WHAT'S NEW
Check out our 2018-2019: Omnibus Policy Journal
In this year's campus journal, Roosevelt@GW members proposed policy ideas ranging from amending the height limit in Washington, D.C. to creating substantial funding sources for agricultural start-ups.Children, Poverty, and Stress: Why It MattersRoosevelt@GW member Harry Levine explores the lifelong effects of children stress due to poverty and poses possible solutions.
Members speak with Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fl 22nd) after March for Our Lives |
The Strength of a Union: Why Rallying for Workers’ Rights at GW is Necessary this May DayRoosevelt@GW member Matt Girardi recounts the necessity of rallying for workers' rights at GW this May Day and discusses the Fair Jobs Contract.
Roosevelters advocated for labor rights and criminal justice reform at the DC Council.
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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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