USE THESE TO AMP OUR tRANSIT eQUITY REPORT
USE THESE TO AMP OUR tRANSIT eQUITY REPORT
Digital Action: Monday, April 26, 2021
#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
KEY HASHTAGS: #TransitEquity #TransitEquityDay
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General boosting for report
#Earthday2021 to #MayDay2021
We launched #TransitEquityDay w/ @ATUComm in Feb 2018 to lift up transit as a workers’ rights, civil rights & climate-justice issue. Now, the final report from our biggest #transitequity day EVER is here.
Read & mobilize
bit.ly/TEDReport
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
60+ people from across the U.S. testified at our #TransitEquityDay hearing on 2/4/21
We recorded & distilled their testimonies into key findings—read them here. bit.ly/TEDReport
#transitequity
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Racial Equity
#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
“From the Freedom Riders to the Montgomery Bus Boycott+Rosa Parks, Black organizers have seen transit justice as a key part of the struggle for civil rights"
Jovanka Beckles #TransitEquity Hearing
bit.ly/3tLn8VC
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
Lack of emergency funding to ensure a safe & adequate #transit system across the U.S. has worsened racial inequities & deprived communities of color the means to get from one place to the next.
From our #transitequity report: bit.ly/TEDReport
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Essential Workers
#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay201
Since Day 1 [of the pandemic], @ATUComm has fought for #PPE & mandatory masking to give our members the provisions they need to continue moving the public, Sec. Treas. Ken Kirk
Watch his testimony from #TransitEquity Day
https://bit.ly/3njDhzo
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Access and Justice
#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
One of the biggest takeaways from our #TransitEquity hearing was the crucial need to have reliable transit available to EVERYONE.
Public transit that is inaccessible is inequitable. #transitequity
Read our report: bit.ly/TEDReport
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
Laurel Mendes in Baltimore & wheelchair-dependent says she can’t remember how many times bus has pulled up but the lift was broken and she could not get on.
Inaccessible public transit is inequitable. #transitequity
bit.ly/TEDReport
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
Nearly 1/2 the country doesn't have access to reliable #publictransit with a disproportionate affect on marginalized communities who can't get to work, school, doc appts
Read more in our #TransitEquity Day report bit.ly/TEDReport
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
In rural communities like Bullock County, AL, or Wolfe County KY, 20% of residents don't have a car.
The need for rural #publictransit is as dire as it is in urban areas.
Read more in our #TransitEquity Hearing report bit.ly/TEDReport
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Jobs and Workers rights
#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
The manufacturing, operation and maintenance of transit vehicles can create and facilitate good, green union jobs.
#PublicTransit is good for our people AND the planet.
Read more from our #TransitEquity Day 2021 findings: bit.ly/TEDReport
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
“Having a reliable transportation system opens up opportunities for working people to live more fulfilling lives."
–@GoIUPAT Organizing Dir. Salvador Herrera at our #TransitEquity hearing: bit.ly/3dMxbEp
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
If it were not for transit, we would not be able to process your mail because our workers would find it near impossible to get to & from work.” – NY Postal Union Local 10 Pres. Jonathan Smith at our #TransitEquity Hearing bit.ly/3neRyxb
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Climate and Environmental Justice
#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
On #TransitEquityDay, we heard from numerous testifiers who've seen how manufacturing jobs in clean energy transit can empower communities economically & ecologically.
Read our #TransitEquity report: bit.ly/TEDReport
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#EarthDay2021 to #MayDay2021
CO2 emissions drop by 73% w/ subway use alone compared w/ cars. 4 bn gallons of gas are saved each year with accessible #publictransit. It's crucial to address the #climatecrisis.
#TransitEquity report: http://bit.ly/TEDReport
@IPS_DC @SecretaryPete
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