Events

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Start: 6:30 pm

Friday, Jan. 22nd
6:30-8:30 PM
Charles Sumner School
1201 17th St, NW

17th & M Sts * Street Parking * Wheelchair accessible
$5 Parking in garage across from YMCA on RI Ave

Suggested Donation $10 - No One Turned Away
Family-Friendly Event - Bring the Children!
Bring a Pot-Luck Dish to Share

The Event Will Include
Highlights of our Successes from 2009!
Special performances & Guests
Fun, Friends & Fellowship!

Whether you are new to Empower DC, or have been with us all along you won't want to miss this event!

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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Enough Is Enough!*
*Stop Tearing Our Families Apart!*
*Comprehensive Immigration Reform NOW!*

As we mark the first anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, mass deportations and workplace raids continue to terrorize communities across the United States. Racist immigration policies further divide families and communities and force millions of people to live under the constant threat that any interaction with police—however minor—could lead to detention and even deportation.

We must act now to put an end to these injustices.*
Enough is enough!

Start: 7:21 pm

Grassroots Fundraising Part II
Jan 26th. 6:30pm-8:30pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW

*Engaging your grassroots in fundraising.
*Casestudies: successful fundraising campaigns.
*Making a fundraising plan.
*Learn about concrete tools for grassroots fundraising.

Registration required, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bdAvdFc2_2bP7TBKN2m08OLA_3d_3d.

In order to offset the costs of the program, a donation of $10 is requested, no one will be turned away. You can donate at https://secure.ga6.org/08/DCdonate.

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Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:00 am

Fair Budget Coalition

Budget Briefing: Tax and Revenue

Friday, Jan. 29th
9:30-11am
John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW
room 103 or 104

Featuring Ed Lazere of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute

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Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:00 am

Creating a Stronger Workforce in the District: Helping More Families Move from Welfare to Work

Forum sponsored by the Fair Budget Coalition
Friday, February 5, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
John A. Wilson Building, 1st Floor
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Federal Triangle metro

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Start: 8:00 am

9th Annual
Catholic Labor Network Gathering

Saturday, Feb. 6th
8am - 3pm
Hyatt Regency Hotel

*Pre-registration required*
Register online at: http://www.catholiclabor.org/C-L%20Gath/2010%20Gathering%20Files/C-L_Gat...

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Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

Congressional Briefing and Public Discussion

"Behind the Kitchen Door: The Hidden Cost of Low Road Jobs in the Country's Thriving Restaurant Industry"

Tuesday, Feb. 9th
9:30am
2318 Rayburn Office Building

Speakers:
*Congresswoman Donna Edwards, 4th District MD
*Lanysha Adams, Research Director, Restaurant Opportunities Center.
*Paul Sonn, co-author of National Employment Law Project's "Restoring the Minimum Wage for America's Tipped Workers" report.
*Annette Bernhardt, co-author of the Employment Law Project's "Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers" report.

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Start: 6:41 pm

COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE WINGS WORKERS STRIKE.

Prayer Vigil: Have a Heart for Wings Workers
Wednesday, February 17th from 4:00pm-6:00pm
In front of the GW Metro Station (corner of 23rd and I St NW)

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

02 / 18
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Workers' Rights Board hearing:
Wage Theft

Thursday, Feb. 18th
6-9pm
First Rising Mt. Zion Church
602 N Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
(Mt. Vernon Square metro)

More details to come! Save the date!

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Start: 8:00 pm
Start: 19 Feb 2010 - 8:00pm
End: 20 Feb 2010 - 1:00am

Party for Justice: a Fundraiser for Wings Strikers
Friday, February 19th from 8pm-1:00am
La Casa, 3166 Mount Pleasant St NW

Featuring music by DJ Alex
bachata, cumbia, merengue
snacks and drink will be provided
Suggested donation: $10-$25