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  1. The gang's at a house party/fundraiser for UFE. Wish us the best! If you're able, we'd love your support - http://ow.ly/zFQv
  2. Lots of great feedback & much needed clarification on Oct. E-news - edits to come. Thanks for reading! http://ow.ly/zzMo
  3. UFE's Amaad Rivera to receive Community Change Leadership Award! - event details here: http://ow.ly/zzGx
  4. Better late than never, UFE's October E-news: http://ow.ly/y4W9
  5. UFE's Responsible Wealth project reaches rich German activists! Read about it: http://ow.ly/x8V6
  6. In Boston this Friday? Ralph Nader to speak at the Jamaica Plain Forum! Join us there: http://ow.ly/wVpN
  7. Pay Master, Ken Feinberg, pushing a less-than-bold executive pay reform agenda. Press release: http://ow.ly/wduP
  8. Austin again: even coming out of major downturn, increased debt by community investment can boost economy #abd09
  9. See Opportunity Maine http://ow.ly/uPKI (UFE partner) for good model for keeping educ workforce in state/local economies #abd09
  10. btw, Algernon Austin is an economist for EPI. Progressives, there's our empirical backing... #abd09
  11. Austin is on a roll - need more targeted investment in communities with historically lagging stats. Right on! #abd09
  12. Austin (EPI) - college ed gives more opportunity...that sounds a bit more realistic #abd09
  13. Howerth - street smarts can take ppl as far as Harvard educ. eg: hip hop industry. umm prob [definitely] not as likely though #abd09
  14. Howerth - need to look at building affordable housing, comm health ctrs, etc to open jobs for young while strengthening communities #abd09
  15. see #safra for more on educational loan reform #abd09
  16. CH @RooseveltInstitute - shovel-ready projects good start. Now need good action on subsidizing educ for higher-skilled job creation #abd09
  17. Algernon Austin @economicpolicyinstitute - we need another stimulus specifically for job creation #abd09
  18. RT@workingamerica A bad economy generally from 2000-2007 and a very bad economy for young people. And that's BEFORE the recession. #abd09
  19. Now at workshop" "The Great Recession and Impacts on Young People" #abd09
  20. Darryl @HipHopCaucus - need to build coalitions that made sense for the issues