Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City. The fire claimed the lives of 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women in their teens and early twenties died in the terrible fire. Public outcry resulted in numerous labor reforms, building codes and factory inspections.
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A repository of ideas, resources, commentary and opinions concerning the issues facing low-income residents of the inner cities of the United States and how mainstream America largely forgets or, worse, ignores the day-to-day realities of urban life for the so-called "poor." Written and edited by the President & CEO of CitySquare. Please visit CitySquare.
President and CEO for CitySquare, a human and community development corporation with a focus on economic and social justice at work in inner city Dallas, Texas.
Today and throughout 2013, we need your support to continue our life-changing work in inner-city Dallas. Every day hundreds of our wonderful neighbors arrive at our doors seeking our assistance, offering their help and prepared to pursue a better life. Frankly, the folks we "serve" make essential contributions to the scope, nature and soul of the work we attempt. At CitySquare we honor and recognize the amazing value and richness of our low-income neighbors. During 2012, almost 55,000 different people received the benefit of our wide-ranging services designed to assist in the process of building better lives. We need your help TODAY as we continue to respond to the needs of our community. Even more, we need you to become our PARTNER in the work of compassion and community renewal--work that continues day after day at CitySquare.
1 comment:
Very sad, Never happen again like this in the world.
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