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Voting Rights in America: Sustaining Democracy in Challenging Times with Tom Perez, former DNC Chair.
Read moreJuvenile Justice Reform: Getting Maryland Out of Last Place
It’s no secret that Maryland’s juvenile justice system is rife with institutional racism from arrest to detention to sentencing. Of the more than 400 people in state prisons who received life or life-equivalent sentences as juveniles, 87% are Black. Less well-known are the herculean efforts by advocates, legislators and some State’s Attorneys to change these racist practices. The riveting discussion hosted by WDC’s Community Education Committee featured the searing stories of those caught up in that system, straightforward talk about what needs to change and how juvenile injustice impacts all communities of color, and current advocacy efforts in the General Assembly.
Watch it on You Tube here instead of .your next date with Netflix. You won’t be disappointed.
Read moreA Marshall Plan for Moms-Sign the Petition
Women’s History Month
Advocate for a Marshall Plan for Working Women!!
..nevertheless she persisted
It is no secret that women have been the hardest hit by the COVID 19 pandemic. During the pandemic,
women have disproportionately been responsible for keeping their families safe, while juggling work
schedules, fulltime childcare, and home schooling. Many women have reached their breaking point.
Since the pandemic started, more than 2 million women have dropped out of the labor force - a rate
four times that of men. Many more have cut back on their work hours. By some estimates, women’s
labor force participation is now no better than it was twenty years ago. When women earn less, a
family’s standard of living declines, family savings disappear, and a women’s future retirement income
drops.