Sat., Mar. 24, Houston Coalition of Working People and the Poor has called this major march and rally to advance its 2007 agenda: raising the federal minimum wage, healthcare for all, and adequate funding of human needs programs, especially the critical entitlement programs that are up for re-authorization this year—Food Stamps and State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIPS).

It’s important that middle-class Anglo activists stand with people of color for the issues that matter most in their lives. Plus, the struggle for new budget priorities connects peace and economic justice in the most meaningful way.

Gather at noon in Hermann Square (in front of Houston City Hall). The short march kicks off at 1 p.m., then the rally begins at 1:45 on the City Hall steps.

For more information, contact Angel Cade, 713/688-2900×223, angelc@clearsail. net.

Join the Coalition of Working People and the Poor

The newly formed coalition has been formed by African American and other churches, labor unions, human needs advocates, and elected officials, with Houston Peace and Justice Center playing a major role as catalyst. It is expanding rapidly, and welcomes all institutions, organizations, and individuals that ascribe to its purpose and goals.