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Student/Labor
Action Teach-In
at UCLA
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Student/Labor Action Teach-In at UCLA
(February 15, 2005)
More Information:
- Student/Labor Action Teach-In Flyer
- "Labor teach-in focuses on action"...
- "UC wages low, report finds"...
Make a Difference for Social Justice!!!
Learn from organizers and leaders on the front line.
Schedule of Events:
Plenary Speakers:
- Maria Elena Durazo, President, Hotel Employees
Restaurant Employees Local 11
- Mike Garcia, President, Service Employees International
Union, Local 1877
- Lakesha Harrison, President, UC Student Services &
Patient Care Workers, AFSCME 3299
- Reverend James Lawson, Civil Rights leader, founder,
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. President,
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, LA
- Arturo Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers
of America
- Emcee: Kent Wong, Director, UCLA Labor Center;
Founder of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Workshops:
- Support Young Workers in Defending their Labor
Rights – Peer Educators from Manual Arts High School
and UCLA Near Peers lead activities on labor rights and
workplace health and safety for young workers
Other workshops included:
- Civil Disobedience
- Organizing 101
- Immigrant Worker Organizing in LA
- Community College-UC Student Coordination
- Tuition Hikes, Outreach, Cuts, What Next? The State
Budget 2005
- All Around Us – Labor Issues on Campus
- Globalization
- Knowledge is Power: Careers in Strategic Research
Peer Educators Comments:
“I couldn’t believe I was listening to the Reverend who
worked with Martin Luther King.”
“I loved being at UCLA…”
“Our workshop was overflowing – shows the interest and
need for information on young worker health and safety…”
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