ADA Education Fund
The ADA Education Fund is an independent, charitable entity that focuses on increasing public awareness through education. The Ed Fund produces periodic policy briefs, sponsors speakers on a range of issues, conducts polling, and offers student research fellowships.
What Would Martin Do?
 Yesterday, we celebrated a legendary leader who challenged our nation to dream. The ADA Education Fund will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy at our upcoming “What Would Martin Do?” annual forum in Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Howard University
Digital Auditorium, Blackburn Center
Washington, D.C.
This free forum will feature a panel of distinguished speakers addressing the question of how the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., might approach critical policy issues facing the country in the 21st century. Audience participation is encouraged in a Q&A section.
Speakers include:
- Ms. Aisha Moodie-Mills, Advisor for LGBT Policy and Racial Justice at the Center for American Progress
- Dr. William Spriggs, Assistant Secretary of Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor
- Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus
- Mr. Steve York, Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker
The winning essay from the “What Would Martin Do?” national essay contest will also be read aloud by this year’s winner, Marc Brenman, of Kensington, Maryland. Read the winning essays here.
Here is a link to last year’s event, featured on C-SPAN: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/KingFo
Please join us for this exciting event honoring Dr. King. Additional information is available on the ADA Education Fund website, and through Facebook and Twitter.
ADA Education Fund Congressional Briefings
Earlier this year, the ADA Education Fund began a series of monthly Congressional Briefings on Capitol Hill. Our goal is to offer Members of Congress and their staffs, as well as the general public, the liberal perspective on key issues facing our country.
Recent Congressional Briefings:
October — Social Security
September — Third Annual Jim Jontz Lecture
August — Documentary Screening of “A Force More Powerful“
July – Marriage Equality
June – Youth Unemployment
May – Federal Budget Debate
The John Kenneth Galbraith Policy Fellowship Program
UPDATE: The application deadline or the John Kenneth Galbraith Policy Fellowship is now over. We will be contacting applicants soon with our decision. Thank you!
The ADA Education Fund awards Galbraith Fellowships to outstanding college graduates or graduate students. Fellows are selected from a national pool of applicants and must demonstrate strong research/writing skills, community service, a commitment to liberal ideals, and plans for future study or a career in public policy. This is a paidi fellowship program.
Research Topics for Prospective Galbraith Fellows
1. Financial Transparency & Reform. From offshore bank accounts to illegal wire transfers, the need for financial transparency has never been more urgent. How do our nation’s (and individual states’) banking laws protect the wealthiest and hurt the rest of us?
2. Marriage Equality. The issue of marriage rights continues to be at the forefront of LGBT civil rights on both the federal level and in many states. What will it take to make progress on equalizing our laws for this community? How can we ensure that our country continues to move forward (repealing DADT) rather than backwards with proposals like DOMA?
3. Unemployment. As our country is starting to recover from the Great Recession, the hopeful economic news not benefited the entire population equally. There has been a disproportionate impact on young people, who are facing serious challenges in finding jobs. In order to address the lingering effects, we need to know the causes of their continuing joblessness, as well as possible solutions.
4. The Campaign Against Public Employees & Public Services. The workers who provide our communities with vital services are facing a vitriolic and direct campaign against their jobs and retirement security. The effort to protect the public-- and to protect public services and public workers-- is crucial in ensuring that short-sighted interests and agendas don’t determine government priorities. What is the long-term impact & fiscal consequences of cutting taxes and changing collective bargaining laws?
5. The Shrinking Middle Class. Starting with Reagan’s “Trickle Down” economics, our country’s working families have suffered under the impact of policies that favored corporate and wealthy interests. What should be done to offer greater support and opportunities for Americans who get neither the subsidies of the poor nor the tax breaks of the super-rich?
Click here for more information on the John Kenneth Galbraith Policy Fellowship Program and for application details.
Please take a look at the work of our recent Fellows, who have delved into the topics of
To apply, please complete the form and send it along with the requested materials to the ADA Education Fund. Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2011, 5:00pm EST. Please e-mail your application materials to fellowships@adaction.org
PAST EVENTS
ADA Education Fund Congressional Briefings: Youth Unemployment
 The next in a series of Congressional Briefings, the ADA Education Fund will host a panel to define the magnitude of youth unemployment while exploring possible solutions.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
12:00 noon - 1:30 PM
2456 Rayburn House Office Building
Panelists:
Kisha Bird, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center of Law and Social Policy (CLASP))
Veronica Nolan, Executive Director at the Urban Alliance
Heidi Shierholz, Economist at the Economic Policy Institute
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus
ADA Education Fund Congressional Briefings:
A Liberal Perspective on the Federal Budget Battles
The first in a series of speaker series, the Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund will host a panel on Capitol Hill to discuss the progressive perspective of the federal budget debate.
Speakers included:
• Bob McIntyre, Executive Director of Citizens for Tax Justice
• Jacqueline Simon, Policy Director at the American Federation of Government Employees
• Ryan Clayton, Co-Founder US Uncut
• Paul Van de Water, Senior Fellow with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Moderated by the Honorable Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
Watch the video below:
ADA Education Fund Congressional Briefings: A Liberal Perspective on the Federal Budget from ADA & ADA Ed Fund on Vimeo.
Our speakers had unique perspectives and promise to provide the audience with a thought-provoking discussion. At a time when the GOP threatens jobs, critical human needs programs, and a double-dip recession, it is critical that progressives understand the complexities of the budget debate and strategize to protect our communities.
ADA Ed Fund Hosts Annual "What Would Martin Do?" Forum
In celebration of the Martin Luther King holiday, the Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund held its annual “What Would Martin Do?” forum on Capitol Hill Friday, January 14th. For more details. Watch the event on C-SPAN now!
Highlights from the 2010 "What Would Martin Do?" event:
ADA Ed Fund Hosts Post Election Event
Election 2010 - Where Do We Go From Here?
The ADA Education Fund hosted a daylong election post-mortem and strategy session at Harvard on November 20th. It analyzed the results of the 2010 midterm elections and help to chart the path forward for progressive organizations and liberal activists for the next two years.
More details.
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