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No Guarantees: Mayor Michael Tubbs’ Plan to Save American Families from Poverty
FromFor The Movement
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
On this episode, we are joined by Michael Tubbs, the youngest, first African American, and current mayor of Stockton, CA. Mayor Tubbs discusses why he founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and the importance of all citizens having access to economic safety nets during our current pandemic and beyond. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this episode: National Urban League Black Black America African-American News Information Advocacy Universal Basic Income Guaranteed Income Stockton CA Safety Net Housing Housing insecurity Unemployment Welfare Institutional racism Social contract Working poor Dignity of work Human dignity COVID-19 Coronavirus Subsidies Bail out Mayors Black Lives Matter CARES Act LIFT Act Essential workers Poverty Foreclosure Eviction Kamala Harris Rashida Tlaib Mayors for a Guaranteed Income website: mayorsforagi.org Mayors for a Guaranteed Income on Twitter: @MayorsforAGI SEED website: StocktonDemonstration.org Mayor Tubbs on Twitter & Instagram: @michaeldtubbs
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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