L.A.'s Workers in the March from Hollywood to the Docks
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Leila Kaas
Apr 10, 2008, 3:28:54 AM4/10/08
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Hi, everybody. I've been trying to add events to our google calendar
and content to our pages but it seems that google groups system is not
working properly. I'll try again today, but to avoid missing the
timing for the events, I'm posting them below in this order:
1) Join L.A.'s Workers in the March from Hollywood to the Docks -
April 15, 16, and 17th
2) 6TH Annual SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY - APRIL 19, 2008
3) The State of Black Latino Relations: Inter-group Dynamics and
Prospects for Coalition Building - April 18-19, 2008
4) Garment Worker Center screening "Made in L.A" - Apr 19
Best,
Leila Kaas.
"Viver é desenhar sem borracha."
"Living is drawing without an eraser." (Millor Fernandes - Brazilian
writer)
***************************
Join L.A.'s Workers in the March from Hollywood to the Docks
April 15, 16, and 17th
Go to <http://hollywoodtothedocks.org/> http://hollywoodtothedocks.org/
for
the video that explains the march.
As gas prices continue to skyrocket, the prices of groceries continue
to
increase and families are running a greater risk of losing their homes
to
foreclosure, workers in Los Angeles are taking a stand. Many from
various
industries including janitors, actors, longshore workers, port drivers
and
college professors will begin a three day march (April 15-17th) that
will
take them from Hollywood, where actors represented by Screen Actors
Guild
(SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
face a
joint contract negotiation, to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro,
where
Longshore workers represented by the International Longshore Warehouse
Union
(ILWU) face contract negotiations in July. All of this is being done
in the
Fight For Good Jobs so that these workers can remain in the middle
class or
come one step closer to moving out of poverty.
Join these workers in support as they march through the streets of
L.A. in
their Fight For Good Jobs.
If you can't take part in the march, join them at these key events:
Hollywood to the Docks Kick Off Rally - March to follow
4/15/2008, 9:00 am
Hancock Park at the La Brea Tar Pits,
5801 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Rally at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro
4/17/2008, 6:00 pm
Berth 87, W 1st St & S Harbor Blvd
San Pedro, CA
To learn more about the March From Hollywood to the Docks and why
L.A.'s
workers are calling 2008 - The Fight For Good Jobs, visit
<http://www.hollywoodtothedocks.com/> www.hollywoodtothedocks.com
Mary L. Gutierrez
Communications Director
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
(Office) 213.381.5611 Ext 114 (Cell) 213.276.3384
<http://www.launionaflcio.org> www.launionaflcio.org
<http://www.hollywoodtothedocks.com> www.hollywoodtothedocks.com
2008 - The Fight For Good Jobs
**************************************
6TH Annual
SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY
Presented by UCLA School of Public Affairs &
the Social Welfare Latina/o Caucus
SATURDAY APRIL 19, 2008
8:30AM TO 3:00PM
*************************************
The State of Black Latino Relations:
Inter-group Dynamics and Prospects for Coalition Building
April 18-19, 2008
UCLA Downtown Labor Center
675 S. Park View Street, 1st floor
Los Angeles, CA 90057
This event is free and open to the public.
The conference is jointly sponsored by the UCLA Institute for Research
on Labor
and Employment (IRLE), the University of California's Labor and
Employment
Research Fund (LERF), and The Ford Foundation.
Conference Schedule
Friday, April 18, 2008
3:30 pm Opening Remarks:
Kent Wong
Director, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
4:00 - 5:30 pm Historical and Contemporary Accounts of Blackness in
Mexico
Pablo Sierra
PhD Student, Program for Latin American History, UCLA
"Castas, Negros, y Afro-Mexicanos: A Brief Overview of Mexican
Slavery"
Bobby Vaughn
Associate Professor, Anthropology, Notre Dame de Namur University
"Black and Mexican: The Afro-Mexicans of the Costa Chica"
Christina Sue
Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder
"Race Mixture and Blackness in Contemporary Mexico"
Juan Gomez-Quinones
Professor, History, UCLA and
Irene Vasquez
Associate Professor, Chicano Studies, Cal State Dominguez Hills
"The Long Duree of Blacks Among Mexicans"
*************************************
Subject: Garment Worker Center screening "Made in L.A" Apr 19 - Spread
the Word!
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The Garment Worker Center invites you to join us at the Center for a =
fundraiser screening of Made in L.A. Come enjoy a great documentary =
filmed while following Garment Worker Center workers and staff for 6 =
years. The film tells the story of the Garment Worker Center's
Forever =
21 campaign through the eyes and experiences of garment workers
involved =
in the struggle. (full movie synopsis below)
Enjoy the movie and help support the exciting organizing work of the =
Center geared towards empowering garment workers to fight for justice
=
and dignity in the garment industry of Los Angeles. We'll have DVD =
copies of the film available for purchase as well as Garment Worker =
Center shirts and bags along with an assortment of Fair Trade crafts,
=
cloth, toys and other items.
When: 6:30 PM, Saturday, April 19
Where: The Garment Worker Center, 1250 S. Los Angeles St. Suite 213 =
(between Pico and 12th St.)
Downtown Los Angeles, 90015 (Street parking is free after 6:00 PM on
=
Saturdays)
Suggested Donation: $10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
For more information call the center at 213-748-5866
Also: Every Friday in April Community supporters are invited to join
us =
at the center from 6:30-9:00pm to help make art to be used in the =
Garment Worker Contingent of the march on International Workers' Day =
(May 1st). Stop by and put some of your creative energy to use if you
=
have some time.=20
Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants =
working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-
year =
odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer =
Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the
=
impact of the struggle on each woman's life as they are gradually =
transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human,
Made =
in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the =
courage it takes to find your voice.
Lupe Hernandez, a five-foot tall dynamo who learned survival skills at
=
an early age, has been working in Los Angeles garment factories for
over =
15 years since she left Mexico City at age 17. Maura Colorado left her
=
three children in the care of relatives in El Salvador while she
sought =
work in L.A. to support them. She found that the low-paid work came
with =
a high price - wretched conditions in the factories and an =
"undocumented" status that deprived her of seeing her children for
over =
eighteen years. Mar=EDa Pineda came to Southern California from Mexico
=
in hopes of a better life at 18, with an equally young husband. Twenty
=
three years later, substandard working conditions, a meager salary and
=
domestic abuse have left her struggling for her children's future and
=
for her own human dignity.
These three women, along with other immigrant workers, come together
at =
L.A.'s Garment Worker Center to take a stand for their rights. Against
=
all odds, these seemingly defenseless workers launch a very public =
challenge (a lawsuit and a boycott) to one of the city's flagship =
clothiers, calling attention to the dark side of low-wage labor north
of =
the U.S.-Mexico border and revealing the social fault lines of the new
=
globalization
=20
=20
Candice Sung Kim
can...@coalitionforcleanair.org
=20
Coalition for Clean Air
811 W 7th St, #1100
Los Angeles CA 90017=20
=20
213-630-1192 x107 (phone)
213-630-1158 (fax)
www.coalitionforcleanair.org
=20
The Coalition for Clean Air is dedicated to restoring clean, healthful
=
air to California by advocating responsible public health policy, =
providing technical and educational expertise, and promoting broad-
based =
community involvement.
and content to our pages but it seems that google groups system is not
working properly. I'll try again today, but to avoid missing the
timing for the events, I'm posting them below in this order:
1) Join L.A.'s Workers in the March from Hollywood to the Docks -
April 15, 16, and 17th
2) 6TH Annual SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY - APRIL 19, 2008
3) The State of Black Latino Relations: Inter-group Dynamics and
Prospects for Coalition Building - April 18-19, 2008
4) Garment Worker Center screening "Made in L.A" - Apr 19
Best,
Leila Kaas.
"Viver é desenhar sem borracha."
"Living is drawing without an eraser." (Millor Fernandes - Brazilian
writer)
***************************
Join L.A.'s Workers in the March from Hollywood to the Docks
April 15, 16, and 17th
Go to <http://hollywoodtothedocks.org/> http://hollywoodtothedocks.org/
for
the video that explains the march.
As gas prices continue to skyrocket, the prices of groceries continue
to
increase and families are running a greater risk of losing their homes
to
foreclosure, workers in Los Angeles are taking a stand. Many from
various
industries including janitors, actors, longshore workers, port drivers
and
college professors will begin a three day march (April 15-17th) that
will
take them from Hollywood, where actors represented by Screen Actors
Guild
(SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
face a
joint contract negotiation, to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro,
where
Longshore workers represented by the International Longshore Warehouse
Union
(ILWU) face contract negotiations in July. All of this is being done
in the
Fight For Good Jobs so that these workers can remain in the middle
class or
come one step closer to moving out of poverty.
Join these workers in support as they march through the streets of
L.A. in
their Fight For Good Jobs.
If you can't take part in the march, join them at these key events:
Hollywood to the Docks Kick Off Rally - March to follow
4/15/2008, 9:00 am
Hancock Park at the La Brea Tar Pits,
5801 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Rally at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro
4/17/2008, 6:00 pm
Berth 87, W 1st St & S Harbor Blvd
San Pedro, CA
To learn more about the March From Hollywood to the Docks and why
L.A.'s
workers are calling 2008 - The Fight For Good Jobs, visit
<http://www.hollywoodtothedocks.com/> www.hollywoodtothedocks.com
Mary L. Gutierrez
Communications Director
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
(Office) 213.381.5611 Ext 114 (Cell) 213.276.3384
<http://www.launionaflcio.org> www.launionaflcio.org
<http://www.hollywoodtothedocks.com> www.hollywoodtothedocks.com
2008 - The Fight For Good Jobs
**************************************
6TH Annual
SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY
Presented by UCLA School of Public Affairs &
the Social Welfare Latina/o Caucus
SATURDAY APRIL 19, 2008
8:30AM TO 3:00PM
*************************************
The State of Black Latino Relations:
Inter-group Dynamics and Prospects for Coalition Building
April 18-19, 2008
UCLA Downtown Labor Center
675 S. Park View Street, 1st floor
Los Angeles, CA 90057
This event is free and open to the public.
The conference is jointly sponsored by the UCLA Institute for Research
on Labor
and Employment (IRLE), the University of California's Labor and
Employment
Research Fund (LERF), and The Ford Foundation.
Conference Schedule
Friday, April 18, 2008
3:30 pm Opening Remarks:
Kent Wong
Director, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
4:00 - 5:30 pm Historical and Contemporary Accounts of Blackness in
Mexico
Pablo Sierra
PhD Student, Program for Latin American History, UCLA
"Castas, Negros, y Afro-Mexicanos: A Brief Overview of Mexican
Slavery"
Bobby Vaughn
Associate Professor, Anthropology, Notre Dame de Namur University
"Black and Mexican: The Afro-Mexicans of the Costa Chica"
Christina Sue
Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder
"Race Mixture and Blackness in Contemporary Mexico"
Juan Gomez-Quinones
Professor, History, UCLA and
Irene Vasquez
Associate Professor, Chicano Studies, Cal State Dominguez Hills
"The Long Duree of Blacks Among Mexicans"
*************************************
Subject: Garment Worker Center screening "Made in L.A" Apr 19 - Spread
the Word!
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------_=_NextPart_001_01C89A89.44013AEC
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Garment Worker Center invites you to join us at the Center for a =
fundraiser screening of Made in L.A. Come enjoy a great documentary =
filmed while following Garment Worker Center workers and staff for 6 =
years. The film tells the story of the Garment Worker Center's
Forever =
21 campaign through the eyes and experiences of garment workers
involved =
in the struggle. (full movie synopsis below)
Enjoy the movie and help support the exciting organizing work of the =
Center geared towards empowering garment workers to fight for justice
=
and dignity in the garment industry of Los Angeles. We'll have DVD =
copies of the film available for purchase as well as Garment Worker =
Center shirts and bags along with an assortment of Fair Trade crafts,
=
cloth, toys and other items.
When: 6:30 PM, Saturday, April 19
Where: The Garment Worker Center, 1250 S. Los Angeles St. Suite 213 =
(between Pico and 12th St.)
Downtown Los Angeles, 90015 (Street parking is free after 6:00 PM on
=
Saturdays)
Suggested Donation: $10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
For more information call the center at 213-748-5866
Also: Every Friday in April Community supporters are invited to join
us =
at the center from 6:30-9:00pm to help make art to be used in the =
Garment Worker Contingent of the march on International Workers' Day =
(May 1st). Stop by and put some of your creative energy to use if you
=
have some time.=20
Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants =
working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-
year =
odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer =
Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the
=
impact of the struggle on each woman's life as they are gradually =
transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human,
Made =
in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the =
courage it takes to find your voice.
Lupe Hernandez, a five-foot tall dynamo who learned survival skills at
=
an early age, has been working in Los Angeles garment factories for
over =
15 years since she left Mexico City at age 17. Maura Colorado left her
=
three children in the care of relatives in El Salvador while she
sought =
work in L.A. to support them. She found that the low-paid work came
with =
a high price - wretched conditions in the factories and an =
"undocumented" status that deprived her of seeing her children for
over =
eighteen years. Mar=EDa Pineda came to Southern California from Mexico
=
in hopes of a better life at 18, with an equally young husband. Twenty
=
three years later, substandard working conditions, a meager salary and
=
domestic abuse have left her struggling for her children's future and
=
for her own human dignity.
These three women, along with other immigrant workers, come together
at =
L.A.'s Garment Worker Center to take a stand for their rights. Against
=
all odds, these seemingly defenseless workers launch a very public =
challenge (a lawsuit and a boycott) to one of the city's flagship =
clothiers, calling attention to the dark side of low-wage labor north
of =
the U.S.-Mexico border and revealing the social fault lines of the new
=
globalization
=20
=20
Candice Sung Kim
can...@coalitionforcleanair.org
=20
Coalition for Clean Air
811 W 7th St, #1100
Los Angeles CA 90017=20
=20
213-630-1192 x107 (phone)
213-630-1158 (fax)
www.coalitionforcleanair.org
=20
The Coalition for Clean Air is dedicated to restoring clean, healthful
=
air to California by advocating responsible public health policy, =
providing technical and educational expertise, and promoting broad-
based =
community involvement.
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