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• Workers Defense Project
• Chhaya CDC
• Washington Community Action Network
• Oregon Action
• Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG)
• Colorado Progressive Coalition
• ACORN National
• San Bernadino ACORN
• Sacramento ACORN
• Fresno ACORN
• Little Rock ACORN
• New Orleans ACORN
• Colorado ACORN
• DC ACORN
• Charlotte ACORN
• St. Louis ACORN
• Allegheny County ACORN
• Olneyville Neighborhood Association

 Featured Campaign Actions

Every 13 seconds, a family loses its home. But ACORN’s Philadelphia Foreclosure Diversion program has saved 78% of families' homes by mandating mediation. Tell your senators about a solution that works.

Winning healthcare for all would help tackle the recession and racial disparities, and it’s the rallying call for Washington state-wide march May 30th. For info go to http://may30march.org .

The Employee Free Choice Act would restore workers’ freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union. Send a letter to Congress now.

FROM THE REPORT

Fig. 3: Unemployment by Race, 1973-2009
Fig. 4: Unemployment for Young Workers by Race, 1977-2009
Fig. 5: Occupations and Race, April 2009
Fig. 6: Median Weekly Earnings by Occupation and Race, April 2009
Fig. 7: Median Weekly Earnings by Race and Gender, 2009
Fig. 14: Detroit Foreclosures by Race, 2008
P. 40: The Cumulative Effect of Housing Discrimination
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"Race and Recession: How Injustice Rigged the Economy and how to Change the Rules" takes us beyond the numbers to explore the root causes of racial inequity. As the recession ravages the country, the Applied Research Center has been following its path. From Rhode Island’s welfare offices to job placement centers in Detroit, from Washington State’s hospitals to construction sites of Austin, Texas, we gathered real stories about what this recession means in a country in which race is a significant predictor of one’s economic situation.

These stories and supporting data reveal the policies behind the patterns of racial inequity that have created an economy that is precarious for everyone. The report calls for an inclusive recovery, recognizing that a healthy economy requires explicit attention to our deepest racial divides. 

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