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Vivien Labaton Appointed Director of Strategic Programme Initiatives at The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, June 9, 2009 Vivien Labaton has been appointed Director of Strategic Programme Initatives at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective May 28, 2009. Labaton will work with Atlantic’s four programs in seven countries to develop and implement their grantmaking strategies to achieve social justice and…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Celebrating Financial Reform in the U.S. – An Advance for Social Justice
Vivien Labaton, Director of Strategic Programme Initiatives at The Atlantic Philanthropies, reflects on the recent passage of financial reform in the United States and the activities of Atlantic grantees to help bring it about. The recent passage of the financial reform law—the Dodd-Frank Wall…
Author: Vivien Labaton
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Why Movements Matter
Paradigm-shifting elections don’t shift paradigms if there aren’t corresponding social movements for change. By VIVIEN LABATON AND GARA LAMARCHE One thing we now know with certainty, more than two years into Barack Obama’s presidency, is that change is an uphill battle. We’re already defending hard-won gains on…
Author: The American Prospect
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Are Well-Off Progressives Standing in the Way of a Real Movement for Economic Justice?
By Alyssa Battistoni Many progressives are affluent and well-educated. Does their elite status stand in the way of a movement to fight attacks on the working class? Over the past few years, it’s become an article of faith among progressives that we’re living through a…
Author: AlterNet
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Oct. 12th Event - Celebrating Financial Reform: What Happened and What’s Next?
With President Obama’s signature on 21 July 2010, consumer protections were established and strengthened regulations were put in place that will provide increased oversight and transparency of the financial sector as a whole. Throughout the campaign for financial reform, progressive advocates made sure that the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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