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What is the Progressive Response to the Opioid Crisis?
Roosevelt@GW member, Sophia Halloran, Emma Kiesling, and Daniel Ohiri, write about the insights from our most recent fireside chat.
Panel on Homeless in D.C. with MPD Commander Morgan Kane, ANC Commissioner Eve Zhurbinskiy, D.C. Councilwoman Elissa Silverman, and Street Sense Advocate James Davis |
Members speak with Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fl 22nd) after March for Our Lives
BLOG: Call to Action: More Regulations are Needed in the Debt Collection IndustryDan Ohiri wrote this call to action to ensure that debt collectors are working in the best interest of the people.
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OUR MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Advocacy: "GW’s Roosevelt Institute collected 753 student signatures and 20 staff signatures on a letter to University President Steven Knapp asking him to support the D.C. Council's paid leave bill."
Advocacy: " Students from the George Washington University Roosevelt Institute have joined a coalition of community organizations, including the DC Jobs with Justice, RESPECT DC and multiple local unions, to put grassroots pressure on the council."
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Adam Graubart: "A strong, solvent, progressive District-level program would serve as a savior for families in all eight wards and a model for other states and potential allies on the Hill."
Tackling Income Inequality: "GWU have a plan to funnel resources to underserved sections of their own college town, by directing a portion of GWU’s cash holdings to Community Development Banks."
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