Dear Friends,
For
a variety of reasons, we have moved the Western Mass. Jobs with Justice Conference
to Saturday March 6.
And
due to generous donations, we are able to make it free to all. We will
still be asking for donations for the dinner and dance. Low income groups
and individuals who need to may simply put “0” in the dinner and
dance donation boxes on the form.
We
hope you can come – please let us know soon. New conference and ad book forms are
attached, along with a Membership Form which can also be used to join WMJwJ or to
make a charitable donation.
The Conference
is at Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke (easy off
I-91).
The schedule:
Noon-1pm:
registration, tabling, schmoozing
1-1:30pm:
Opening Plenary
1:30-3pm:
workshops:
“Unemployment:
Who Decides?” ~ “Education: Who Decides?” ~ “Good
Green Jobs: Who Decides?” ~ “Health Care: Who
Decides?”
The
workshops are different vital starting points for discussing strategies and
tactics to change Who Decides throughout society.
3-6pm:
Members’
Business Meeting; Non-Members’ Introduction to Jobs with Justice; then
Plenary Report Back
6pm:
keynote:
Rob Witherell, United Steelworkers, on “Mondragon in the
US?”, and buffet dinner
NOTE: You may email questions for Rob in advance – send to wmjwj@wmjwj.org.
Please visit http://www.usw.org/media_center/releases_advisories?id=0234.
You can also learn more about
Mondragon here.
8-10pm:
dancing to DJ Dynamite Dave
(Dave Levy)
NOTE: You may email requests to Dave in advance – send to dynamiteparty@live.com.
The
conference is in partnership with the Kittredge Center for Business and
Workforce Development at Holyoke Community College. Please return the attached
form to Jobs with Justice, PO Box 296, Granby MA 01033, but make your check out
to HCC-CBPD. Deadline: postmarked February 19.
Questions? (413) 827-0301 or wmjwj@wmjwj.org.
In
solidarity,
Jon
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Jon Weissman, Coordinator
Western Mass Jobs with Justice
640 Page Blvd #101
Springfield MA 01104
(413) 827-0301
Founded in 1987, Jobs with Justice's
mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job
security, and protect workers' right to organize. We believe workers' rights
are human rights and to be successful, we have to be part of a larger campaign
for economic and social justice.
To that end, "J with
J" has created a national coalition and a network of local coalitions that
connect labor, community, student, and faith-based organizations and activists
on workplace and community social justice campaigns. Western Mass JwJ
– founded June 5, 1993 – is now a coalition of almost 60
organizations.
WMJwJ publishes the following mobilization emails:
[Workers' Rights] posts opportunities for you to learn about and
show solidarity with workplace and working class struggles. And these events
are opportunities for JwJ members to fulfill their pledge: "I'll be there for workers' rights
at least five times a year!"
This is the core mission of Jobs with Justice (www.jwj.org), affirming that workers' rights are
human rights. To subscribe, send an email to wmjwj@wmjwj.org with a Subject of "Subscribe
Workers' Rights".
[Health Care Action] posts events and information that support the
large and vibrant Western Mass. movement for health care justice. Nationwide,
Jobs with Justice (www.jwj.org)
has prioritized Health Care as a basic human right. To subscribe, send an email
to wmjwj@wmjwj.org
with a Subject of "Subscribe Health Care Action".
[People's History] posts events and other information related
to a people's history of Western Mass. To subscribe, send an
email to wmjwj@wmjwj.org
with a Subject of "Subscribe People's History".
[Solidarity Calendar] posts other events of interest to the
Western Mass. coalition. To subscribe, send an
email to wmjwj@wmjwj.org
with a Subject of "Subscribe Solidarity Calendar".