JANUARY GENERAL MEETING UPDATES
- We discussed our chapter’s priority housing campaign, if you’d like to participate, join our weekly housing justice meeting (Mondays, 8pm, via Zoom). Reach out in Slack or Signal for the Zoom link.
- A representative from Organized Power In Numbers explained what is happening to win housing justice in Phoenix. He invited everyone to get involved with that campaign.
- Our Labor Committee representative, Morningstar, encouraged everyone to register for the Arizona state legislature’s Request to Speak (RTS) system. After you register, you can submit comments about proposed legislation, which can help push our politicians to govern more justly. Registration happens in-person at the state house. Instructions here, or reach Morningstar for help.
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THIS MONTH IN LEFTIST HISTORY
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February 14, 1903: Department of Commerce and Labor was formed-
Congress approved legislation ( S. 359) creating a Department of Commerce and Labor and President Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill (32 Statute 825) that same day. It was divided into two separate government departments 10 years later.
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February 14, 1912: Arizona became a state & first Arizona Governor is sworn in-
George W. P.Hunt was sworn in as Arizona's first state governor. He advocated for passage of legislation restricting child labor, lobbying, requirements for newspapers to disclose their ownership, creation of workers' compensation, and creating old age pensions.
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February 20, 1917: Food Riot-
a series of demonstrations and riots which began on February 19, 1917, after a mob composed mostly of women confronted store and pushcart owners over the raising of prices following the shortages of World War I.
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February 23, 1940: This Land is Your Land-
Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" in reaction to the song "God Bless America." Guthrie heard the song repeatedly while he traveled cross-country and became increasingly annoyed that it glossed over the lop-sided distribution of land and wealth that he was observing.
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