Events
03 / 19
Start: 10:45 am
End: 12:30 pm
Stop "Secure Communities" Friday, March 19th Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Metro DC CLUW March 19, 2010 - 6:00–8:00 PM So much is missed in women’s history. A Lite Dinner, Wonderful Speakers, and Camaraderie Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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 Topics of discussion: | ||
03 / 20
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03 / 22
Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Restaurant Industry at a Crossroads: Monday, March 22, 2010 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. | ||
03 / 23
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03 / 24
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03 / 25
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Stand with Hotel Workers Thursday, March 25th 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. | ||
03 / 26
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03 / 27
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03 / 28
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Book Event: Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do Sunday, March 28 | ||
03 / 29
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03 / 31
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04 / 4
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04 / 5
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04 / 6
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Book reading and discussion Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement Tuesday, April 6, 2010 | ||
04 / 7
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04 / 8
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04 / 9
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04 / 10
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04 / 11
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Jews United for Justice's Annual Labor Seder Sunday, April 11 | ||
04 / 12
Start: 8:45 am
End: 11:00 am
Hearing on Mayor's Budget The next big date on the budget decision timeline is April 12th, when the Mayor takes questions from the Council on his proposed budget. We need your support to fill the hall and make our message heard. We are asking individuals and organizations to join us for a large creative action. We will call on City Council to be superheros and save our safety net, and we will celebrate the everyday heroes who strengthen and depend on safety net services. | ||
04 / 13
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04 / 14
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04 / 15
Start: 7:30 am
End: 9:00 am
Tax Day Action "Walmart Dodges Taxes. Now We're Paying For It" Thursday, April 15th On Tax Day, labor activists - led by UFCW Local 400, Local 1994 and Local 27 - will display a 3'x5' banner reading "Walmart Dodges Taxes. Now We're Paying For It" outside Metro Center while passing out flyers to area taxpaying commuters outlining retail giant Walmart's tax avoidance practices, including the many loopholes Walmart abuses in order to get out of paying millions in taxes. Email mbaris@dclabor.org if you can help flyer. | ||
04 / 16
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
2010 Emancipation Day Celebration "DC Almost 150 Years Later" Presented by Busboys & Poets & ONE DC Fri.April 16, 2010 Celebrate, Dine and Discuss The celebration is free but space is limited! RSVP to ONE DC | ||
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