WHAT'S NEW
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 LivesHow to Get Where We're Going: Who Is Our Transportation Built For?
Roosevelt@GW member Raagini Chandra highlights key takeaways from our most recent Fireside Chat.
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Roosevelters advocated for labor rights and criminal justice reform at the DC Council.
The Benefits of Collective Action: How the Unions Make Us StrongOur Policy Education Chair Emma Kiesling and President Adam Graubart recount their main takeaways from the Bold vs. Old policy conference.
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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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