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Million Worker March |
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by Million Worker March via email
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01 Jun 2004
Modified: 05:49:06 PM |
The Midwest Planning Meeting for the Million Worker March to Washington, DC on Saturday, October 16, 2004 will be in Chicago soon:
Midwest Planning Meeting
Saturday., June 12th
UE (United Electrical Union) Hall
37 So. Ashland, Chicago
from 1-4 PM |
Here's some recent info on the March, fyi. Note the endorsement list, and the additional demands related to immigrants' rights, anti-racist solidarity, and the war/ occupation at the end. (This committee was established by ILWU (Longshoreman's) Local 10, and it meets in their offices with local officers present.)
The Midwest planning meeting will be Sat., June 12th, at UE (United Electrical Union) Hall, 37 So. Ashland from 1-4 PM. We'll have speakers, featuring Trent Willis from ILWU 10 along with endorsing midwest groups and speakers, an open discussion/ question session, followed by a break-out working session and report-back. Mark you calendar if you're interested.
Please fwd this info to others. If you're planning to come in from out of town and want a place to stay, let me know asap. If you want to contribute needed funds, wait! We don't have an account set up yet.:} getting organized and in solidarity, Earl Silbar, midwest coordinator
1) Join Us in a Historic Kick-Off Rally of the Million Worker March on Washington, D.C. on October 16, 2004 -- Rally Date and Time: Saturday, May 22 at 8 p.m.
2) Statement by Clarence Thomas, Executive Board ILWU Local 10, on the Million Worker March
3) List of Demands of Million Worker March (list of demands updated/expanded by Million Worker March Organizing Committee on Sunday May 16, 2004)
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San Francisco Planning Meeting
1) Join Us in a Historic Kick-Off Rally of the Million Worker March on Washington, D.C. (October 16, 2004)
Come Learn About It:
Saturday, May 22 at 8 p.m
ILWU Local 10 Hiring Hall 400 North Point (@ Mason) San Francisco
Welcoming Remarks: Henry Graham, President, ILWU Local 10 Featured Speakers Include: * Danny Glover, Renowned Actor & Activist * Chris Silvera, Secretary-Treasurer, Teamsters Local 808 (N.Y.) and Chair, Teamsters National Black Caucus; * Walter Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer, San Francisco Labor Council * MarÃa Guillen, Vice President, SEIU Local 790 * Dennis Orton, Black Workers For Justice (BWFJ) * Ralph Schoenman, Co-Producer, Pacifica's Taking Aim/Guns and Butter * Alexander Cockburn, Counterpunch * Frank Martin Del Campo, President, S.F. LCLAA
For more information contact 510-815-1309 or 707-552-9992
Also, please visit our website at: www.millionworkermarch.org
Partial List of Initial Endorsers of the Million Worker March: ILWU Local 10; ILWU Local 34; San Francisco Labor Council; Teamsters Local 808 (Long Island City, N.Y.); Northern California Chapter, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Northern California Teamsters Black Caucus; South Carolina State AFL-CIO; Farm Labor Organizing Committee (AFL-CIO); Northern California Convention of Plumbers & Steamfitters; Charleston (South Carolina) Labor Council; Troy (New York) Labor Council; Albany (New York) Labor Council; South Bay Central Labor Council; Monterey Bay Central Labor Council; AFSCME Local 3506; Letter Carriers, Local 214; GCIU Local 4-N; San Francisco Chapter, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA); UAW 1981 Chapter 3; AFSCME Local 1072; American Federation of Musicians Local 6; National Immigrant Solidarity Network; Jim Houghton, Director, Harlem Fight Back; Dick Gregory; Danny Glover; La Raza Centro Legal (S.F.); Solano County Peace and Justice Coalition; San Francisco Day Laborers Program; OWC Continuations Committee; No. Calif. Committees of Correspondence; KPFA Radio (No. Calif. Pacifica); ActionLA; (list in formation) ******************** |
See also:
http://www.millionworkermarch.org
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