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Paid Leave
We must ensure access to paid leave when people need time away for serious personal health or family issues so that no one has to make the choice between economic security and their families.
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Featured Small
Business Leader
Violeta rotstein,
Independent Artist
Violeta Rotstein (she/her) is a queer Argentinian-American illustrator and artist based in Minnesota. She graduated with a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and is currently working as a freelancer for the arts, environmental, and social movement organizations. Her work is inspired by the playful magic of nature & importance of human connection. As a member of Main Street Alliance, Violeta has used her art skills to organize for the recently passed Paid Family Medical Leave Bill in Minnesota. If you’d like to learn more join us virtually Monday, June 26th on our next Getting Up to Speed Session on Paid Family Medical Leave!
Core Issues
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CARE ECONOMY
Create a level playing field for small businesses and their employees by supporting federal programs for paid family and medical leave as well as child care
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TAX FAIRNESS
Both an equitable tax code, and also to ensure we have the revenue needed for robust public investments
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CAPITAL ACCESS
Create new and improve existing capital access options for small business owners, especially those systematically left out of traditional options, including BIPOC and women business owners
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ANTI-MONOPOLY
Tackle corporate concentration of power in the market and politics, which is detrimental to the growth and development of small businesses
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HEALTH CARE
We need a universal health care system built on care, not profit.
Small business owners represent the diverse fabric of our country. By connecting leadership development, organizing at scale, and a data-driven narrative shift, Main Street Alliance is engaging small business owners to achieve a level of impact locally, statewide, and nationally. We’re strengthening the small business sector to create an equitable and vibrant economy for all.
Why we fight
WE’RE WORKING TOWARDS A MORE JUST ECONOMY AND A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.
In the aftermath of COVID, the uprising, insurrections, mass shootings, and economic instability – things feel dark. Many small business owners are faced with various forms of uncertainty for themselves, their employees, and their businesses. We at Main Street Alliance remain committed to organizing and building power for a more just economy and working towards a more inclusive society.
Justice, equity, and sustainability are central to our theory of change for the small business communities we serve. Main Street Alliance is committed to building a small business organization that represents the social fabric of the communities we serve, specifically, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and those living in rural communities. MSA leads with values rooted in equity and inclusion, focusing on underrepresented people. We live out these values externally and internally across our community organizing, policy strategy, staff recruitment, and retention.
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