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Julie’s Labor Day Blog

Submitted by Julie Reiskin on September 7, 2010 - 10:37am

Today is Labor Day—the day we celebrate workers—the figurative and literal backbone of America and the unions that helped make working a fair and reasonable proposition by demanding safety standards, a limit on how much you can make someone work, and under what conditions. Labor Day was authorized as a federal holiday by Congress in the wake of tragic deaths of workers suffocated by preventable fires in factories.

Ironically, Labor Day is a day off from work for many people.

47 years later

Submitted by Julie Reiskin on August 30, 2010 - 12:59pm

Saturday marked the 47th anniversary of the famous speech by Dr. Martin Luther King –the speech about having a dream. In this speech Dr. King said that he dreamt that one day his children would be judged by the content of their character. His speech if you read or listen to it is timeless. He talks of the need for hope, and of the urgency of civil rights. He talks about the need for those of us who care about civil rights to be militant but not violent, to be passionate and vigilant and to not stop until the true promise of equality is realized.

Martin Luther King Day Blog

Submitted by Julie Reiskin on January 18, 2010 - 12:26pm

I have been thinking about what message to give to our members to appropriately celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Clearly he was a great man who made incredible contributions that affect all of us who are not part of the majority on a daily basis. In fact, his works and work affect all Americans. Much of what he wrote about was poverty, a subject near and dear to the lives of most Americans with Disabilities. He repeatedly called for a government that would eradicate poverty and that would treat people fairly.

Submit an essay on Facebook for a chance to win!

Submitted by Emily vonSwearingen on January 7, 2010 - 2:19pm

If you are a CCDC volunteer who uses Facebook, you can submit an short essay to Go Cars & Trucks about what you do for CCDC and how we are important for the disability community.  Winners will receive a $150 gift certificate to Target and $500 for CCDC! Details below:

Facebook - Go Cars & Trucks

http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/16098/entries/new?fb_page_id=1...

Welcome to our NEW BLOG (Sound Off) on our NEW website!

Submitted by CCDC Staff on January 3, 2010 - 6:01pm

We’ve been working on this site for some time and it certainly feels good to see it up and running.  We’re hoping that everyone who visits will like the design and layout and, what’s more, that they’ll find it easy to get around.  There’s a lot to discover about what the Legal Team, Executive Director and the Board of Director’s have been up to – and, indeed, the entire staff (including our fabulous volunteers).  Yes, we’ve made sure we’ve included sections for all the information we think you could want about the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition as a whole.

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