Events
Please join us for a special cultural evening:
"TUNES OF TRANSFORMATION: A Concert Supporting the US Social Forum,"
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St., NE
$10 suggested;
Organizations invited to table ($25 per organization)
Know Your Rights under Secure Communities
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
6pm-7:30pm
CentroNÃa
1420 Columbia Road
¿Have YOU heard of DC Police’s participation in the Secure Communities program?
*¿Do you know your rights if you are stopped, detained or arrested by the police in DC?
Attend a Know Your Rights presentation to learn more. Presentation will explain Secure Communities program and inform individuals of their rights in the event that they are stopped, detained, or arrested by the police in Washington, D.C. and interrogated about their immigration status.
Stop "Secure Communities"
Friday, March 19th
10:45am
John Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW rm 500
Metro DC CLUW
Presents a
Women’s History Month Celebration
“Writing Women Back Into Historyâ€
March 19, 2010 - 6:00–8:00 PM
AFL-CIO Gompers Room
815 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
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So much is missed in women’s history.
Please join us as we listen to a panel of speakers talk about the challenges women of different backgrounds face
in the past and today.
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A Lite Dinner, Wonderful Speakers, and Camaraderie
What More Could You Ask?
In honor of the 7th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, the same weekend as a huge immigrant rights march in DC, come learn how militarization and the US military in particular affects oppressed populations. We'll discuss the experience of Iraqis after 7 years of US occupation and on the verge of US pulling out some of their troops; the experience of Latino immigrants in DC; and, making the local-global connection, the impact of over-policing that targets black communities in DC.
Friday, March 19th
6-8pm
Busboys and Poets
1025 5th Street, NW
Topics of discussion:
Restaurant Industry at a Crossroads:
13 Million Jobs for America
Monday, March 22, 2010
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
House Office Building - Room TBA
Honorary Host: Rep. Donna F. Edwards
Join Restaurant Opportunities Center to discuss the findings of Behind the Kitchen Door - comprehensive restaurant industry studies conducted in Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, New York and Portland, ME and their implications for the nation's fastest growing employer.
Speakers:
*Lanysha Adams, Research Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.
Stand with Hotel Workers
Thursday, March 25th
5pm
Westin City Center
1400 M St NW
Columbia Sussex, a national hotel owner with several hotels in the local area, has been using the economic downturn as an excuse to cut workers wages and benefits to distressing levels. Columbia Sussex is currently engaged in bitter labor disputes at four of its union properties, including the Sheraton City Centre in Baltimore and the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington.
Book Event:
Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do
Sunday, March 28
4 PM
Busboys and Poets
1025 5th Street, NW
Book reading and discussion
Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Busboys & Poets
5th & K, NW
Jews United for Justice's Annual Labor Seder
Sunday, April 11
6:30-9:00 pm
Adas Israel Congregation
2850 Quebec St, NW, Washington, DC 20008
