Labor Events and Resources Blog

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BAY AREA SWEATSHOP

WORKERS TOUR

What YOU Can Do to End Tax Dollar Support for Sweatshops and to Build an Economy Based on Good Jobs!

FREE FOOD FOR ALL OUR GUESTS!

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SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS?

Contact Igor:

510-295-8798

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Monday, April 6, 2009 | 6:00-8:00 PM

First Unitarian Universalist Church and Center

1187 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94109

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 | 7:00-9:00 p.m.

UC-Berkeley, MLK Student Union Building, Tilden Room (5^th Floor)

2100 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704.

Free and open to the public (but a donation of $5-15 is appreciated).

Donate at the door or go to http://endsweatshops.eventbrite.com!

Featuring:

Erlinda Elizabeth Gutierre Reyes, former garment worker from Honduras.

Rafael Irizarry, worker from Propper International in Puerto Rico, a major producer of military and law enforcement apparel that supplies the U.S.

David Bacon, renowned labor journalist and author of Illegal People.

Elected Officials, Organizers, Music, and More!

Co-sponsored by City of Berkeley Commission on Labor, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, East Bay Young Democrats, Hesperian Foundation, Offices of Berkeley Councilmembers Jesse Arreguin and Kriss Worthington, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas, UC Berkeley Labor Center, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club of the East Bay, More! Wheelchair accessible.

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