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[Cha]

1 Million Jobs!

Call on your Representative in Congress to support HR 4812 today

Dear Cha,

Many Americans are still suffering from high unemployment, with Black communities hit nearly twice as hard as the rest of the nation.1

Thankfully, Congressmen Keith Ellison and George Miller have put forth a bill that would help turn things around. It’s called the “Local Jobs for America Act,” and it would create up to a million jobs in the areas that need it most.

Every member of Congress should be behind this bill, and we’re asking that you help us get each representative on record in support.

Can you take a moment to sign onto a statement asking your representative to support the Local Jobs for America Act? It’ll only take a moment:

http://colorofchange.org/jobs/?id=1209-944928

The economic crisis has hit Black folks especially hard — the unemployment rate is almost twice as high among African-Americans as among Whites. The picture is especially bleak for Black men — 19% are currently jobless.2

Unless Congress does something big to create new jobs — and soon — the situation could just keep getting worse. Each wasted day means more lost jobs, more foreclosed homes, and more medical bankruptcies — all of which will drag the economy down even further.

The Local Jobs for America Act (H.R.4812) would do a lot to help. The bill would allocate $75 billion for creating and saving 750,000 jobs, with the most funds going to economically depressed areas.3 It would allocate $25 billion to hire and retain teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Another $500 million would go to support on-the-job training programs.

Congressman Ellison has challenged us all to convince enough of our representatives to support this bill that its passage will be guaranteed. It’s a tall order, but Ellison has already gathered an amazing 139 cosponsors in just a few weeks. Now we must take advantage of that momentum.

Will you join us in calling on Congress to support the Local Jobs for America Act, and ask your friends and family to do the same? It takes just a moment:

http://colorofchange.org/jobs/?id=1209-944928

Thanks and Peace,

-- James, Gabriel, William, Dani, Milton and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
April 22nd, 2010

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References:

1. “Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age, seasonally adjusted,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4-2010
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/206?akid=1433.187487.rUrwJm&t=7

2. Same as above

3. “Local Jobs for America Act: Invests Billions in Restoring & Creating Jobs,” EdLabor Journal, 3-10-2010
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/207?akid=1433.187487.rUrwJm&t=9

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I signed and I'm spreading the word!

[NYC_SKP]

1. Recommended and Signed.

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[Cha]

2. Thank you! Somebody in the wilderness

answered the call~:bounce: One Million Jobs, Peeps!

[goclark]

3. K