by DC Jobs with Justice | Apr 28, 2010 | Immigrant Rights, Projects, Trabajadores Unidos de DC / United Workers of DC
Condemning Arizona’s new immigration law program as “racist and perverse,†dozens of labor, community and immigrant rights activists spoke out forcefully yesterday about the dangers of collaboration between local police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 3, 2010 | Projects
“We don’t want a Guantanamo in the Nation’s Capital” said Johnny Barnes, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area, before a packed audience during yesterday’s community dialogue at the...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Feb 22, 2010 | Projects, Workers' Rights Board
Workers, advocates, labor leaders, and community activists packed the basement of First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church last Thursday night to examine how “Wage Theft” is impacting local workers. rnrnA board of 10 prominent community leaders, chaired by...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Feb 15, 2010 | Campaigns
PRESS ADVISORY:rnFebruary 15, 2010rnContact (DC Jobs with Justice): Ruth Castel-Branco: 202-489-2273 , rcastel@dclabor.org rnrnFAITH, COMMUNITY HOLD VIGIL FOR STRIKING WINGS WORKERS, CALL ON GW UNIVERSITY AND CLARK CONSTRUCTION TO REPENTrnrnWHAT: On Ash Wednesday,...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Feb 9, 2010 | Projects
Unity in Dream City: Organizing for Local Justice in 2009 Compiled by Andrew Willis Garcés and Mackenzie Baris INDEX: *The Year in Struggler* Victories Organized by Issue Housing/Gentrification Labor/Workers’ Rights Youth/Education Public Sector & Safety...
