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Thank you @CMCHenderson for this genuine, caring, just, smart and emotional plea. You speak for all educators who work and or live in the city, and all children who deserve the best care and education. You understand us and the consequences of this punch in the throat.
Councilmember @chenderson gives emotional plea on behalf of low income families and childcare workers to @MayorBowser asking to save Early Childhood Education Fund during @councilofdc budget hearing. @nbcwashington
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I’m not just standing in solidarity with our early childhood educators, but I'm in the fight — for our children, our educators, and our families. I'm moved by the sea of people in front of the Wilson Building calling on the Council to protect this program.
Thank you @CMZParker5 for your commitment to righting this wrong! We appreciate it! #Under3DC
Berna09 retweeted
HAPPENING NOW: Early childhood educators are about to rally in DC ahead of the final budget public hearing. Right now the Pay Equity Fund is not included. That means salary cuts and losing access to health care. Part of my conversation with @SPACEsInAction on @wusa9.
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.@KatharineLandf1 at @FairBudgetDC: “Raise my taxes💰… We can restore the deep, harmful cuts to vital services, move DC to a strong, bright future, and demonstrate true shared sacrifice.” @JustRecoveryDC @DCFPI @WeAreDCAction
#DCBudget #Safetyls #StopTheCuts #TaxWealth
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In tight budget years, it’s critical we continue programs that lift up low-resource residents - incl. restoring the Early Childcare Pay Equity Fund & expanding biz opportunity.
Thank you to @nc100bwinc for your advocacy to ensure DC’s budget reflects equity and opportunity.
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“We can’t give up this fight… Y’all remember when @MayorBowser once said we were EEEESSENTIALLLL” - Ms. Bridget Hall, Owner & Director of Big Mama’s Children’s Center
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The WTU @wtuteacher stands with early childhood educators in the Rally to Save Childcare @Under3DC from budget cuts! #redfored
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Workers power DC's economy--not just one or two business districts!! #shutitdown #payequity #dcbudget
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There aren't shared sacrifices in the budget! The only people who are being asked to sacrifice are poor & low-wage people. We demand a #moral budget!! Join us tomorrow morning bit.ly/Rally4Childcare @WeAreDCAction @Under3DC
Yesterday, I testified in support of our FY25 Budget.
We must make shared sacrifices and strategic investments to address a confluence of post-COVID factors and drive economic growth.
View our presentation, read our letter, and share your ideas➡️budget.dc.gov
Berna09 retweeted
This budget defunds the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, gutting wages for the Black and Brown women who nurture our children during their most formative years.
Child care is the backbone of DC. Defunding it is not an option.
Berna09 retweeted
Budget season has begun & I’ll be working tirelessly over the next 2 months to make sure we get the final product right!
.@chenderson gets emotional while speaking against cuts impacting childcare & providers, incl elimination of Pay Equity Fund. Pushes back on idea of "shared sacrifices": "It feels like we are balancing the budget on the backs of Black and Brown women” in the childcare sector
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Join @Under3DC on Friday (4/5) for a rally at 8am to protest the @dcmayorsoffice's proposed cuts to child care and defend the critically needed and innovative Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund.
I'll be there and you should be too!
RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/let…
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So on the same day Mayor Bowser proposes a budget that decimates so many safety net programs for families - she also introduces legislation to make it easier to cage their kids.
#CareNotCages #NoFairShot
We know that the safest place for our young people is in schools.
The UPLIFT Amendment Act of 2024 is about working together to put meaningful interventions in place that better support young people and their families. #SaferStrongerDC
Berna09 retweeted
Thank you @CMCHenderson for saying it so clearly and so passionately. Eliminating the Pay Equity Fund is the wrong choice. Zeroing it out fails families, educators, child care providers, and our city. We will fight to the very end to get it back.
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She had options but chose to target early educators, working families with low incomes, wealth-building for poor kids, eviction prevention svcs, and all with low and mod incomes via sales tax. That's not shared sacrifice. #dcbudget #taxsystemforjustice #justrecoverydc
New: Bowser's 2025 budget does exactly what many advocates feared, wiping out a key fund providing raises for childcare workers.
The mayor's team blames the CFO for forcing them to move this money elsewhere. Does that leave any hope for its restoration?
washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…
Just as we were building some trust and feeling the goodness of being respected as early childhood educators. I have hope that there are people who have not lost the light in them and with their support we will continue our fight.
Berna09 retweeted
.@MayorBowser's proposed FY25 budget decimates the #childcare sector with massive, multi-year cuts to subsidies for families, and permanently eliminates the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and HealthCare4ChildCare. Read our statement: under3dc.org/mayor-bowsers-b… #Under3DC
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I’ve had so many conversations with early educators in DC about how transformative the Pay Equity Fund has been in their lives. These proposed cuts will devastate these educators and directly harm the families and young children who rely on high quality child care in DC. Shameful
.@MayorBowser's proposed FY25 budget decimates the #childcare sector with massive, multi-year cuts to subsidies for families, and permanently eliminates the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and HealthCare4ChildCare. Read our statement: under3dc.org/mayor-bowsers-b… #Under3DC
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Thank you @charlesallen for your remarks supporting the #PayEquityFund. We agree, the elimination of the program is “deeply devastating”. We are counting on you to restore full funding. #ProtectPEF