This panel discussion held on 05/09/2008, focused on the diversity of
young adults and their economic expectations. Amaad Rivera, Racial Wealth Divide Program Leader at United for a Fair Economy presented. (Includes link to video.) May 9, 2008
A UFE workshop led by Jeannette Huezo at a conference sponsored by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) in Houston, TX. This workshop engages participants in sharing personal stories of their family or ancestors emigrating to the US, explores the history of the "push" and "pull" events, trends, policies, and laws that drive workers and families from their homeland, and identifies strategies to bring immigrant and native-born workers and communities together in a movement for economic justice.
This Washington, DC presentation of our new report will detail how the
subprime mortgage crisis will impact African-Americans and other people
of color.
January 11, 2008
UFE is one of the few national organizations that trains and supports a
network of volunteer economics educators. We now have over 180 active
volunteer trainers nationwide. These trained workshop leaders conduct programs on the changing economy
across the country. UFE holds Training of Trainers Institutes several
times a year.
November 26, 2007
For youth members of the Community Church, Boston, this workshop will review recent trends in income and wealth
distribution through participatory "live illustrations" and examine the
policy changes that fuel inequality. It will also present attendees with a
range of strategic initiatives and steps they can take to reverse the
growing gap between the rich and everyone else.
November 25, 2007
Students will engage in an interactive workshop that aims to
help teach them about race, class, and wealth distribution in the United
States.
November 25, 2007
The goal of UFE's Training of Trainer (TOT) Institutes is to strengthen organizations and their capacity to build the base of an economic justice movement. In April, we will conduct the first of three TOT Institutes.
November 14, 2007
