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Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance (Lawrence, Kan.)

 Organization

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Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1602
Overview This collection is made up of papers from the Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance, including a disassembled scrapbook, newsletters, talking points and fact sheets, newspaper clippings, and a directory of local organizations. Founded in 2000, the informal alliance was a broad coalition of people who in 2003 convinced the City Commission of Lawrence, Kansas to require a living wage from firms receiving tax abatements. After this initial achievement, the organization focused on local housing needs...
Dates: September 25, 2000 – January 17, 2006