SPACEs In Action

SPACEs In Action (SIA) is a grassroots membership organization working to impact systems change with our base as we reclaim our power, reclamando nuestro poder.

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

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If we don't act, we all lose. The Mayor cut the PEF. The council is suggesting partial funding. Early childhood educators and the families and children deserve the full restoration of the funds. @FundPEF @dccouncilbudget @councilofdc @ChmnMendelson

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

MUST-WATCH: This moving speech by Senator Raphael Warnock at the Harris campaign rally in Altanta, Georgia, will be remembered and watched for generations to come. Just wow.

[New York Communities for Change @nychange]

BREAKING: Nearly 100 orcas have emerged from the ocean to shut down Citibank’s HQ, the second biggest financier of fossil fuels.

The orcas won’t take it anymore. They’re taking a stand for all life on earth, orcas and humans alike.

#SummerofHeat

[Anne Gunderson @AnneTheAnalyst]

Here’s what’s important to understand about the Pay Equity Fund - over 95% of the program budget goes to educator salaries and healthcare. Therefore, underfunding the program directly impacts the wages and healthcare educators receive

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

Thank you, @BrianneKNadeau, for asking about the PEF & eroding carryover dollars / OSSE's claims. We disagree that $70m is the right level unless, as a policy choice, there's agreement that educators deserve to face a pay cut https://t.co/DqHsx7wMGl

[DCFPI @DCFPI]

By following through on its commitments and investing enough in proven strategies, DC can be the first major city to end chronic homelessness. Our new report details cost estimates and recommendations from directly impacted people: https://t.co/gUXEkMejxD

[Under 3 DC @Under3DC]

In stating his support for the @CouncilofDC "finding" the money to restore the Pay Equity Fund fully, @CMCharlesAllen makes the critical connection between #childcare and working #WashingtonDC families. #Under3DC

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

A Day Without Childcare https://t.co/dDU8hjG0vK

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

A Day Without Childcare https://t.co/PmktM6cYCI

[Community Change Action @CommChangeAct]

Did you see this in the District? @SPACEsInAction LIT up the city urging to restore the Early Childhood Educators Pay Equity Fund. An important reminder that child care is everyone's business.

[Community Change Action @CommChangeAct]

WATCH: Earlier this week, our friends from @SPACEsInAction sat down with @HFisherWHUR's Daily Drum to talk through what's next for the Early Childhood Pay Equity Fund, budget cuts happening in the District and more. Tune in to the episode here: https://t.co/ndMQ9yMNsy

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

Mother's Day is coming. How will the DC Council treat DC's Moms and caregivers? The Pay Equity Fund provides educators with pay supplements, & affordable healthcare access. Plus, tax credits to undocumented workers. #dontcutourcare #fundpayequity #DC

[Tawana Jacobs, APR @tawanajacobs]

Still wondering why the proposed end of the #WashingtonDC Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund is such a huge deal? Listen to The Daily Drum on @WHURfm tonight at 7. @CMZParker5 @SPACEsInAction + @ShaeHamCam will explain why it matters to DC’s economic well-being. #Under3DC

[All in for DC: A Just Recovery Campaign @JustRecoveryDC]

The tax system has allowed the rich to protect & grow their wealth, concentrating it in the hands of the few, widening the gap between them & everybody else.

Sign our petition telling DC lawmakers to tax wealth for shared prosperity. https://t.co/xO3BQYXzUd

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

DC Council: Reverse cuts to childcare! https://t.co/5E2nkHIiqi

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

@WeAreDCAction @allycrinerbrown @MayorBowser Facts!!!

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

No Pay Cuts for Educators Rally!! https://t.co/a989eUQqOi

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

In 2021, the CFO's office told me DC has spent only about 75% of the Cash Flow reserve at any one point in time. It's our biggest reserve. There is no need to rush to refill the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve based on cash flow fears. The CFO's argument isn't making sense to me

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

This claim in the story is wrong: "D.C. officials say Bower's proposed 2025 budget would cut the program, saving the city $70 million a year after the program did not meet its deadline to raise more than $200 million."

The issue is rooted in $ "needed" for the reserves, not PEF.

[SPACEs In Action @SPACEsInAction]

Cutting the PEF while giving a billionaire $515 million for sport is not just. Invest in a caring economy. Invest in the childcare sector with pay parity and healthcare opportunities. #DontCutThePEF #FundThePEF #TaxTheRich #KeepYourPromise

[CM Christina Henderson @CMCHenderson]

“There is no other group of women to whom we are saying, ‘There is a career path for you in early childhood, get your associates degree, go get your bachelors degree; but now we are telling you that you have to go back to accepting minimum wage.’”