As we kick off 2022, New Jersey social justice advocates voice their 'wishes' for a more equitable state in the new year.
. That’s what activists with groups like the Faith Allies for a Reparations Task Force, the People’s Organization for Progress and the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice are urging Gov. Phil Murphy and others to do.the Wealth Disparity Task Force to fulfill a commitment from his 2020 State of the State address and to combat long-standing wealth gaps based on race and ethnicity. But proponents of a Reparations Task Force believe the governor must go further.
Direct assistance, she said. “Not a million hoops to jump through, that make it difficult for those who need it to quality.” Campos-Medina, president of the statewide Latina Civic Action, said she’d like the fund upped to $500 million, “not a skimpy $40 million.”and urgent calls for financial relief for undocumented immigrants who contribute millions to the state’s tax coffers yet couldn’t claim unemployment benefits and stimulus checks during the pandemic.
The new congressional map — set every 10 years after the census count — “creates a historic opportunity for a Latina woman to run for Congress,” Campos-Medina said, adding that she’s really hoping one will. And so am I. Any takers?Maria Lopez-Nunez, deputy director of advocacy and organizing at Newark social services organization Ironbound Community Corporation, said one of her biggest wishes for 2022 is statewide rent control.
To be sure, the lack of affordable housing is a problem nationwide. No state has an adequate supply of affordable rental housing for the lowest-income renters, according to a National Low Income Housing Coalition report.
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