Volunteers Wanted for Workers' Rights Awards Celebration

[Melissa Varga]

American Rights at Work Education Fund needs your help!

When: Wednesday, June 20 2012, 5:00-7:15pm

Where: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20005

What: We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with
registration, ushering, and welcoming guests to the event. No specific
skills are required, though past event experience would be helpful.
Volunteer times will be split into 1 hour shifts. All volunteers are
welcome to stay for the entire event (Awards Program begins at 7pm)
and enjoy the reception, including our infamous mashed potato bar.

Join us for the eighth annual American Rights at Work Awards
Celebration as we honor the recipients of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human
Rights Award who, like her, champion workers’ rights as human rights.

This year we are pleased to award the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights
Award to:
• DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the National Football League
Players Association (NFLPA), for his savvy representation of the
players during the 2011 NFL lockout, and for his compelling, ongoing
commitment to lifting up the value of unions for workers everywhere.

• Bill Street and Per-Olaf Sjoo for their strategic campaign of
solidarity to support IKEA workers’ winning effort to secure a voice
on the job. This innovative, international fight spanned social media
to Swedish media to prove workers remain committed to unions in this
economy.

The program will also include former National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB) Chair Wilma Liebman as a special guest and featured speaker.

For additional information, feel free to visit our website at
http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/awards-celebration/main-380-380/.

Please reply to Melissa Varga at 202.822.2127 x113, or by e-mail at
mva...@americanrightsatwork.org to sign-up.