Briefcase Brigade - Political Action for Youth Unemployment - April 27th

Update: Tallahassee, Florida

Aug 13, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

An update from Genesis Robinson's Brigade on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Florida. On Wednesday August 10, 2011, myself and a few other people from Tallahassee were fortunate enough to be involved with Briefcase Brigades. Briefcase Brigades is a national campaign centered around job creation for all Americans, especially those of us who are graduating from college and ...

Update: Dover, Delaware

Aug 11, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

An update from Rashaad Johnson's Brigade yesterday in Dover, Delaware. As I approached the Duncan Center, I was worried that I wouldn’t have any support in the action I was planning to take. But I was wrong. The briefcase brigade held in Dover, DE at Tom Carper’s office on August 10 was led by me, Rashaad ...

April’s Briefcase Brigades: A Recap

Aug 9, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

On April 27th, young voters around the country dressed for an interview, briefcases in hand, and visited their local congressional office to say, “We’re Ready — Where are the jobs?” And we had a spectacular turn-out - 31 groups in 22 states organized Briefcase Brigades to demand a plan to deal with the youth jobs crisis. ...

April 27th Brigades

Apr 27, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

View Briefcase Brigades in a larger map Today, young voters around the country are getting dressed for an interview, briefcases in hand, and going to their local congressional office to say, "We're Ready -- Where are the jobs?" 31 groups in 22 states organized Briefcase Brigades to demand a plan to deal with the youth jobs crisis. As ...

Brigades Go Forth

Apr 26, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

Tomorrow, young voters around the country are getting dressed for an interview, briefcases in hand, and going to their local congressional office to say, "We're Ready -- Where are the jobs?" 31 groups in 22 states are organizing Briefcase Brigades to demand a plan to deal with the youth jobs crisis. As Washington focuses on ...

Briefcase Brigades At Powershift

Apr 25, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

The energy at Powershift for Briefcase Brigades was huge. Powershift activists from all over the country signed up to lead Brigades. Click here to join a brigade.

Congress: What’s The Plan On Youth Unemployment?

Apr 18, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

What's The Plan? Congress has adjourned again without a plan for dealing with youth unemployment. We're going to visit them at their home offices to ask them what they're doing to solve the youth employment crisis. They have time for any number of issues - why not ours? It's about time people in Washington started taking ...

Introduction to Briefcase Brigades

Apr 17, 2011 No Comments ›› briefcasebrigades

This April 27th, dress for a job interview, bring a briefcase and head to your local congressional office. Tell Congress: Jobs Not Cuts.

What is a briefcase brigade?

Apr 16, 2011 1 Comment ›› briefcasebrigades

On Wednesday, April 27th, when members of Congress are home for recess, we’re going to their offices all around the country to demand they prioritize jobs over budget cuts. We’re going dressed for an interview, briefcase in hand, with our resumes to show we’re ready for work, but the opportunities just aren’t there. This is the ...

Why We’re Back

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