The Briefcase Brigade
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Students and graduates are taking matters into their own hands to show that they’re ready for work—but the jobs just aren’t there. They want Congress to do its job by focusing on job creation.
All around the country, they’re organizing themselves into “Briefcase Brigades.” Next Wednesday, April 27, students and graduates will head to their representatives’ offices, in full business attire, with resume and briefcase in hand, to show that they’re ready and waiting for jobs.
They’ll meet with members of Congress and demonstrate in front of their offices to show that the youngest generation of voters won’t be taken for granted by either political party.
Twenty-two campuses signed up in just a few days and this grassroots movement is already getting media coverage.1 Now MoveOn is helping Briefcase Brigades build even greater momentum to put youth unemployment squarely on the political agenda.
Briefcase Brigades need you to organize an event in Seattle next Wednesday. Can you lead a Brigade?
Yes, I can organize a Briefcase Brigade
Youth joblessness affects the entire university community. And whether you’re a student, faculty member, or alumnus, you can organize a Briefcase Brigade event.
If you’ve never organized an event before, it’s a simple and fun way to have a powerful impact. It’s easy to do, you don’t need much more than a few eager students ready to join you, and Briefcase Brigades has tips on how to organize the day.
Yes, I can organize a Briefcase Brigade
All our politicians can talk about is budget cuts, because they’ve forgotten what they learned in Econ 101: Cutting back in a recession destroys jobs and threatens the economic recovery.
Now, it’s time to ask members of Congress, to their face, what they’re doing to resolve the youth jobs crisis.
That’s why on Wednesday, students across the country will take this message to their representatives’ offices: We’re ready for work, but the jobs just aren’t there. We aren’t asking for a hand out. All we want is an investment in our future, just like the previous generation received.
For unless the country changes course, the graduates of today will become the first generation to face worse prospects than their parents. And that’s something that affects all of us.
Can we count on you to organize a Briefcase Brigade in Seattle?
Thanks for all you do.
Source:
1. “Power Shift 2011: Join The Briefcase Brigades on April 27,” The Wonk Room, April 21, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=207988&id=27077-472299-nE963wx&t=5