The Journey So Far

"[T]here are 37 million people in the United States who are poor. Imagine if those people could connect, join together and begin to create the change we need."

So says Luz Vega-Marquis, the president and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, which has funded the Equal Voice for America's Families Campaign.

We've come a long way in the 10 months since the Campaign kicked off in Atlanta, Georgia in September of 2007. (See a video of the kickoff here.) And in September of 2008, more than 10,000 people representing America's working families will gather for our National Convention in Birmingham, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

But as we build momentum toward the national convention in the coming weeks, we also want to make sure people are aware of the journey so far. That's why we've created a series of videos on YouTube, telling the story of the campaign to date.

It's quite a story. In the past 10 months, we've convened 63 town halls across the nation, bringing more than 10,000 people together to raise the issues impacting America's working communities.

(Those issues are being compiled into a Family Platform that will be unveiled prior to the Equal Voice for America's Families National Convention on September 6, 2008.)

But enough words. Check out the brief teaser of the Journey So Far at the top of this post.

You can watch the entire story of the Journey So Far here (Part 1) and here (Part 2).

And please, take a moment to forward the teaser above to your friends and family -- your efforts to spread the word make a tremendous difference in making sure that working families have an equal voice in America's political process.

Also be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel-- we've got a lot of great video coming your way in the coming weeks and months.

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