Texas Labor Against the War » racism http://txlaboragainstwar.org Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:48:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 San Antonio: March on May Day | Marcha el Dia del Trabajo http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2011/04/20/san-antonio-march-on-may-day/ http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2011/04/20/san-antonio-march-on-may-day/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:26:46 +0000 Leslie http://txlaboragainstwar.org/?p=936 May 1, 201110:00 amto3:00 pm

GRAN MARCHA POR LOS DERECHOS DEL MIGRANTE

GRAND MARCH FOR MIGRANT RIGHTS on INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY

 
San Antonio, TX

front of San Fernando Cathedral

Sunday, May 1, 10 am – 3 pm

More info:  ph (210) 378-5132 o (210) 299-2666, Email- chelopez@swunion.org

*NUESTRAS DEMANDAS*  — Alto a las Redadas y Deportaciones; Reunificacion de Familias; Reforma Migratoria Justa; Paz y Justicia en la Frontera; Derechos Universales para Tod@s; Alto a los Caza Migrantes; Salarios Sustentables; Dream Act Ahora; No al Racismo y Descriminacion

*DEMANDS* — Stop Raids and Deportations; Reunification of Families; Just Immigration Reform; Peace and Justice on the Border; Universal Rights for Migrants; No Border Wall; Living Wages; Dream Act Now; No to Racism and Discrimination

http://nuevaraza.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/san-anto-workers-day-and-the-grand-march-for-migrant-workers-rights-may-1/

https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=184281831594976

]]> http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2011/04/20/san-antonio-march-on-may-day/feed/ 0 Austin: Report Back from the U.S. Social Forum http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/08/11/austin-report-back-from-the-u-s-social-forum/ http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/08/11/austin-report-back-from-the-u-s-social-forum/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:56:12 +0000 Leslie http://txlaboragainstwar.org/?p=445 August 19, 20107:30 pmto9:00 pm
Texas State Employees Union sponsors a report back from the USSF with a labor perspective.
 
In June, thousands of social justice activists met in Detroit at the USSF to discuss, plan, and organize the struggle for a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. It was the second of these vibrant, cross-issue social change gatherings. Those of us from TSEU were inspired by seeing so many labor union groups all through the event–UAW, Teamsters, Steelworkers, AFSCME, United Electrical Workers, AFT, etc., etc.
 
In what we hope will be one of many USSF programs, members of the Texas State Employees Union, CWA Local 6186, will host a gathering to hear reports from Austinites who attended this important and inspiring event.  Our presenters will focus on labor in various ways.  There will also be a slide show and video clips.
 
TSEU is at 1700 S. 1st St., Austin (across from Freddie’s & Jovita’s)
 
 

 Those making reports include:

Anne Lewis, a TSEU activist, who will show clips from a presentation she made to the US Social Forum about Anne Braden, a most dedicated fighter against racism and political repression.

Josefina Castillo and Judith Rosenberg of Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera, which organizes solidarity and support for workers in Mexico organizing inside and outside of unions

Leslie Cunningham, a TSEU activist, who will report on the role of labor unions in the social justice movement

Maribel Falcon of Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral, which is having great success on wage theft and construction safety issues in Austin as part of the labor movement which is larger than unions alone.

Carmen Llanes with PODER in East Austin, who will report on environmental justice organizing.

For more information, contact Will Rogers at 280-7549 or whroger@aol.com

On Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=104604479596477

Domestic workers union marches at USSF (photo by Jim West, Labor Notes)

]]> http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/08/11/austin-report-back-from-the-u-s-social-forum/feed/ 0 “I tried hard to be proud of my service, but all I could feel was shame.” http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/02/05/i-tried-hard-to-be-proud-of-my-service-but-all-i-could-feel-was-shame/ http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/02/05/i-tried-hard-to-be-proud-of-my-service-but-all-i-could-feel-was-shame/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:13:14 +0000 Leslie http://txlaboragainstwar.org/?p=249 Iraq war veteran Mike Prysner speaks out against war and racism.  (With Spanish subtitles.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWU-JHetMM&feature=related

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