by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 24, 2009 | Building Black-Brown Unity, Projects
On Saturday, March 28th, workers, tenants, organizers, parents and children from all walks of life will gather for an all-day city wide forum on racism, immigration and class in the District of Columbia. The all-day forum titled “Facing What Divides Us: building...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 24, 2009 | Building Black-Brown Unity, Projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:rnMarch 25, 2009rnrnContact:rnAlbert Honegan: 202-739-1357 (DC Language Access Coalition)rnRuth Castel-Branco: 202-489-2273 (DC Jobs with Justice) rnrnDC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HOLD FORUM ON BUILDING UNITY BETWEEN BLACK AND BROWN...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 23, 2009 | Projects
rnDC Jobs with Justice has created a pocket-sized booklet of practical English vocabulary and phrases for Day Laborers. rnrnNot only does this help workers communicate with their employers around the work site, but it also provides them with contact information for...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 23, 2009 | Projects, Student Labor Outreach Project
rnThe 10th annual National Student Labor Week of Action, hosted by the Student Labor Action Project, is an opportunity to reclaim our future by mobilizing our communities. From March 27th to April 4th, in honor of the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez,...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 20, 2009 | Projects
Join the movement to save public property.rnSchools, libraries are not for sale!rnrnFind out:rnWhatd does current DC law say about public property disposition (sale, giveaway)?rnWhat does the People’s Property Campaign propose for new DC law?rnWhat does the...
by DC Jobs with Justice | Mar 13, 2009 | Projects
A bill criminalizing gatherings of more than two people in DC is drawing outrage and opposition from community and labor activists, as well as civil rights advocates. “This is a clear and blatant violation of the Constitutionally-guaranteed right of the American...