Economic Justice

The Case for Medicaid Expansion

The Case for Medicaid Expansion Cover

Cover for The Case for Medicaid Expansion, shot by AFSC's West Virginia Economic Justice Project staff member Beth Spence.

We believe expansion of the Medicaid program offers the best opportunity for low-income working West Virginians to qualify for affordable health care. It is our hope that this publication will help in the effort to make affordable health care a reality for all our citizens.

Rick Wilson & Beth Spence
American Friends Service Committee
West Virginia Economic Justice Project
March 2013

The Case for Medicaid Expansion.pdf

Education as a Human Right

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dear Friends:

Contact Information:

Scilla Wahrhaftig (412) 315 7423

Email:

swahrhaftig@afsc.org

Flyer - KC Tax Day Demo - Deficit Debate is a Crime

KC Tax Day Graphic

Flyer for KC Tax Day Demonstration - The U.S. Deficit Debate Is A Crime

Monday, April 15, 11:30am to 1:00pm, 12th & Main, KCMO

Tax Day Demonstration KCMO 4-15-2013.pdf

Kansas City Move the Money Campaign

KCMO Council Passes Move the Money

KCMO City Council Unanimously Passes Move the Money Resolution at April 11 session.

The Federal Budget Crisis Is Not A Deficit Crisis.

It's A Crisis Of Priorities.

Choosing to continue enormous tax breaks for the millionaires and spending 60 percent of public discretionary dollars on the Pentagon makes no sense, as millions struggle to find work and to feed and house their families.

Meeting the community of Hatcliffe Extension, a reflection

Marsha Base visiting Hatcliffe Extenstion in Zimbabwe

Marsha Base visiting Hatcliffe Extenstion in Zimbabwe. Marsha is seated in a chair made by Mrs. S. Chabvunyira (not pictured). The woman in orange behind her is Mrs. Masaraure of the sewing cluster. .

by Marsha R. Base

Youth asks West Virginia to reform prisons, for children's sake

Jasmine with reporter

Image Available on Flickr

Believing All is Possible (BAPS) participant Jasmine shows a photo of her father to a reporter inside the West Virginia Capitol Building in Charleston, WV.

Photo: Beth Spence

“I want to share with you a little bit about my life because I hope that maybe if I speak up, people who make the decisions that affect so many people’s lives will listen.”

Join Logan Youth at Kids and Families Day

On February 26th, youth participants of the Appalachian Center for Equality's leadership group will participate in Kids and Families Day at the State Capitol. We will have breakfast at the Governor's Mansion where House Speaker Rick Thompson will talk about his personal experience living in poverty as a child.

Education a Human Right

This video was created by the American Friends Service Eommittee, PA program's Racial Justice Through Human Rights group in 2012 together with the Youth Media Advocacy Project. The youth's deep concern for education and the deficiency of the schools led them to want to raise awareness in the community about the right to a good education.

Economic disparity or economic equality

KC Budget forum

AFSC in Kansas City reflected on MLK and the U.S. budget debate

By Ira Harritt, program coordinator in Kansas City

“This is America’s opportunity to help bridge the gulf between the haves and the have-nots. The question is whether America will do it.”
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his last Sunday sermon, Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution

Dr. King’s question is still before us. We still have the ability to bridge this gulf, even though it has been growing larger and larger, especially in the past 30 years.

The struggle for equal opportunity in Chicago

Darlene and Jesus

Jesus (right), pictured here with Darlene, created a list of scholarships in Illinois that don’t require a Social Security number, which means that undocumented students can apply. He’s considering a law career, but for now he’s getting a wealth of experience in understanding individuals’ interactions with the legal system.

It takes time, collaboration, and work on many levels to bring real change.

But Darlene Gramigna and Jesus Palafox know that the complexity of the work ahead doesn’t mean it’s not worth struggling for a better way.

In three decades on different fronts of the city’s struggle for social justice, Darlene has learned that Chicago is a place where “people will fight right back” against oppression.