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Economic Justice

If you want to work your way out of poverty, here’s your checklist. For starters, make sure your neighborhood offers housing you can afford, a decent school system, jobs that pay well, access to doctors, childcare, and a bus to and from work. Lacking those things, you’re pretty much stuck. Join the crowd. Since 2000, the number of those stuck in poverty has grown by 5.4 million to 37 million people. In Minnesota alone, the number of children in poverty rose 22 percent. The uninformed “it’s easy to work your way out of poverty” approach does not even begin to work as advertised. And it’s why we’re fighting against the root causes of poverty with everything we can.

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Alliance for Metropolitan Stability
As the Twin Cities region plans to exponentially grow its transitways, the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability is making sure that community voices are at the table and have the tools they need to be successful advocates.

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL)
Mario is an average guy. He works hard to support his three daughters, one in college, one in high school and one in elementary school. Yet despite his dedicated hard work, long hours and budgeting, Mario has discovered that one job in an unjust workplace isn’t sufficient to take care of his family . That’s why he and other workers like him have come together with community leaders and organizers to make their voices heard and create positive change.

Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI)
The Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) is building economic momentum in the local American Indian community.