Texas Labor Against the War

Monday, May 5, at about 6:30 pm, Texas State Employees Union, 1700 S. First St., Austin (across from Freddie’s and Jovita’s)
This 27-min documentary will screen at the May 5 meeting of TSEU’s Committee on Political Education. After a business meeting that begins at 6 pm, we will show this film about the labor movement in Iraq. Iraqi unions, despite violent repression by both the Iraqi government and the Bush administration, have managed to survive, to oppose the occupation, and to lead a successful fight against oil privatization in that country.

Thomas Bacon, coordinator of both the 2005 and 2007 tours, will be there for discussion. Free and open to the public.

About the film:

In June 2005 six senior Iraqi trade union leaders toured the United States hosted by U.S. Labor Against the War, visiting 25 cities and speaking to several thousand unionists, peace activists, and others. This documentary captures the energy and emotions of the tour while expressing the important substantive message Iraqi workers want to convey to all Americans: end the occupation; oppose the privatization of Iraqi national resources; and support the right of all Iraqi workers to organize free and independent trade unions.
Directed by – Jonathan Levin
Executive Producer – Michael Zweig

To play the trailer, go to http://www.meetingfacetoface.org/

Meet at the Capitol (Austin, TX) at 4:30 pm May 1, 2008. March starts at 5:30 and ends at City Hall. There will be programs at both ends with international and local speakers, in Spanish and English (including an anti-war speaker), music, and theater.

Celebrate May Day, International Workers Day! This holiday started in the U.S. in 1886 and is celebrated all over the world except in the U.S. Thanks to immigrant workers for bringing it back to us!

MARCH AND RALLY FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

Honor International Workers’ Day by demanding just immigration reform!!

May 1, 2008
Meet at the South Steps at Capitol- Austin TX Rally: 4:30 p.m. March: 5:30pm

We Demand:
•FULL Respect, Dignity, and Equality for all
Immigrants and their families!
•ICE out of Travis County Jail!
•STOP the construction of the border wall!
•END the detention & deportation of our families!

If you would like to participate, help, or for more information, contact the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition: tel: 524-2012 email: [email protected]

Sponsored by: Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, AFSC-Austin, Catholic Charities Office of Immigrant Concerns, Cristo Rey Church, Grassroots Leadership, Political Asylum Project of Austin, Workers Defense Project, ALLGO, Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan, International Socialist Organization, People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER), Student Farmworker Alliance, LULAC Civil Rights Commission, Texans United For Families, Resistencia Book Store, Monkey Wrench Books, Alberto Garcia Law Office, Garcia and True LLP, Inmigrantes Latinos en Acción, Movement for a Democratic Society, Texas Jail Project, Texas Labor Against the War, Texas Civil Rights Project, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Austin Center for Peace and Justice, CodePink, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Green Party, Ten Thousand Villages

April’s Iraq Moratorium, sponsored by CODE PINK, will be at the corner of 6th and Lamar (near Whole Foods & Book People), starting at 5 pm.

The message will focus on Texas Senator John Cornyn and his horrifying record. Code Pink members will wear black and have white death masks/faces. They ask folks to try to stick with this message.

Instead of being in front of Cornyn’s office, this event is happening at 6th and Lamar for more visibility.

U.S. Labor Against the War is a national sponsor of the Iraq Moratorium, held the 3rd Friday of every month “until the war ends.”