In This Edition of New Vision:
Executive Director's Note
Cities Have a Role to Play in Combating Poverty
Justice on the March
News From Around the Country
LAANE Organizes Press Conference with Civil Rights Leaders to Denounce Wal-Mart in Wake of
Andrew Young Incident
Up Close
Donald Wilson: A Warrior for Workplace
Diversity and Unity
Getting Personal
Meet Lara Bergthold and Douglas Ross, the Newest Members of LAANE's Honorary Board
Hot Off the Press
The Latest Articles and Books on Economic Inequality
in America
Research Roundup
A Quarterly Selection of New Research on Jobs,
Workplace Standards and the Economy
LAANE Women’s Event Honors Barbara Ehrenreich
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Executive Director’s Note
Cities Have a Role to Play in Combating Poverty
The problems that face American families today are enormous: 45 million people lack health insurance, wages are stagnating, and inequality is on the rise. Our increasingly global economy has made workers more insecure and these challenges require big solutions. More
 
Up Close
Donald Wilson: A Warrior for Workplace
Diversity and Unity
Donald Wilson’s love of the culinary arts kept him working as a chef at the Century Plaza Hotel for nearly three decades. Today, he is a diversity organizer with the Hotel Workers Rising! campaign. Wilson believes that diversifying the hotel industry will make the labor movement stronger and help build bridges between black and brown people. The diversity initiative that he is
working on calls on the Southern California hotel industry to make a commitment to hire more blacks so that the hospitality workforce will reflect the population of the communities in Los Angeles and offer equal opportunities to all. More
 
Getting Personal
Meet LAANE Honorary Board members
Lara Bergthold and Douglas Ross
This is one in a series of interviews with LAANE staff and board members, whose eclectic backgrounds and experiences reflect the incredible diversity of Los Angeles. In this edition, we introduce you to Lara Bergthold and Douglas
Ross, both of whom have joined LAANE’s Honorary Board this year. More
 
Support the Work of LAANE
LAANE is committed to building a city of justice, and we need your help. Contributions from supporters make it possible for us to transform our economy into one that creates better jobs and stronger communities. Please help us continue this work. (LAANE is a nonprofit organization and contributions to LAANE are tax deductible.) Donate
Events and Actions
Senator John Edwards to Keynote 2006 City of Justice Awards Dinner

Senator John Edwards, who has cast a national spotlight on the issue of poverty in America, will deliver the keynote address at this year's City of Justice Awards Dinner. LAANE plans to honor Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), and Rev. Donald Wilson, diversity organizer for the Hotel Workers Rising campaign.  Jackie Guerra, author and host of Air America’s Workin' It, and Amy Wakeland, co-chair of LAANE's Honorary Board, will emcee the event. More
Thursday, November 30, 2006
The Center at Cathedral Plaza
555 West Temple St., L.A.
Reception: 5:30 pm
Dinner & Program: 6:30 pm
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A Living Wage for Immigrant Workers on Century Blvd Now
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Outside the Radisson LAX
(Corner of Sepulveda Blvd and Century Blvd.)
Rally at 4:30
March begins at 5:30
Join hotel workers and immigrants rights activists for a September 28th march and rally to demand an end to the exploitation of immigrant workers and protesting Congress’ continued inaction on immigration reform. More
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