[News] Gulf Coast Civic Work Project Mobilization May 3rd
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Wed Apr 25 13:01:07 EDT 2007
Greetings All,
We strongly encourage all of our California
allies and supporters to support this initiative and mobilization.
In Unity and Struggle,
Kali
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Contact: Victoria Chavez at
1-408-887-9981
Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton at +1-510-508-5382
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GULF COAST CIVIC WORKS PROJECT
SACRAMENTO, CA On May 3, Speaker Pro Tempore
Sally Lieber of the California Assembly will
introduce a joint resolution in support of the
Gulf Coast Civic Works Project, which is the
national effort to develop federal legislation to
create 100,000 WPA-like jobs to rebuild the region using Gulf Coast residents.
Citing a weak federal response to Hurricane
Katrina, the resolution calls upon each Senator
and Representative from California in the
Congress of the United States and the President
to support the passing of federal legislation
based on the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project.
Students, Katrina survivors, and all community
members who are interested in rebuilding the Gulf
Coast are encouraged to attend the press
conference, which will be held at the State
Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday, May 3, at 2 pm.
The California legislature is the second state to
introduce such a measure; the Missouri
legislature introduced a similar resolution in
late February. The Gulf Coast Civic Works
Project has received support from several key
allies, among which are Congressman Bennie
Thompson of Mississippi, Chair of Homeland
Security Committee, and two of the major
grassroots organizations in the region: Louisiana
ACORN and All Congregations Together (ACT).
For more information, please see
<http://www.solvingpoverty.com/>www.SolvingPoverty.com
Draft Resolution:
WHEREAS, Hurricane Katrina damaged over 200,000 Gulf Coast homes; and
WHEREAS, Hurricane Katrina destroyed schools,
hospitals, roads, community centers, bridges, parks, and forest lands; and
WHEREAS, the federal government's response to
this unprecedented disaster has been ineffective and weak; and
WHEREAS, 101,000 Louisianans have applied for aid
to rebuild their homes, and several thousand
people have received grant assistance; and
WHEREAS, during the Great Depression, when the
United States faced a crisis, our country created
800,000 jobs in two weeks, and more than 4 million jobs in two months; and
WHEREAS, Public workers in projects such as the
Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the
Great Depression built or repaired 2,500
hospitals, 6,000 schools, 13,000 playgrounds, and
built the Golden Gate Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the neglect of the Gulf Coast after the
impact of Hurricane Katrina is a tragedy that
requires the attention of every American,
regardless of party affiliation or state residence; now therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the
State of California, jointly, That the
Legislature supports the passage of federal
legislation based on the Gulf Coast Civic Works
Project, a national effort to create 100,000 jobs
for Gulf Coast residents to rebuild their communities; and be it further
Resolved, That a WPA-like project for the Gulf
Coast will rebuild homes and shattered lives, and
will restore faith in our federal government; and be it further
Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the Assembly
transmit copies of this resolution to each
Senator and Representative from California in the
Congress of the United States and President of
the United States urging their support in passing this federal legislation.
The Gulf Coast Civic Works Project is the
national effort to develop federal legislation
to create 100,000 jobs to rebuild the region using Gulf Coast residents.
The Freedom Archives
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