Year,” a dramatic reading of King’s words during the last, difficult year of his life.
Media Coverage: Suburbs and the New American Poverty
9to5 member Reverend Harriet Bradley was featured in an article by the Atlantic. Rev Bradley discusses her experiences with the public transit system and the need for expansion.
Meet Our 2014 Honorees!
9to5 chose to honor two amazing individuals at our annual end of the year Winter Social event. This year those honorees were Angela Aldridge and Jerret Johnson! Angela and Jerret have constantly impressed us, but especially through their efforts as canvassers.
Video Gallery
Hear from our members about why they joined 9to5 ! [wonderplugin_gallery id=”1″]
Huff Post: President Obama’s Announcement a Historic Win for Working Families
In an historic announcement, made through the unique channel of LinkedIn, via his senior advisor on working families Valerie Jarret, Obama said access to these kinds of policies is a “worker’s right, not a privilege.
9to5 Los Angeles Winter Newsletter
Check out our Winter Newsletter, hot off the press!
Go Run!
One of the greatest tools we have is other women. It was eye-opening to see how much talent our sisters have and how much we can learn from one another.
Blog: All I Want for Christmas is Paid Family Medical Leave
Most people say all they want for Christmas is peace, joy, happiness, and their health. Sadly, for many in today’s world this is simply impossible.
Huff Post: Activists Applaud Executive Action on Immigration, But It’s Not Enough
Marcela Cervantes, who was three years old when she came to Colorado, says about her family, “We came to Colorado from Leon, Guanajuato in Mexico. My grandmother brought us to the United States for a better life, so my mom could find better work and provide for us since she was a single mother with two kids and another on the way.”
Statement: 9to5 Applauds Executive Action on Immigration, But It’s Not Enough
9to5 stands with labor and immigration organizations thanking President Obama for his executive action granting temporary legal status for close to 5 million undocumented immigrants. But this is not enough. The time for common-sense immigration reform, more than ever, is now. The Congress needs to take the President’s lead and pass comprehensive immigration reform that will strengthen our families, communities and nati