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Summary Information
Movement for Economic Justice Records
1972-1980
- Movement for Economic Justice
Mss 766; VHA 247-253
13.2 c.f. (33 archives boxes) and 7 videorecordings
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of the Movement for Economic Justice, a national organization founded by George Wiley in 1973 as an information clearinghouse and national center for grass roots organizing and protest on a broad range of economic issues. The records are mainly the files of Wiley, Bert De Leeuw, and Madeleine Adamson. They describe policies, strategies, conferences, workshops, projects, protests, organizing efforts, and related activities. Files include documentation on many topics and many organizations besides MEJ, such as Carolina Action, the Coalition for Human Needs and Budget Priorities, Massachusetts Fair Share, Misseduc Foundation, the National Committee for Tax Justice, and the Public Interest Economic Foundation. Among the issues documented are tax reform, utilities, energy, revenue sharing, unemployment, consumer concerns, welfare reform, and neighborhood deterioration and redlining. Records include correspondence, memoranda, administrative files, reports, funding records, background files, mass mailings, newsletters, publications, newspaper articles, videotapes, and buttons.
English
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