HOSTED BY:Americans for Financial Reform, Demos, Public Citizen, and U.S. PIRG On Friday, July 15th join Americans for Financial Reform for a discussion of the controversy around heightened bank capital requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act and the new Basel III regulatory standards. Speakers will
Restoring the Balance: Financial Regulation and the Real Economy Sponsored by: Americans for Financial Reform, AFL-CIO, Alliance for a Just Society, Demos, Main Street Alliance, Public Citizen, US P.I.R.G. Tuesday, June 28th from 9:30 AM – 12:30 Join us for a discussion of the outsized influence
Experts and Leaders Will Lay Out What to Expect in the Conference and How to Keep the Final Bill Strong Listen to a recording of the conference here. Washington, D.C. – Friday, June 4 at 11 A.M. ET, a panel of financial experts and civil rights
Americans for Financial Reform and Public Citizen hosted a conference call with Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Carl Levin on April 29, 2010 to discuss the financial reform bill and the need to reform proprietary trading. A recording of this call is available below: Conference
Senators, Activists Detail Fight Against Big Bank Bailouts, for Wall Street Accountability As Senate Takes Up Tough Bill to Hold Wall Street Accountable, Americans Take to the Streets Demanding an End to the Era of Big Bank Recklessness NOTE: See detailed list of campaign activities
Tuesday, April 6 4:00 – 4:45 pm Eastern time AFR is hosting a special online discussion with Professor Elizabeth Warren and AFR Director Heather Booth for the general public. Sign up here! Find out about reform efforts in Congress—including the Senate bill currently being debated,
Click here to watch! Then call your Senators toll free (866-544-7573) and tell them to support financial reform. Heidi Montag knows a thing or two about plastic. The star of The Hills recently had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, but now she’s speaking
Women Executives Push the Consumer Financial Protection Agency on the Hill Business Women Tell Senators the CFPA is Both Women Consumers and Business Women Washington, DC – On Tuesday March 2, 2010, a dozen senior women executives from Wall Street and major United States companies
DATE: February 2, 2010 *** MEDIA ADVISORY: Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.*** *NOTE ROOM CHANGE: Dirksen G50* Business Leaders, Sen. Cantwell, Advocates Call for End to Reckless Speculation, Rebuild the Real Economy Americans for Financial Reform, the Commodities Markets Oversight Coalition Band Together to
On Dec. 17, SEIU and community groups gathered on the doorstep of Wells Fargo in downtown San Francisco to protest the banks the week that they announced billions in year-end bonuses. Watch as leaders from the Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization deliver a letter