{"id":15049,"date":"2026-03-23T13:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/?p=15049"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:50:54","slug":"liberating-the-future-3-25-virtual-panel-and-town-hall-meeting-to-discuss-jobs-peace-and-the-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/liberating-the-future-3-25-virtual-panel-and-town-hall-meeting-to-discuss-jobs-peace-and-the-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBERATING THE FUTURE: 3-25 Virtual Panel and Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Jobs, Peace, and The Way Forward!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T aligncenter\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/1?ui=2&amp;ik=0d36460c03&amp;attid=0.0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1860306962431160186&amp;th=19d1235374e52f7a&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1860306962431160186&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ8mGyescIONBhwJ7inQ-zX8dTLrTIc8o14uR0TDkDbE4Kng8KfU21HMyGHo6Ko_1M25WQxmc9irHvwbiZMC8-IyNtfIcPqYhYP-qhWGAGwKbBILbCqX5hM5nnc&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_mn0rbhcg0&amp;zw\" alt=\"CT TASK FORCE LOGO (3).png\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" data-image-whitelisted=\"\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">What will the future look like?\u00a0 Who gets to decide?<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We&#8217;re living through extremely difficult and uncertain times.\u00a0 The issues we now face are the predictable culmination of unrestricted neoliberalism, imperialism, corporate greed and impunity, the steady erosion of investment in public welfare, and the entrenchment of power and privilege along class lines: one set of standards, opportunities and living conditions for the wealthy; and an entirely different set of standards, opportunities and conditions for everybody else.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We at the\u00a0<i>Connecticut Jobs and Human Rights Task Force<\/i>\u00a0and the\u00a0<i>National Jobs for All Network (NJFAN)<\/i>\u00a0envision a world in which\u00a0<u>ALL<\/u>\u00a0people are guaranteed access to good, living wage jobs that do more than satisfy our basic human needs: a world in which ALL people are free to actualize their innate potential, in which no one is forced to live in financial precarity.\u00a0\u00a0<b>We envision a world in which human worth is not measured in material wealth, and everybody&#8217;s right to self-determination is respected.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There is no reason why the world we inhabit should not be a just and equitable one!<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">______<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It is in this spirit that we&#8217;re reaching out to invite you to:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: xx-large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/1f4e2\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce2\" data-emoji=\"\ud83d\udce2\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udce2\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: xx-large;\">LIBERATING THE FUTURE:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/2728\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-emoji=\"\u2728\" aria-label=\"\u2728\" \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Virtual Town Hall Meeting and Q&amp;A<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/2728\/32.png\" alt=\"\u2728\" data-emoji=\"\u2728\" aria-label=\"\u2728\" \/><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><u>Wednesday, March 25th<\/u>\u00a0from\u00a0<u>7:00 &#8211; 9:00PM<\/u><\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">TO REGISTER:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/g4iPRuvASaSYAsqeQ2JvaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/g4iPRuvASaSYAsqeQ2JvaQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774371106555000&amp;usg=AOvVaw35JqMAzAl9ffAHsduY9z_J\">CLICK HERE<\/a><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0(or scan the QR code in the flyer below\/attached):<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CT-Flyer1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15051 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CT-Flyer1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CT-Flyer1.jpg 637w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CT-Flyer1-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TownHall3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15056 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TownHall3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TownHall3-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TownHall3-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/03.25.26-JAHRTF-Town-Hall-Flyer-FINAL.pdf\">03.25.26 JAHRTF Town Hall Flyer FINAL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will the future look like?\u00a0 Who gets to decide? We&#8217;re living through extremely difficult and uncertain times.\u00a0 The issues we now face are the predictable culmination of unrestricted neoliberalism, imperialism, corporate greed and impunity, the steady erosion of investment in public welfare, and the entrenchment of power and privilege along class lines: one set&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/liberating-the-future-3-25-virtual-panel-and-town-hall-meeting-to-discuss-jobs-peace-and-the-way-forward\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LIBERATING THE FUTURE: 3-25 Virtual Panel and Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Jobs, Peace, and The Way Forward!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,4,202,47,48,6,9,12,143,170,19,25,30,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-actions-events","category-calendar","category-civil-rights","category-community-leaders","category-concerned-citizens","category-constituents","category-educators","category-faith-community","category-job-guarantee","category-labor","category-labor-community","category-policy-makers","category-solutions","category-unions"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15049"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15058,"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15049\/revisions\/15058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}