Benefit Concert Addresses Poverty in Ithaca

By John Albanes, Cornell Sun Amidst the head-banging and dancing, the focus of the first annual Ithaca Poverty Awareness Benefit Concert was clear: “To create awareness of poverty — that it’s real and alive out there,” said Christian deBrigard, lead guitarist of Amplication, who played at and helped organize yesterday’s event. Aside from Amplication, the [...]

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Alternatives Credit Union Announces New Living Wage Standards for Tompkins County

A hardy thanks goes out to the Alternatives Federal Credit Union for their leadership in publishing new Living Wage standards for Tompkins County. At a Press Conference this morning, the new Living Wage for Tompkins County was announced to be $9.83 an hour. The Workers’ Center’s Living Wage Employer Certification program will use that figure; [...]

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