Events
05 / 15
Start: 12:00 am
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:00 am
Verizon employees are being scapegoated for Verizon's poor service quality record and the City isn't doing a thing about it. Chronic static on the line, slow internet, dropped calls, billing errors, twisted wires, service centers closed, jobs moved, jobs cut, workers strained, trained on false solutions, and now scapegoated. Enough is enough! | ||
05 / 16
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org | ||
05 / 17
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org | ||
05 / 18
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org | ||
05 / 19
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org | ||
05 / 20
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:30 pm
Briefing on the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity Tuesday, May 20th Special briefing with the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity will provide allies with an opportunity to learn more about the issues involved, and to provide information about how allies can support the campaign. rsvp to mbaris(at)dclabor.org | ||
05 / 21
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity Rally Weds, May 21st Join members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity for a rally on the 7th day of their Hunger Strike. More workers will join the hunger strike, and allies will pledge Solidarity Fasts. | ||
05 / 22
(all day)
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Empower DC's Monthly Empowerment Circle Everything You Need to Know About Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) May 22nd Learn about: The history and purpose of ANCs; How ANCs function; What you can do to strengthen your ANC; What you can do to hold your ANC accountable; How to run for office as an ANC commissioner RSVP to 202-234-9119 Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Community-wide Meeting with the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity Thursday, May 22nd Hear from the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity about their campaign, get updates on the hunger strike, and learn how you can support their struggle for justice. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Global Food Crisis: Why the Free-Market Can't Meet the Needs of Ordinary People Thursday, May 22nd Have you noticed rising prices at the grocery store and gas pump? Working class people are worried about stretching their paychecks, and those 2.8 billion people in the world who live on less than $2 per day are feeling the pressure at extreme levels. | ||
05 / 23
End: 12:59 am
Start: 15 May 2008 - 12:00am
End: 23 May 2008 - 12:59am
Members of the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity, Congress of Indian Workers launched a hunger strike on May 14th. They will be keeping their fast publicly from 9am to 7pm each day. You can visit them at the Ghandi statue in front of the Indian Embassy at 21st and Massachusetts Ave, NW. Look out for their banner and white tent. Next Rally: Weds, June 11th Check this site regularly for updates. For background information, visit: http://www.neworleansworkerjustice.org | ||
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05 / 30
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Celebrate Asian Pacific American History Month! Film Screening of Grassroots Rising & Conversation with Robert Winn, Director Friday, May 30, 2008 @ Noon - 1:30 PM AFL-CIO Building, Gompers Room Sponsored by APALA, DC, NAPAWF - DC and the DC Labor Film Festival. RSVP to Anna Stuart at 202-508-3733 Grassroots Rising, the most recent Visual Communications production, brings filmmaking to the community through Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Social Justice Movie Night: Friday, May 30 St. Stephen's Church Auditorium Suggested donation of $10, no one turned away. Proceeds will go to the Indian Workers Congress (IWC) and the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) | ||
05 / 31
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06 / 1
Start: 7:00 pm
Free Screening of "Sicko" June 1st National Labor College | ||
06 / 2
Start: 9:30 am
End: 1:00 pm
PROTECT FREE SPEECH DC City Council to Pass Bill Limiting “non-commercial public speech†in DC. What this bill could do: Shut down all amplified protest in DC It’s NOT about noise. It’s about the right to speak and be heard... Rally and Lobby Day Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
EMPOWER DC Monthly Empowerment Circle Series DC GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF INTEREST: Office of Planning Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development Monday, June 2nd 2008 What is the mission, role & function of these agencies? Bring Your Comments & Questions! | ||
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06 / 4
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06 / 5
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
JOIN the March & Rally This Thursday, June 5, 2008 Starting 10:30am Leaving from Father McKenna Center March to District Building (June 5th is the 40th Anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy who was a strong proponent of those most impacted by a decision participating in the decision making!) For more information: Tom Howarth, 202 842 1112 | ||
06 / 6
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06 / 8
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06 / 9
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06 / 10
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06 / 11
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Join the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity as they demand that the Department of Justice move forward with an investigation of Gulf Coast marine company Signal International and grant Signal worker continued presence to be able to pursue their case. WHAT: Rally to support the Alliance of Guestworkers for Dignity. | ||
06 / 12
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Where: AFL-CIO, Samuel Gompers Room For more information contact rcastel@dclabor.org | ||
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06 / 14
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