We are building a movement.
Since January, Jobs with Justice has been working with labor and community partners to send a message to Congress: Rein in Wall Street. We need good jobs, now.
The work of Jobs with Justice members, activists, and allies is starting to add up to a national movement that is changing the debate in Washington, and our momentum is building. Just last week, the Senate overcame a threatened Republican filibuster and brought us closer to meaningful reform of Wall Street. Senator Durbin, the #2 Democrat, spoke out in favor of an amendment to cut down the size of “too-big-to-fail” banks. We also learned that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs.
Over the last few months, Jobs with Justice activists and allies have been out on the streets time and time again to take our message to the banks and to Congress. Last week, JwJ was part of mobilizations challenging Wall Street and corporate greed in San Francisco, Kansas City, Denver, Chicago, and New York City.
We must keep up the pressure to break Wall Street’s grip on Congress! Here’s how you can help:
1) Tell Your Senator: Break up the banks and give us real reform, now.
We made important progress towards Wall Street reform in the Senate last week, but you can be sure the corporate lobbyists are doing everything they can to weaken the Senate bill.
2) Join us at the Showdown on K Street in Washington, DC on May 17th.
Wall Street has a DC address. K Street is where the corporate lobbyists have their offices and plot their schemes to buy and sell politicians like commodities on the stock exchange. Join Jobs with Justice and allies to put a spotlight on the lobbyists that do Wall Street’s dirty work—and to demand Congress stop accepting their bribes!
3) Join us at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit June 22-26.
More than 10,000 activists from grassroots organizations across the country will attend the 2nd U.S. Social Forum. Join JwJ’s delegation at the USSF as we march for jobs and build the movement.
4) Keep the heat on Wall Street and Congress!
We will continue to keep you posted on things you can do to make sure that our demands to rein in Wall Street recklessness and corporate greed and create good jobs are met.
Thanks for all that you do to build the movement for Jobs with Justice.
[...] Support a STRONG Financial Reform Bill By jwjnational, on May 17th, 2010 We are closer than ever to winning meaningful reform of Wall Street. The work of Jobs with Justice members, activists, and allies is starting to add up to a national movement that is changing the debate in Washington, and our momentum is building. [...]