social services

Over 100 people attended the eight-hour Town Meeting For Jobs Not Wars on Saturday, October 30th from 9AM to 3PM in an auditorium at Philadelphia Community College. On the same day, Jon Stewart had a major rally in Washington D.C. and President Obama made an appearance at Temple University in Philadelphia. Organizers from the Coalition For Jobs Not Wars, the group that sponsored the town meeting, declared it a rousing success and a propitious beginning for the newly created coalition. So far, the coalition is made up of 13 Philadelphia community and activist groups.

Families face a shrinking social safety net as political disagreements hold up the passage of a final state budget. This segment covers a rally by The Coalition for Essential Services in Media, PA. Speakers discussed potential cuts to Head Start, Pre-K, child care, housing assistance, adult education classes along with other social services.

Produced by Kistine Carolan for Labor Justice Radio.