Hundreds Convene in Connecticut to Call for an Increase in the Minimum Wage and More Affordable Housing
Dozens of grassroots community organizations gathered at the Hartford Boys and Girls Club, along with Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, and a number of state legislators. Over 120 people attended a roundtable discussion and press conference in support of an increase in the Connecticut minimum wage – recently raised by the state legislature, which overrode Governor Jodi Rell’s veto. Later in the day in Bridgeport, over 250 residents and local elected officials took part in an event at the site of a new residential development, highlighting the need for more affordable housing in the area. Speaking to reporters, Marilyn Ondrasik, the executive director of the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, said that, “Addressing poverty needs to start right here, right now.”
“Edwards says poverty fight is ‘a moral cause’ during Bridgeport visit” (The Bridgeport News)
“Edwards Campaigns Against Poverty” (Connecticut Public Broadcasting)
“John Edwards Brings Anti-Poverty Campaign to CT” (NBC 30)
Tags: Connecticut, Event
