Class Action received many great Seattle area nominations for the Cross-Class Bridge Builder award to organizations who:
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actively pursue participation by people of diverse classes and races
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raise the voices and support the leadership of working class and poor people
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have an organizational culture that draws on the strengths of all class cultures
The award will be presented on Friday, September 19th at Elliot Bay Bookstore, where Betsy Leondar-Wright will be doing a book talk about her new book, Missing Class. We hope to see you at the book talk or at our daylong workshop, Class & Social Change: Harnessing the Strengths of Diverse Class Cultures, on September 2oth.
Congratulations to the nominees:
Got Green
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project
SAFE in Seattle
SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership
Tenants Union of Washington State
UW-Bothell MATCH
Please cast your vote below by Monday, September 15th.