Why should we care?
SCS’s ability to provide a quality, equitable education is being undercut by high teacher turnover and year-long teaching vacancies, as well as significant maintenance deficiencies within the schools, all of which leads to higher financial, educational, and health costs. A lack of access to wraparound services provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, and nurses inhibits the successful treatment of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Abuse, neglect, and trauma significantly increase the likelihood of suspensions, juvenile criminal behavior, and incarceration. With a median age four years below the national average, Memphis’s population can support economic development, but only if we provide children in our community access to opportunities and support.
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Demand FedEx Pay Their Taxes!
Tue, Apr 18
|FedEx Forum
Rally to demand corporations pay what they owe in taxes so we can fund our communities!
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
FedEx Forum, 191 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
About the event
Fedex is one of the biggest companies in Tennessee and in 2020 they were one of 55 companies that paid ZERO in federal taxes. 60% of corporations pay no corporate income tax in Tennessee and billionaires pay little to nothing in taxes. The top 1% of income earners only pay 2.8% of their family income in state and local taxes, while the poorest 20% of Tennesseans pay 10.5%.
Corporations have made a "Devil's Bargain" by supporting extremist lawmakers and trading our rights, our safety, and our democracy for tax cuts and profits. We're calling it out on Tax Day!
Meanwhile, our schools go underfunded, our roads have potholes, our water is not clean, and our communities go without vital public services.
Join us at 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 18th in front of Fedex Forum at the entrance on 3rd St. for a rally to demand corporations pay what they owe in taxes so we can fund our communities!
Upcoming Events
Sat, Jan 25Madison Street UMCJan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMMadison Street UMC, 319 Madison St, Clarksville, TN 37040, USAJoin us in Clarksville TN at Madison Street UMC at 10am for a day focused on coordinating statewide actions around Transformational Justice and Public School Strong.
Sat, Feb 08Memphis Wesley FoundationFeb 08, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMMemphis Wesley Foundation, 3625 Midland Ave, Memphis, TN 38111, USACalling All Youth! Come to our Interest Meeting on Saturday, February 8th, from 5-6pm at Wesley Foundation- University of Memphis (3625 Midland Ave, Memphis, TN 38112). All Memphis and Shelby County Youth, grades 6-12 are welcomed!
Upcoming Events
- Sat, Jan 25Madison Street UMCJan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMMadison Street UMC, 319 Madison St, Clarksville, TN 37040, USAJoin us in Clarksville TN at Madison Street UMC at 10am for a day focused on coordinating statewide actions around Transformational Justice and Public School Strong.
- Sat, Feb 08Memphis Wesley FoundationFeb 08, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMMemphis Wesley Foundation, 3625 Midland Ave, Memphis, TN 38111, USACalling All Youth! Come to our Interest Meeting on Saturday, February 8th, from 5-6pm at Wesley Foundation- University of Memphis (3625 Midland Ave, Memphis, TN 38112). All Memphis and Shelby County Youth, grades 6-12 are welcomed!