Cecile Richards Progressive Leader Award 2021 Reception Program Booklet - Flipbook - Page 15
On behalf of the 1.7 million members of the American Federation of
Teachers, we salute America Votes and the 2021 recipients of the
Cecile Richards Progressive Leader Award—AFT member and Michigan
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the America Votes-Wisconsin
coalition, accepted by Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders
Organizing for Communities.
Our members stand with you as champions of great schools and
colleges that fulfill the promise of public education, good jobs that
support a middle-class life, affordable healthcare for all, the fight
against discrimination and hate, and the defense of democracy.
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
TEAMSTERS
SALUTES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE
CECILE RICHARDS PROGRESSIVE LEADER AWARD
JOCELYN BENSON, MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE
AND
THE AMERICA VOTES-WISCONSIN COALITION
JAMES P. HOFFA General President
KEN HALL General Secretary-Treasurer