Community organizers go door to door to encourage residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine It s important to you know make phone calls and go to folks doors to talk about these things so they re not just hearing from you know from Facebook, said Foster. Author: Rebecca Butcher Updated: 10:15 PM CDT April 23, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee Community organizers are coming together to reach out to community members who have yet to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Health officials in Memphis have said the upcoming weeks are critical when it comes to vaccine uptake.
Community organizers took to the pavement and knocked on doors to meet Raleigh neighbors. all in an effort to encourage covid-19 vaccinations.
Occupy Activist Earns a Seat on the Memphis Transit Board The Occupy movement may be over, but some of its activists are still gaining influence in local government. Daniel C. Vock | November 2014
The Memphis Bus Riders Union isn’t really a union. It’s not a group of employees; it doesn’t engage in collective bargaining; there aren’t any dues. But the group of grassroots volunteers has nonetheless begun to influence Memphis transit policy in a very real way.
Born out of the Occupy movement, the organization first started showing up at Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) board meetings nearly three years ago. The agency was caught off guard. “When we got to the board meeting, they didn’t know how to accommodate us,” says Bennett Foster, one of the group’s organizers. The activists initially had to email the agency ahead of time to get an agenda; then they had to send another message to let officials know they want