The Food Chain Workers Alliance releases a new report, The Hands That Feed Us: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers Along the Food Chain, the first of its kind that looks at wages and working conditions of workers across the entire food chain – a sector that employs 20 million people in the U.S., comprising one-sixth of the nation’s workforce. more
Bill de Blasio has put out a helpful infographic to help understand just how many people are being stopped by police in New York City, and where they were stopped, and what ethnicity they just so happened to be when they were stopped. more
McDonald’s shareholders recently voted down a proposal by Corporate Accountability International that would have required the company to evaluate its impact on public health, particularly childhood obesity. In rebuffing the proposal, McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner argued that the company markets responsibly to children. more
Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments Addresses Senator Begich and Others at the Capitol
Food Security, Hunting and Fishing Rights and a Road to Co-Management of Natural Resources on the Table
Sequestration & The Threat of Privatization: A Statement from The Praxis Project
The Mothership has landed on the Left Coast!
The Praxis Project recently celebrated it’s new California office by throwing an Open House that was attended my many friends, allies, and well-wishers from the Oakland, California community. The open house was held on Thursday, Feb 21, 2013, at the new space on 1001 42nd Street in Oakland. DJ Emancipacion was on hand providing the soundscape, while Chef Yulanda of Simply Bliss Catering served up delicious edibles for attendees.