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Ai-jen Poo

(1973) Trade Unionist

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Ai-jen Poo is a trade unionist.

Quick Facts About Ai-jen Poo

Born: November 30, 1973
Profession: Trade Unionist

About Ai-jen Poo

[Wikidata] American labor leader... | [Wikipedia] Ai-jen Poo is an American labor activist. She is the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is also the director of Caring Across Generations, a national coalition of 200 advocacy organizations working to transform the long-term care system in the US, with a focus on the needs of a

Quotes by Ai-jen Poo

It’s precisely the people who are considered the least ‘likely’ leaders who end up inspiring others the most. Everyday people and everyday…

Acts of courage

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Living longer is about loving longer, learning longer, teaching longer, connecting longer, if we figure out the supports and infrastructure to make…

Connecting

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One thing I've learned, in the face of all kinds of indignities, domestic workers take so much pride in their work and…

All kinds

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Movements of people create change - not just any one person or organization, but when lots of people are in motion around…

Change

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I've always believed it's important to make the invisible visible. And valuing that which has been taken for granted is something that…

Always believe

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Domestic employees are at the whim of their employers.

Domestic

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We [women] are the majority of the population, majority of the electorate, majority of the workforce... and yet we're still doing majority…

Electorate

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I think this is a moment of a lot of possibilities, and openings. Occupy and the 99% movement are really going to…

Break

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I think we really need a movement to drive how popular culture understands the issues that feminists care about. When I think…

Awareness

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Everything that we believe in and count on is really in question right now. Our safety net, public education, housing, health care,…

Believe

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