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The
Coalition Against Poverty (CAP)
and Coalition for Social Justice
(CSJ) held their 13th annual banquet and awards ceremony at White's
Restaurant on June 7, 2008. The CAP empower large numbers of current and
former welfare mothers and low-income working people by developing
leadership through vigorous public education and action campaigns for
economic survival. The CSJ was formed in January, 1995, to build a
grassroots peoples’ movement to fight for economic and social justice in
Southeastern Massachusetts. The Alliance for a Healthier Tomorrow used
to forum to advocate for the
Safer Alternatives Bill (S-2481) that would provide a program in
Massachusetts to replace toxic chemicals in consumer products and
industrial uses with safer alternatives whenever possible. After
numerous awards were presented to outstanding community leaders,
activists and elected officials, Congressman Barney Frank who represents
parts of Fall River and Greater New Bedford, shared his observations on
the state of the economy and the energy and housing foreclosure crises. Click
here to read the Herald News article about the event. For more
information , contact the organizations at
inquiries@csjorganize.org
or inquiries@caporganize.org
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(Top row, left) Congressman Barney Frank greets some of his many constituents at the gathering at White's Restaurant. (Top row, center) Mother Anna Senna, granddaughter Te-Ana Davis and daughter Ginny Senna-Davis of the Diabetes Association sit together at the United Interfaith Action table. (Top row, right) Members of the Townehouse Clubhouse join others at the buffet table. (Middle row, left) Liam Michalewich proudly displays his grassroots activism award that he and eighteen other from Fall River received. (Middle row, center and right) CAP-CSJ organizer Dan Gilbarg introduces Massachusetts Representative David Sullivan who addresses the audience of several hundred. (Bottom row, left) Folk musician and local activist Bill Harley of Seekonk entertains the crowd with a few of his numbers. (Bottom row, center) Congressman Frank talks about the importance of regulation in a democracy. |
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