Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference joins hands with hundreds of low-wage federally contracted workers in a historic protest to demand living wages and access to health care.
Our federal government is one of the largest employers of low wage workers – men and women making minimum wage or less in government buildings, working in food service, custodial work, security, administrative positions, and transportation. The federal government is giving millions of dollars to CEOs to subsidize this contract work, yet millions of workers are receiving low wages and few benefits.
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Digital Strategist – Faith-rooted Organizer – Social Entrepreneur – Minister of Information and 2015 Social Justice Institute Fellow at Boston University School of Theology.
Jamye Wooten is the founder and publisher of KineticsLive.com ; a faith-rooted organizer that has documented social movements from across the United States, United Kingdom and Africa. He is the former program director of the Collective Banking Group, Inc. (CBG), a Christian ministry that draws together leaders from the faith, business, and public service sectors to develop and enhance economic empowerment strategies for the African American community.
Jamye Wooten is the founder and publisher of KineticsLive.com ; a faith-rooted organizer that has documented social movements from across the United States, United Kingdom and Africa. He is the former program director of the Collective Banking Group, Inc. (CBG), a Christian ministry that draws together leaders from the faith, business, and public service sectors to develop and enhance economic empowerment strategies for the African American community.
