PPEHRC = Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
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Date sent: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:40:17 -0400
From: "Arun Prabhakaran, PPEHRC"
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Subject: [ppehrc-announce] PPEHRC at the Nat'l Domestic Worker's
Alliance
Conference in NYC this weekend
Dear PPEHRC members and supporters,
As a part of the National Domestic Worker Alliance's Conference held in
conjunction with the Congress, Galen Tyler (PPEHRC Member and Executive
Director
of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union) will be speaking on the panel titled,
"Lessons in National Organizing."
This event is at Barnard College in NYC on Saturday, June 6th.
For more info visit http://www.domesticworkersunited.org/shownews/15
In struggle,
Arun Prabhakaran
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
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Domestic Workers are comin to NYC!
In just a few days domestic workers from Boston, San Francisco, Houston, San
Antonio, Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington D.C. will be
joining domestic workers in New York to convene the National Domestic Workers
Congress. We're excited to see our compañeras again, looking to build from the
unity that was sparked at the US Social Forum last summer. And this time, there
will be new groups joining in.
New York as our meeting spot is no random choice. New York is the site of one
of
the strongest campaigns on the ground fighting for rights, respect and
reparations for domestic workers. As this year's state legislative session
comes
to a close, we've been able to mobilize hundreds of people to agitate and push
for the passage of the Bill of Rights. Our national allies are here to register
there support and to begin to work towards place domestic workers on the
national
agenda for workers' rights.
The Congress will involved planning meetings, internal exchanges and joint
political education sessions between domestic workers organizations. There will
also be public conference, the detailed schedule is:
June 6th - Barnard College, 3009 Broadway at 117th street
10:30 AM Panel: Domestic Workers Organizing in the U.S.
Representatives from Alliance Member groups will talk about what's happening in
the local cities and share innovations in campaign or programmatic work.
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Panel: Lessons in National Organizing
This panel will feature representatives from national groups: Jobs with
Justice,
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, National Day Laborer Organizing
Network, Right to the City Alliance, Grassroots Global Justice. They will share
lessons building national alliances and waging national campaigns.
3:30 PM Breakout Discussions
There will be three break out groups:
- On Legal Advocacy as a way to support Domestic Worker organizing
- On Ally Groups and having active solidarity with Domestic Workers
- For Domestic Workers, how do we connect with critical issues of our time
7:00 PM Fundraiser Party for National Domestic Worker Alliance
at Bar 13, VIP Entrance - 121 University Place and 13th street, 3rd Floor
N/Q/R/Q/4/5/6 to Union Square
Saturday, June 7th @ 11AM
March for Rights, Respect and Reparations for Domestic Workers
Domestic Workers March for Rights, Respect and Dignity
11 AM - Meet at City Hall Park, On Broadway between Barclay and Chambers. Take
the N/R to City Hall or 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge.
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