Attendance for America's National Family Convention Soars Past Goal

When the Equal Voice for America’s Families campaign began, our goal was to engage 10,000 families across the country around the issues they face -- and to develop a national platform based on the input of working families.

Now -- after 64 townhall meetings all across the country -- we are just one month and a day away from the Equal Voice for America’s Families National Convention, to be held on September 6 in Birmingham, Chicago and Los Angeles.

And we're pleased to report that we've exceeded our goal of engaging 10,000 families: as of today, more than 13,000 families have already registered for the National Family Convention.

September 6 promises to be a memorable day, with more than 13,000 families calling for the adoption of a comprehensive national family platform.

That day will represent not the end of the campaign, but a beginning.

As Cesar Chavez said, “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed...”

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