Local Solidarity Events

Local Solidarity Events

• SP USA Endorses April 10, 2006 Immigrant Rights Actions-

  Comrades,
  The National Action Committee passed the following resolution unanimously.
  Motion: To endorse the April 10, 2006 mobilizations for immigrant rights and to encourage affiliates to take part in local April 10th actions.
  A full listing of actions can be found at www.APRIL10.org
  The Socialist Party's April 10th Mobilization webpage can be found at: sp-usa.org/campaigns/ If your affiliate is attending one of these events (or another one not listed) drop me a note at natsec(at)sp-usa.org so I can list it on the website.
  We also remind you that there will be a major, national anti-war action in New York City on April 29, 2006.The Socialist Party will have a contingent at this event and will be taking part in organizing a post march/rally party with various Katrina victim solidarity organizations. Info will be posted at: http://sp-usa.org/campaigns/a29.html.

• 2/20 Anti-Iraq War March In Brooklyn.-

  Note: The Socialist Party USA, Greater New York City Local has endorsed this event. SP members should make every effort to come out! --- http://www.newyorksocialists.org
  

  War Resisters League
  339 Lafayette Street
  New York, NY 10012
  
  www.warresisters.org.
  
  Contacts:
  Frida Berrigan 347.683.4928
  Todd Eaton 917.620.7781
  Ed Hedemann 718.768.7306
  
  February 17, 2006 For Immediate Release
  

  NEW YORK CITY WAR RESISTERS TO HOLD IRAQ WAR FUNERAL MARCH IN BROOKLYN ON PRESIDENT'S DAY 2006
  Brooklyn, NY - The New York City Local of the War Resisters League (WRL) will hold a funeral march on Monday, February 20, 2006, to protest the loss of life in the war being waged in Iraq. Gathering across from the corner of Remsen and Court Streets (in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall steps) at 11:30 am on Monday, participants will assemble coffins draped in black and in American flags, representing the Iraqi and Americans killed in the war.
  

• 1/25 SP Forum- After Katrina: Solidarity Not Charity, Reclaiming the Gulf.-

  The Socialist Party National Office and the SP-NYC invite you to join us at a forum:
  After Katrina: Solidarity Not Charity, Reclaiming the Gulf
  Wednesday January 25, 2006
  6:30 - 9 PM

  A national dialogue on racism, poverty inequality and injustice began after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. While FEMA and the Red Cross failed at providing immediate support for Gulf "refugees", community-led projects like the Common Ground Collective have continued the work of rebuilding the Gulf offering mutual aid and support from volunteer medical and health providers, aid workers, community organizers, legal representatives and people from all over with broad skills from all walks of life.

• January 26th: NYU Grad Student Picket.-

  Join the striking Graduate Students at NYU for a rally and picket, Thursday, January 26th, 4pm, in front of Bobst Library.

  Unionized teachers and teaching assistants are coming in from all over the country to support their fellow workers at NYU. Come out to show NYU that New York City is a union town, and that we won't tolerate their unilateral decision to ignore the GSOC, who just last year they'd signed a contract with. Now the administration is pulling funding for all striking workers, essentially firing AND expelling them.

  Help us demand justice for the strikers! You could be next!

• Stand with the TWU Workers!-

  TWU Local 100 Executive Board Votes to End Strike, Return to Work!.
  "Dec. 22-The first NYC system-wide transit strike in 25 years ended today. Local 100 had to walk out to stop the TA's 11th hour pension ambush. We walked out strong, and we walk back stronger."
  
  The SPNYC asks that all our members and friends CONTINUE to stand with the TWU workers in this time of uncertainty. See the TWU Local's website, TWU supporters blog, or subscribe to our mailing lists for information on rallies, pickets, and other ways you can support your fellow workers in the days to come. Don't trust the mainstream media on this one, folks. We all know who owns them and which side they're on!

• Alliance for Fair Food: Friday May 5th- The SP locals in Northern NJ and NYC are joining with other groups and individuals to organize an area Alliance for Fair Food group. AFF started from the Immokalee Workers campaign against McDonalds, the same organization which organized (and won a contract) a boycott against Taco Bell. Committed to building links between farm workers, food-service workers, and consumers, AFF chapters around the nation have been fighting for better food, better work, and better wages. Join us for a short film about the Immokalee Workers campaign and an open discussion about what we can do together for Fair Food in our area. The event is free (of course) so bring your ideas.
• UPDATE: JC Residents without power, food, now recovering- Action Still needed (JC Lawyer?) From the JC Peace Movement and the bzwa media (FNB gets a mention). I'm going to speak with folks from the building and the orgs today, so if anyone wants to help, call Yajaira (one of the residents) at 201-968-8044, JC Peace Movement / Accion 21 / jc food not bombs, or me. ****I'd like to put them in touch with a Jersey based housing lawyer who could at least consult with them for free.**** Also a note, when we were talking to one woman who lives in the building, she pointed to the flag on her wall and said "I KNOW what food not bombs means: I'm from Vieques".
• STARBUCKS INFAMY:-

  IWW Organizer Daniel Gross Terminated for Union Activity!

  Please share widely TAKE ACTION NOW! www.starbucksunion.org August 5, 2006 The Starbucks "investigation" of IWW member Daniel Gross concluded today with his termination after more than three years of organizing at the company. Daniel's expression of solidarity at a union picket line with co-worker and fellow union member, Evan Winterscheidt, was deemed threatening by Starbucks despite multiple eyewitnesses who confirm that Daniel merely asserted to District Manager Allison Marx that Evan should not be fired. With the termination of IWW members Daniel Gross, Evan Winterscheidt, Joe Agins Jr., and Charles Fostrom in less than a year, Starbucks has demonstrated conclusively its intense hostility to the right of workers to join a union.
• Nationwide action against Starbucks: Nov 24th -25th-
  
  Workers Exercise Their Rights:
  This will Get You
  Fired at Starbucks.
  
  Starbucks Workers demand the right to Organize Event Details: NYC Starbux Day of Action 11/22 NYC Starbux Days of Action 11/24-25 This November 24th-25th, stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers as we call for an end to the anti-union campaign waged by Starbucks and for the reinstatement of all unlawfully fired workers. In addition we are calling on Starbucks to give Ethiopia control over its coffee. Starbucks workers around the country and the world are organizing to make our jobs better and finally have a real, independent voice at work. By organizing a union baristas in NYC have seen our wages increased, schedules stabilized and respect from our bosses. Over the last two years, however, Starbucks has consistently responded to workers organizing with harassment, intimidation and illegal firings. A National Labor Relations Board settlement was reached in March of 2006 that reinstated two workers and forced Starbucks to pay back wages and change discriminatory policies. The Settlement did little to stop the anti-union campaign and since December of 2005 five workers in NYC were unlawfully fired for engaging in protected union activity.
  • Joseph Agins fired from Starbucks at 2nd ave and 9th, December 12th 2005
  • Charles Fostrom fired from Starbucks at 57th and Lexington, July 11th 2006
  • Evan Winterscheidt fired from Starbucks at 14th and 6th ave, July 18th 2006
  • Daniel Gross fired from Starbucks at 36th and Madison, August 5th 2006
  • Isis Saenz fired from Starbucks at 57th and Lexington, November 1st 2006
  The IWW Starbucks workers union is calling for action. On November 24th-25th union members and supporters will be taking action to demand reinstatement of all five fired workers and an end to the Anti-union campaign.
• Help Wobbly Food Warehouse Workers Fight Back Against Nasty Bosses!-

  Community Support and Solidarity Needed!
  Schedule of Events:

  • Thursday December 28th: Leafleting action from 5pm 7pm, meet at park slope food co-op at union St. between 6th and 7th ave
  • Friday December 29th: Leafleting action from 7pm -9pm, meet at park slope food co-op at union St. between 6th and 7th ave (come only if you are not planning on attending Fair Food event fairfoodnyc.org )
  • Saturday December 30th: Leafleting action from 7pm -9pm, meet at park slope food co-op at union St. between 6th and 7th ave
  • Sunday December 31st: Leafleting action from 7pm -9pm meet at 116th and Broadway on the east side of the street.
  • Tuesday January 2nd: March with workers on Amersino! Followed by picket from 5am ? 10am. We know that's early, but the workers need your solidarity! Meet at the corner of Metropolitan and Gardner in Green Point, Brooklyn. Take the L train to Grand St. and walk east on Grand over the bridge to Metropolitan. Follow Metropolitan for 3 more blocks to the corner of Gardner and Metropolitan. Interested in crashing nearby on January 1st? Contact Tomer!
  If you are interested in attending the march or the leafleting actions please let us know by emailing iww.nyc@gmail.com or contact Tomer Malchi at (646) 753-1167. For updates on actions visit wobblycity.org or IWW.org.

  More will be forthcoming as the situation develops - IWW organizers are expecting a major battle against management in coming weeks. Here is a bit about the history of the workers of the IWW Food Industry and Allied Workers Union and their struggle:

  WAREHOUSE BOSSES' CHRISTMAS GIFT: ILLEGAL RETALIATION AGAINST IMMIGRANT UNION MEMBERS

  Brooklyn, New York On January 2nd 2007 at 5:00AM workers from the Food Industry and Allied Workers Union (Industrial Workers of the World, I.U. 460/640) and supporters will bring in the New Year with a march and picket line.

  This week owners from four different warehouses illegally threatened to call immigration or terminate union workers due to their immigration status in clear retaliation for the workers' union activities. Tuesday's march and picket will target Amersino Marketing Group, 161 Gardner Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

  Over the last year and half, food distribution warehouse workers in northern Brooklyn and Queens have organized a union with the IWW. The campaign has met with resounding success: workers have organized in five different warehouses, several of which have been certified in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) elections, they have forced their bosses towards full compliance with wage and hour laws, and they have won several major wage and hour violation cases while still other complaints totaling more than $100,000 have been filed with the Department of Labor.

  Thanks to the efforts of the Food Industry and Allied Workers Union, workers have witnessed an increasing number of bosses abide by minimum wage and overtime laws across the food distribution industry. As a result of their successes, workers have met escalating employer opposition. While this week's coordinated threats by warehouse owners regarding workers' immigration status may be their trump card, it represents only the latest in a series of unsavory maneuvers designed to hamper the union drive.

  Last year, Amersino owner Yu Q "Henry" Wang, who has robbed workers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages, responded to workers exercising their lawful right to organize by threatening workers, deceitfully rigging an NLRB union election, and firing union leaders.

  Lester Wen, owner of the restaurant wholesaler EZ-Supply, refused to bargain in good faith after workers won an NLRB union election almost a year ago. In response, the union has put pressure on EZ-Supply by targeting its customers : restaurants in park slope, the upper west side and the village and convincing them to switch to other companies. At the end of November, the union and Mr. Wen's lawyer reached a tentative agreement on a landmark contract, with workers winning wage increases, a grievance procedure, paid time off and much more ( iww.org/en/node/3052). On December 26, 2006, in a shockingly crass maneuver, Lester "the Grinch" Wen and his lackeys reneged on the agreement reached in negotiations and illegally threatened workers regarding their immigration status. In response, workers walked off the job in a wildcat strike and only returned after the union assured them that legal action would be taken.

  The IWW Food Industry and allied Workers Union calls on the owners of EZ-Supply, Amersino, Handyfat, and Top City Produce to cease its anti-union activities, reinstate fired workers, and to negotiate contract with the union in good faith. The legal institutions in NYC must act immediately to secure the rights of workers to organize and protect workers from the unlawful retaliatory activities of employers in the food industry.

• Building Farmworker Solidarity in NYC-
  
  photo by Greg Pason

  On Friday, December 29th, almost thirty people from an alphabet soup of organizations came to hear Marc Rodrigues of the Student-Farmworkers Alliance discuss the current state of the Immokalee farmworkers coalition and their campaign against retail giant McDonalds. A long time organizer with the Left Turn magazine/network as well as campus-based, anti-war and global justice movements, Marc moved to Florida in 2005 to coordinate student support for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Marc discussed the history and tactics of the 2005 Taco Bell Boycott victory, the decade long popular struggle of the C.I.W., and what supporters here can do in the impending fight with McDonalds.

  Farmworkers in Florida, many recent immigrants, faced sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the fields when they began to organize a decade ago. Beyond the radar of labor unions and political leaders, farmworkers created a grassroots democratic movement, first to demand the end of abuse and basic legal rights. As they flexed their muscles, the C.I.W. discovered that action against the corporate farms and labor subcontractors only took them so far. Prices and labor conditions were being set by the big food retailers, forever pushing lower costs for the already cheap tomatoes.

• Join the SP at the NYC Grassroots Media Conference-
  
  "Media and Movements Beyond Borders"
  

  Feb 24th: Media & Movements Beyond Borders: 4th annual grassroots media conference

  Join SP Members and friends this weekend at the 4th annual grassroots media conference at the New School in Manhattan.

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  Saturday February 24th, 2007 New School University 65 Fifth Avenue (at 13th Street) http://www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference Some of the over 40+ workshops include:
  • Solidarity, Not Charity: A Youth Media Workshop on Katrina
  • Grassroots Media and Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Development
  • Our World Our Mic: Creating Youth Radio Documentaries
  • Prometheus Radio Project and the global community radio movement
  • Crossing the Border: Hip Hop liberation, revolution and resistance
  • On Public Access and the State of Media: Policies That Affect Us All
  • Dead Trees: Small Magazines and Newspapers in the Digital Age
  • Black-Community Radio and Media Reform
  • Slingshot Hip Hop: From Brooklyn to Palestine
  • Art & Activism: the NYC Ghost Bike project
  • Youth exploring the Root Causes of Migration
  • Podcasting 101: Creating Your Own Podcast
  • NODE 101 - learning how to make a videoblog
  • Engaging workers through media
  • New York's Wireless Future
  • Youth Debate Concerns over Internet Filters, Sex Ed & Free Expression
  • We are all in Darfur, and Nairobi, & Johannesburg: The African perspective
  Don't miss our all day grassroots film festival, our special youth lounge, and our Friday evening networking party. Join us for the 4th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference, where we will strategize how media can be used as a tool to achieve social justice across boundaries and beyond borders. Register today! www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org

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• JC, NJ: Journal Sq Anti-War Vigil, FoodNOTBombs, & Clothing distribution- SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25th 12 noon-1pm "STOP THE WAR SUNDAYS" ---The VIGIL CONTINUES to GROW! This week Jersey City Peace Movement will be joined by two other progressive organizations: --Jersey City FOOD NOT BOMBS AND --North Jersey FAIR FOOD ALLIANCE for a 1pm FREE "SHARING" of FOOD, CLOTHING and ITEMS Same location as above (Journal Square Fountain) for more inmormation: http://www.myspace.com/jcfnb jcfnb@lists.riseup.net
• Farmworkers' Grassroots Resistance in the US:- Farmworker Resistance--Upcoming NYC Presentation **Please Forward Widely** Farmworkers' Grassroots Resistance in the US: Human Rights, Migration, and Globalization The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a grassroots worker organization made up of over 3,000 members largely of Mexican, Guatemalan, and Haitian origin working in the agricultural and other low-wage industries in southwest Florida. The CIW is an award-winning example of grassroots resistance to the harsh labor and living standards immigrant workers face. These presentations are an opportunity for students and community members to learn how they can join in the struggle for labor and human rights for immigrant workers. Farmworkers' Grassroots Resistance in the US: CELESTE ESCOBAR, an immigrant and grassroots organizer based in Florida and currently working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. . ALL ARE WELCOME! BLUESTOCKINGS BOOKSTORE When: Monday, March 5th, 7pm Where: 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington (1 block south of Houston and 1st Avenue) What: A discussion about the exploitation of farmworkers in the US and their struggle to better their working conditions. Sponsored by: Fair Food NYC (with a special thank you to Bluestockings for the space!) If you have any further questions about the above presentations or the local campaign for farmworker rights, don't hesitate to email us at fairfoodnyc (at) gmail.com Hope to see you soon! -- Fair Food NYC www.fairfoodnyc.org http://www.myspace.com/fairfoodnyc www.ciw-online.org www.sfalliance.org
• Free Screening and Discussion: "Engendering Colonialism:"-
  
  Click For PDF of Flyer
  
  Free Screening and Discussion: "Engendering Colonialism: The Effect of 100 Years of U.S. Colonialism on Women in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and The Philippines"

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  Join us for a free screening and discussion of "Engendering Colonialism: The Effect of 100 Years of U.S. Colonialism on Women in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and The Philippines," looking at 100 years of U.S. colonialism and its impact on the women of Hawai'i, Cuba, the Philippines and Puerto Rico - and their resistance to it. Presented by the Socialist Party USA Greater NYC Local, GABRIELA Network USA, and the The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, in observance of IWD (International Women's Day). WHERE AND WHEN Sunday, March 25th, 2007 at 3pm 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC 3rd Floor (up flight of stairs), AJ Muste Room Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette The event will be preceded by SPNYC's monthly meeting at 1PM
  • More about the Film: www.prairiefire.org/video.shtml
  • More info on SPUSA's IWD Events: intwomensday.pdf
  About the Presenters:
  • Socialist Party USA Greater NYC Local - http://www.spnyc.org
  • GABRIELA Network USA
  • The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign
  • Hawaii Solidarity Committee
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• GABRIELA Network IWD Event- Hi all, SPNYC is partnering with GabNet on an upcoming International Women's Day event; they've got an event of their own that folks may be interested in - info below. Please pass the word! Thanks. Peace, Ari ************************************* STOP THE (WOMEN) KILLINGS! As of February 2007, 832 community organizers, activists, church leaders and journalists have been victims of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regime. 83 of these victims are women. For International Women's Day, Join GABRIELA Network NYNJ in... A Discussion with Attorney Tina Foster of the International Justice Network Tina Foster was part of an international all-female lawyer's group who went on a fact-finding mission to the Phillpines in June 2006 to research the human rights situation in that country. She is now banned from returning by the Philippine government. THURSDAY, 8 MARCH 2007 6:30 PM -8:30 PM GABNet NATIONAL OFFICE 4 WEST 43RD ST. 2ND FLOOR (btwn. 5th & 6th Ave.) RSVP at nynj@gabnet.org refreshments will be served GABRIELA Network is a US-Philippine women's multicultural mass solidarity organzation, est. 1989 PO Box 403 Times Square Station NY, NY 10036* 212.592.3507 * www.gabnet.org * www.myspace.com/gabnetnynj
• North Jersey SP IWD Food & Clothing Distribution Day (3/4)- Join the Northern New Jersey Socialist Party on Sunday March 4th for our International Women’s Day Food and Clothing Sharing at Journal Sq. in Jersey City Socialist Party of Northern New Jersey members will bring an International Women’s Day Food & Clothing Sharing to the regular Jersey City Peace Movement anti-war vigil at Journal Sq. Date: Sunday March 4, 2007 When: 12 noon- 1:30 pm Where: Journal Sq. – Jersey City NJ Info/RSVP: Call Greg at 201-803-7574 or e-mail info@njsocialistparty.org The plan: Local members will join other volunteers at the home of Greg & Andrea Pason 92 E Hunter Ave. Maywood NJ at 11 am to make sandwiches and cook vegan food. We’ll then carpool to Journal Sq. to join the on-going Jersey City Peace Movement at their weekly 12 noon vigil. The local will also distribute International Women’s Day leaflets and Fair Food fliers, coats, blankets and food. Greg Pason Northern NJ Socialist Party www.njsocialistparty.org
• Join the Socialist Party for These Coming Events-
  
  
  
  • March 4th: North Jersey SP IWD Food & Clothing Distribution Day in Jersey City
  • March 5th: Fair Food NYC, Human Rights, Migration, and Globalization: Celeste Escobar.
  • March 8th: For International Women's Day, Join GABRIELA Network NYNJ: STOP THE (WOMEN) KILLINGS!
  • March 9th-11th: Left Forum 2007
  • March 17th: (DC) March on the Pentagon
  • March 18th: (NYC) March to End the War
  • March 19th: (NYC) Decentralized Antiwar Actions Throughout the City
  • March 25th: Monthly SP Members Meeting, 1pm
  • March 25th: Film an Discussion: "Engendering Colonialism", 3pm
  Check back here, or subscribe to our mailing list for details as they appear!
• Celebrate International Women's Day-
  
  
  Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day. Socialist Party activists were instrumental in founding IWD almost a century ago, and it has a special place in our proudly feminist party. Below is some history of IWD, The Women's Commission call for IWD 2007, and some events going on locally and internationally. Remember, Celebrate, and Struggle on!

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  From the SP USA Women's Commission: March 8th is our day.

  It's our opportunity to come together to speak out for a world where democratic socialist feminist values and programs enable people to live lives in ways they never will be able to under capitalism and patriarchy. That's the truth. That’s our power. -

  IWD pamphlet (pdf): download here

  A History of International Women's Day (8 March)

  2007 SPUSA Endorsed International Women's Day Local Events throughout the month of March

  March 8th: Join the Northern New Jersey Socialist Party in a vigil to defend free, safe and legal reproductive health services in New Jersey. Time/Location: 5:30 PM on Engle St,. near the Metropolitan Medical Clinic Information: 201-803-7574 or info@njsocialistparty.org Sponsored by: Northern NJ Socialist Party and others tba soon. Free Screening and Discussion: "Engendering Colonialism" March 25th: The Socialist Party of New York City invites you to join them for a free screening of "Engendering Colonialism: The Effect of 100 Years of U.S. Colonialism on Women in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and The Philippines" Discussion to follow. Time/Location: 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC (buzzer #11) Sponsored by the Socialist Party of New York City, GABRIELA Network USA, and the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, in observance of International Women's Day.

  STOP THE (WOMEN) KILLINGS!: GABRIELA Network NYNJ IWD Event

  THURSDAY, 8 MARCH 2007 6:30 PM -8:30 PM GABNet NATIONAL OFFICE 4 WEST 43RD ST. 2ND FLOOR (btwn. 5th & 6th Ave.) RSVP at nynj@gabnet.org

  NYC Activist Calendar for March 7th-8th-9th

• March w/ JCPM in This SUN. March 11th St. Pat's Parade --12noon @ Lincoln Park!- March w/ JCPM in This SUN. March 11th St. Pat's Parade --12noon @ Lincoln Park! Greetings Activists, THIS SUNDAY: MARCH 11th 2007 MARCH WITH JERSEY CITY PEACE MOVEMENT in the 45th ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE Meet up at 12 noon at LINCOLN PARK (near Lincoln Statue) on Kennedy Blvd. in Jersey City We will march behind the banner, "PEACE NOT WAR". PLEASE EMAIL US AT jcpeacemovement@hotmail.com IF YOU WILL ATTEND SO WE CAN GROUP TOGETHER
• BOYCOTT SAIGON GRILL - WORKERS ILLEGALLY LOCKED OUT- BOYCOTT SAIGON GRILL - WORKERS ILLEGALLY LOCKED OUT - demo Thurs, 12:30pm @ University Place &12th St BOYCOTT SAIGON GRILL SUPPORT DELIVERY WORKERS AGAINST THE RESTAURANT'S ILLEGAL LOCKOUT Thursday, March 8th @ 12:30PM Saigon Grill Restaurant University Place @ 12th Street Saigon Grill Restaurant owners Simon and Michelle Nget locked out all their delivery workers because they were organizing and planned to file a lawsuit. The owners demanded workers sign an illegal contract, stating that they have received minimum wage, even though they received less than $2 an hour. The owners told them not to come back when the delivery workers refused to lie. Saigon Grill's three locations make more than $2 million per month. But they pay workers as little as $1.60 per hour. Even at this measly pay rate, owners charged delivery workers ridiculous fines, such as for taking a sick leave, slamming the door, or entering an order into the computer after 15 minutes. Restaurant owners cursed and harassed delivery workers, calling them "dirty dogs." They did not allow them any time to eat or call their family. Meanwhile, Saigon Grill owners forced delivery workers into dangerous work conditions. They disregarded workers' safety in unsafe buildings. And when they were robbed and beaten, they had to pay for all the orders they delivered that day. Furthermore, if they had an accident or got hurt on the job, workers had to pay for their own medical expenses. Workers who spoke out against these conditions were automatically fired. "I gave more than ten years of my life to this restaurant. The more money the owners made, the more they stole from us. And now they locked us out for fighting for our rights. These owners must pay for what they did. We demand justice now!" - Yu Guan Ke Join us to demand justice now! Saigon Grill must: 1) Immediately rehire ALL delivery workers 2) Obey the labor law and pay workers their minimum wage and OT pay For more information, contact the JWBS! Campaign at (212) 334-2333. Justice Will Be Served! (JWBS) is a campaign that unites restaurant, hotel, deli, and other service workers in different communities across New York to fight against long hours, second-class wages, stolen tips and other sweatshop conditions. JWBS! is composed of a coalition of organizations: 318 Restaurant Workers Union, Chinese Staff & Workers' Association, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops c/o CSWA P.O. Box 130401 , New York, NY 10013-0995 ; tel: 212-334-2333; fax: 212-334-1974
• Queens Brooklyn Warehouse Workers Picket- Wobblies keep up the fight at NYC warehouses What: PICKET @ Sunrise Plus/EZ Supply in Ridgewood, Queens . When: Saturday, March 10, 2007, from 8:30-10:30 am Where: Sunrise Plus/E-Z Supply, 48-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, Queens. Why: In an attempt to rise out of sweatshop conditions, workers in the Brooklyn wholesale food distribution industry have engaged in strikes, protests, and filed lawsuits alleging minimum wage and overtime violations. Over 20 workers from two warehouses were fired in the past few months in retaliation for their union activities. This is a direct assault on workers, and we want to show the bosses that we won't stop the fight! These workers need your support as they struggle to enforce the minimum wage and demand their right to organize. For more info call Billy J Randal at 646 645-6284 or email iww.nyc@gmail.com Directions and details Sunrise Plus/E-Z Supply, 48-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, Queens. Take the L train to the Grand Street stop, walk east over bridge and onto Metropolitan Ave. Walk 6 blocks past fork in the road, Sunrise Plus (EZ-supply) will be on the left. Background and recent coverage: Workers of Brookyn and Queens Unite! (Feb. 22, 2007) By Nik Kovac http://www.queensledger.com/StoryDisplay.asp?PID=1&NewsStoryID=5345 Protestan contra abusos laborales (Feb. 20, 2007) By Jose Acosta http://eldiariony.com/noticias/detail.aspx?section=17&desc=LOCALES&id=1588655 Food industry workers rally through Bushwick for equal pay (Feb. 19, 2007) http://www.news12.com/BK/topstories/article?id=190211 Video http://www.students4globaljustice.org/jonnylocks/bkfood.asf Trabajadores protestan en Brooklyn (Feb. 19, 2007) http://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/11056511/detail.html?taf=nueva Video: http://mfile.akamai.com/12946/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2007/0220/11062824.200k.asx The 460 campaign began around a year and a half ago when workers at Handyfat, a food distribution warehouse, approached the Bushwick Latino community/workers center, "Make the Road by Walking." The Handyfat workers had already organized outside of any union, but were looking for support. Make the Road by Walking put them in touch with Billy Randel and Bert Picard, two experienced IWW organizers. Since then, the campaign has expanded to four other warehouses, and we are constantly talk to more and more workers. EZ-Supply/Sunshine Marketing Corp. Amersino Top City Produce Giant Big Apple (Beer distributor) A year ago, workers at EZ-Supply voted for IWW representation in a NLRB certified union election. In May of last year, Amersino's boss rigged their election by saying that a number of his friends were a "night shift" that didn't actually exist. Later he illegally fired several key organizers. The NLRB is (still) currently considering action against Amersino regarding the firings. EZ-Supply on the other hand flaunted its obligation to bargain in good faith with the union after the successful election, and retaliated and harassed union members. Only in November of this year, after leafletting EZ-Supply's customers (restaurants) and convinced several to switch to a different supplier, did EZ-supply reinitiate bargaining with the union. At this juncture the union negotiated a landmark contract (for the industry) that was tentatively agreed upon by EZ-Supplies boss and the union. In December, the union marched on Top City Produce to demand the boss pay their workers according to minimum wage requirements and to recognize the union. Also in late December the union filed several lawsuits against all of the above companies for wage and hour violations, in excess of 100,000 dollars. At this point, within a week or so, Handyfat, EZ-Supply, Amersino, and Top City all gave their union workers letters requesting workers' immigration papers. This move, although a flagrant violation of the law and clear retaliation for union activity, was their trump card. The bosses had never requested to see any immigration papers before and some of the workers had worked for their respective companies for over 10 years. EZ-Supply also claimed that it had never tentatively agreed to a union contract. The next week, the very day the IWW served EZ-Supply with a complaint for back wage violations, EZ-Supply fired all its union workers. Next Handyfat did the same. Top City had also closed temporarily to "reorganize" its business supposedly to get rid of debt but rehired everyone as of February 15th. This leaves 25 workers. The union's defense fund has compensated all the workers for their lost pay and all have gotten new jobs by now. Major court action against the employers is pending from the NLRB and the Department of Justice for various lawbreaking. check out www.iww.org for more info about the wobblies. we have an excellent website!
• 3/24:Benefit to Support Fair Food NYC and the Starbucks Workers Union-

  The people, united, will never be defeated--and they will have a *crazy* good time....

  Fair Foodistas,

  *Join us on Saturday for a night of music, art, food and fun to benefit two wonderful organizations in NYC.*

  What: Benefit to support the Starbucks Workers Union and Fair Food NYC

  The Starbucks Workers Union has been working tirelessly to organize underpaid, overworked folks against the trendy coffee monster, Starbucks. Starbucks is using everything in its power to fight the organizing attempts and these workers are sticking their badass necks out anyway and could use some solidarity.

  Fair Food NYC organizes with the Coalition Of Immokalee Workers, a group of outta hand farmworkers in southern Florida who are changing the way companies view farmworkers in their supply chains and are, one by one, demanding that mega corporations like Taco Bell and McDonalds own up to their responsibilities and pay them what they deserve.

  When: Saturday March 24th
  2 o'clock: Art Making
  We'll be making posters, banners, puppets, and creative signage for upcoming actions--come lend a hand!
  4 o'clock: BBQ ($5/plate)
  Don't worry, they'll be veggie stuff too
  6 o'clock: Music Starts ($5-$7 suggested donation at the door)

• Clean Clothes and Fair Food : NYC April 27-28th-

  A Conference to Promote Justice in Factories and Fields

  Columbia Law School, New York City | April 27-29, 2007

  Organized by SweatFree Communities & the Alliance for Fair Food

  • Register for the conference here
  • Sponsor this conference here
  • Save the date flyer here

  Building off the success of SweatFree Communities' past three annual conferences and the growing power of the Alliance for Fair Food, SweatFree Communities and the Alliance for Fair Food have teamed up to hold a joint conference to advance worker justice in factories and fields.

  The conference will provide information and skills to support communities, groups, and individuals in creating more socially responsible economic models that ensure the human rights of workers. Through strategies such as worker organizing, selective government procurement, corporate pressure, consumer education, and solidarity relationships, it is possible to contribute toward a more just economy at local and national levels, impacting not only workers in this country but also communities and workers around the world.

  The human rights crisis in Florida’s fields is the same as the crisis in garment sweatshops worldwide: grueling, dangerous work with no right to overtime pay, no health insurance, no sick leave, no paid vacation or pension, and no right to organize in order to improve these conditions.

  It does not have to be this way either in the fields or in the factories.

  The Alliance for Fair Food works in partnership with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers which recently won a landmark agreement with Taco Bell, establishing the following fair labor principles: retail food giants are responsible for working with farm workers to end the farm worker poverty their purchasing practices have created; food supply chains must be transparent; and farm workers must lead the struggle for the protection of their own rights through their own organization.

  Working with partners in dozens of U.S. communities, SweatFree Communities similarly links the purchasing practices of governmental institutions and large apparel brands with the welfare of sweatshop workers. Campaign partners have won sweatfree government procurement policies with strong enforcement measures, including independent investigations of human rights abuses at supplier factories and citizen oversight of policy implementation. In all, over 170 school districts, cities, counties, and states in the United States have adopted sweatfree procurement policies.

  Please join us for this important event! Email conference (at) sweatfree.org or call 413-586-0974 to find out more or to register. Visit www.sweatfree.org/conference for online registration and updates.

  http://www.allianceforfairfood.org/2007conference.html

• NEWARK-Noon-People's Peace Rally!- SAT. March 24th--NEWARK--12 noon-- People's Peace Rally! Dear Activist, Please JOIN US at this IMPORTANT, UPCOMING EVENT IN NEWARK: THE PEOPLE'S RALLY FOR PEACE & JUSTICE SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 12:00 NOON ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE GYMNASIUM 303 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ FREE ADMISSION! (USE WEST MARKET STREET ENTRANCE) SPONSORED BY THE PEACE & JUSTICE COALITION: People's Organization For Progress, New Jersey State Conference NAACP New Jersey Black Issues Convention, A. Philip Randolph Institute-Essex/Union Counties Mayor Wayne Smith of Irvington NJ, Assemblyman Craig Stanley The Black Ministers Council of New Jersey, Africana Islamic Institute of Camden-NJ Uhuru, Martin Luther King Association-Columbia HS, CWA Local 1037 Newark Teachers Association, Black Telephone Workers For Justice Nubian Queendom, Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress Women In Support of the Million Man March (WISOMMM) National Council of Negro Women, Inc.-Newark Section, City Belt South Jersey Movement For Justice & Peace, DA Youth Organization National Organization For Women of New Jersey (NOW NJ), NJ Peace Action NJ Labor Against War, NJ State Industrial Union Council (IUC), WBAI Radio National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO), Coalition For Peace Action Service, Education, Economic Development & Science (SEEDS, Inc.) Pan African Communities Empowerment Network (PACE), Afrikan Poetry Theatre Africa Newark International, Inc., Street Warriors, Inc., Stop Shootin', Inc. Striving Together Equals Progress (S.T.E.P.), National Action Network-NJ Chapter Clinton Hill-South Ward Improvement Association, Boycott Crime Committee Association of Black Law Students at Rutgers-Newark School of Law (ABLS) Black New Yorkers For Educational Excellence (BYNEE), Anti-Lynching Campaign Jersey City Peace Movement, Peace Train Coalition, United Ossining.Com Teaneck Peace & Justice Coalition, Northwest New Jersey Peace Fellowship Social Responsibilities Council-Unitarian Society of Ridgewood NJ, UP FRONT News Anti-Racism Committee-Unitarian Society of Ridgewood NJ, The Afrikan Brotherhood The Montclair Campaign for Peace & Justice, Councilman Ronald C. Rice Interreligious Foundation For Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors For Peace International Action Center, NJ Solidarity-Activists for the Liberation of Palestine Cuba Solidarity New York, Socialist Party of New Jersey, The Essex Green Party American Students of African Descent Association (ASADA), December 12th Movement Positive Education Always Corrects Errors (PEACE) Health Center, Tent State University Bergen Coalition for Peace & Justice, Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War FOR INFORMATION CALL (973) 801-0001 STOP THE WAR! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! FUND PEOPLE'S NEEDS NOT WAR! HONOR DR. KING, STAND UP FOR PEACE & JUSTICE! STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ, STOP THE WAR IN OUR STREETS! In SOLIDARITY, JERSEY CITY PEACE MOVEMENT
• Jersey City:Brad Will: Movie Potluck-

  UPDATE

  Because I didn't receive my order for the original film we were planning on screening, ¡Gigante: Despierta!, we will be screening a documentary on the life of Brad Will, followed by an informal discussion with the filmmaker, Miguel, from Brazil Indymedia. This will be an awesome event, so please try and make it - and don't forget to bring vegan food and goodies, as it's a potluck! pre - MayDay movie/potluck! On April 20th at 7 PM you're all invited to attend a free vegan potluck and screening of Gigante Despierta, a new compilation DVD about May Day '06 in Jersey! This event will be at the the Barracks Jukehouse, 107 Magnolia Avenue in Jersey City, NJ - about 1 1/2 blocks from the Journal Square PATH station. If you need more specific directions or have any other questions, feel free to email... And don't forget, bring a dish and something to drink! dianedymedia@indymedia.org Full-page color flier half-page color flier
• Burger King Action, Carnival for Justice and Reverend Billy Performance THIS SATURDAY-
  
  The Exploitation King
  

  Burger King Action, Carnival for Justice and REVEREND BILLY PERFORMANCE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

  There's going to be a fantastically exciting and wonderful conference this weekend at Columbia University and Fair Food NYC's helping out with a fun-filled afternoon including a Burger King action, carnival games and a performance by the esteemed Reverend Billy and his choir. If you'd like to lend a hand with any of the activities, give us a shout by emailing Lauren at lkarch(at)riseup.net or our faiffoodnyc(at)gmail.com and we'll hook it up. And you can always check out our website for more info. Hope everyone can make it! See you in the streets, Lauren

  Burger King Action

  4pm Saturday, Times Square 3:30 Conference Participants gather at Columbia University 4:00 EVERYONE gather at Burger King at corner of 40th and 7th Avenue (near 1, 2, 3) 4:45 EVERYONE travel to Broadway Presbyterian Church, located at 601 W 114th Street and Broadway for Carnival for Justice

  Carnival For Justice

  5:30-7:30pm Saturday, Broadway Presbyterian Church Local community groups, including Movimiento por Justicia en el Bario, IWW Bean to Cup Campaign, and Estacion Libre, will host supply-chain focused craft and activity booths for activists and local middle and high school students. There'll be a community mural, local hip-hop artists, and a sustainable food BBQ. Come to play the games and learn how to make social justice issues more accessible to a wider audience. It'll be fun for all ages! (Wanna host a booth or lend a hand? Contact Lauren at LKarch(at)riseup.net or 512.785.6427) Reverend Billy and his choir Perform 8:00-9:30pm Saturday, Broadway Presbyterian Church Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping stage a revival service in conjunction with The Clean Clothes and Fair Food Conference. The smoking hot 30 voice choir and 7 piece band deliver rousing music while Reverend Billy preaches the powerful and powerfully funny Stop Your Shopping gospel. This is a rare opportunity to catch the show Uptown and The Church's last local performance of the season. $5-$15 Suggested Donation
• May Day: A Day of Action and Solidarity!-
  
  
  May Day is Workers' Day! It's our day to celebrate our history, our struggle and our power. New York City has a full day of events happening in every borough. The SP-USA local will join the giant Union Square march at four, to Federal Plaza/ Foley Square, then meet up at the Muste building (339 Lafayette, corner of Bleeker) for a gathering and free showing of "¡Gigante: Despierta!" at 8pm. The Industrial Workers of the World are gathering early for a bus trip out to the opening of The Gilberto Soto Memorial Workers Center in Elizabeth, then to pickets in Chinatown, then to the 4pm march. All the details follow!

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  New York, NY: May Day Rally & March EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL WORKERS END THE RAIDS & DEPORTATIONS NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SALES, NO BUYING Rally & March Tuesday May 1 4:00 pm Union Square Park 14 St. & Broadway (take # 4/5/6/L/N/Q/R/W trains to Union Sq.) Marching to Federal Plaza/ Foley Square (Site of the African Burial Ground)

• Mass March & Rally on Aug. 25th- Newark NJ- Mass March & Rally on Aug. 25th- Newark NJ The Socialist Party of New Jersey is a member organization of the Peace & Justice Coalition, a coalition of over 125 organization in New Jersey. It is also a diverse, POC led coalition which has brought over 400 people to the last two mass- meetings. The SP New Jersey hopes that folks in the NJ can join us at this rally in August. In Unity, Greg Pason - SPNJ THE PEACE & JUSTICE COALITION CALL TO THE PEOPLE'S MARCH FOR PEACE, EQUALITY, JOBS & JUSTICE (draft call) Unjust War & Profound Social Crisis The immoral and illegal U.S. war in Iraq must be brought to an end and the U.S. government must begin to concentrate on solving the dire economic and social problems in the United States. In Iraq, since the beginning of the unjust and unnecessary U.S. invasion and occupation, more than 3,300 U.S. troops have been killed, 30,000 wounded and amputeed and one third suffer from post-traumatic stress. More than half a million Iraqis have died, and more than a half trillion dollars has been spent on this war with no end in sight. In fact, the world is in imminent danger of the war spreading and becoming a general Middle East conflict. In the U.S., another type of war is going on, a war on our communities. The Bush administration has decreased domestic spending for education, health care, housing, employment, veterans' care and other social programs. Our civil liberties, civil rights, human rights and voting rights are being violated and taken away. The ranks of the poor and working poor continue to swell, millions remain unemployed and millions more are without health insurance. Racism, racial inequality and police brutality are on the rise. Working people are struggling paycheck to paycheck, many in the so-called middle class are losing ground and the gap between the rich and the rest of us is wider than it has ever been. Immigrants are being harassed and deported without due process and used as scapegoats to distract us from the real issue of the struggle for a just economic system. The numbers of people imprisoned and detained are exploding. Environmental pollution and global warming threaten our very existence. A Time to March It is time for a revolution of priorities. We must end this unjust war now and focus the energy and resources of our nation on solving our problems at home! Towards that end, this urgent call goes out to people across the nation to rise up and participate in The People's March for Peace, Equality, Jobs, and Justice, which will take place Saturday, August 25, 2007 in Newark, New Jersey. The purpose of the march is to demand an immediate end to the U.S. war in Iraq, and the realization of racial equality, social and economic justice in the United States. The goals of The People's March are to demonstrate the profound grassroots opposition to the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq that exists at the grassroots level, bring pressure to bear upon the government to end the war now, educate people about the war and its impact upon our communities in the U.S. and organize and mobilize people around a peace and justice agenda that will link the struggle against the war in Iraq to the struggles against injustice at home. March for Peace Now is the time to put the nation on a new course. If this war is to end and our social problems are to be seriously addressed then all of us who want peace and justice must act now. On August 25th, let us march together for peace. We will march for an end to war abroad and an end to the war on our communities. We will demand an immediate end to the U.S. war in Iraq and the closing of U. S. military bases there, the return home of all U.S. troops now, adequate care for the troops upon their return, the cutoff of funding for the war in Iraq and the redirection of those funds towards domestic and social programs. We will also demand an end to the war in Afghanistan and that no future wars be initiated against Iran or other countries. March for Human Rights We will demand the restoration and preservation of human rights, constitutional rights and civil liberties, which continue to be steadily eroded. We will demand an end to the use of torture, extraordinary renditions (secret abductions), secret trials and prisons, indefinite detentions, denial of the right of habeas corpus, racial profiling, use of banned weapons, and further violations of the Geneva Conventions and international law against individuals whether they are U. S. citizens or residents, or citizens of other countries. We will demand that the detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay be closed, and that the PATRIOT, Homeland Security and Military Commissions acts and the unlawful expansion of presidential power be repealed. We will call for justice and freedom for all political prisoners. March for an End to Violence We cannot call for an end to the war in Iraq while ignoring the war that is going on in the streets of the United States. Violence is engulfing communities throughout the nation. There is a state of emergency in many cities and towns. Every year thousands die from gun-related and other forms of violence in our country. When we march on August 25th, we will call for unity in the community, peace in our streets and an end to the violence that pervades U.S. society. We will demand and end to the flow of illegal drugs and guns into our communities. And we will demand and end to the grinding poverty and other economic and social conditions that drive so many towards drugs, crime, violence and death. March for Equality On that day, let us march for equality. We will demand an end to all forms of discrimination, oppression and violence. We will once again demand an end to police brutality and the establishment of truly empowered police review boards. We will call for the protection and expansion of civil liberties, human rights, civil rights, voting rights, democratic rights, women's rights, affirmative action, and immigrant rights. We will demand equal voting rights and representation for District of Columbia residents. We will demand reparations for the descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States and the passage of H.R. 40, the Conyers reparations bill. March for Jobs and Justice On that day, let us march for jobs and economic justice. We will demand the redirection of funds for the war towards education, healthcare, housing, employment, Medicaid, Medicare, social security and other domestic programs. We will demand the creation of jobs program that pays a living wage, an increase in the minimum wage and health care for all. We will demand an end to the exploitation of undocumented immigrants by workers who want to undercut the ability of all workers to earn a living wage and an end to raids on immigrant communities and to the stealth deportations that separate and destroy families. Let us march for the right of all workers to be organized and represented by unions, without fear of retribution by their employers for participating in union activities. We will demand affordable housing, environmental justice and an end to poverty, unemployment and homelessness. We will demand the environmental clean-up and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast and its communities and justice, housing, jobs, and the right of return for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. March for Accountability On that day, let us march to demand accountability. Those responsible for the disaster caused by the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq and the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe must be held accountable. We will call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney for their handling of the Iraq war and the mishandling of the Hurricane Katrina crisis. March of History The march is being held on August 25th to coincide with the 44th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and with the second anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, which killed many and left hundreds of thousands displaced and devastated due to of the failure of the federal government to adequately respond to their needs. Marching in Newark also enables us to connect this event to the 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1967 Newark Rebellion, a major event in the struggle for racial justice. March for A Just Society and Peaceful World The People's March is sponsored by The Peace & Justice Coalition, which is comprised of more than 100 diverse grassroots organizations. The coalition calls upon everyone who wants peace, equality, social, economic and environmental justice to join the march and fill the streets of Newark on August 25th. We call upon all people of good will across the country, from all walks of life to join us on that day. We especially call upon historically oppressed communities, including African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Indigenous and other peoples of color who have been among those most opposed to this war to join us and make their opposition visible. On August 25th, let us march in the spirit of unity, determined to keep the pressure on until the war in Iraq is ended and the ideal of a more just society and a better world for all is finally realized.
• From the Clown to the Crown: National BK actions May 11-12th!-

  Fliering at BK in NYC

  Saturday MAY 12th
  Noon: Meet at Union Square South (by the steps)
  
  Proceed to flier and deliver manager letters at:
  
  Burger King
  519 6th Ave, b’twn 13th and 14th
  
  Burger King
  115 E 23rd St, At Park Ave.
  See www.fairfoodnyc.org for more
  

  From the SP-USA

  As part of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Campaign, a campaign endorsed and supported by the SPUSA, the Student Farmworker Alliance (SFA) has called for Fair Food Actions on May 11-12th. Party members, supporters and local affiliates are encouraged to take part. Check out the Party's Fair Food/Immigrant Solidarity website at for information. Take action in your community and let Burger King know that you won't accept a day more of inaction while injustice and human rights violations continue in the fields where BK's tomatoes are picked. Also check out the CIW site ( ) to see the report from last weekend's exciting "Clean Clothes, Fair Food" conference and protest in New York City! In Unity, Greg Pason
  National Secretary
  Socialist Party USA

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  ACTION ALERT FROM THE CIW

  Greetings,
  
  The historic Taco Belland McDonald'sagreements were two huge steps down the path to farmworker justice, and students and youth were pivotal in both campaigns. Today, the movement for Fair Food continues as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its allies look to expand the precedents of these agreements to the world's #2 burger chain: Miami-based Burger King.
  
  Mark your calendars and start organizing today to join students and young people across the country this May 11-12 in calling on Burger King to work with the CIW to address the human rights crisis in Florida's fields. Click herefor action ideas you can take in your own community, including dropping off the newBK manager letter .        
  
• David McReynolds @ Catholic Worker- This Friday at the Catholic Worker Friends on the NYC lists - David McReynolds of the SP will be speaking at the Catholic Worker this coming Friday, May 11th, at 7:45 p.m. (St. Joseph's is on First St., just a few doors East of Second Ave. - 36 East First St.). Topic will be: "Reflections on America After Seeing Taxi To the Dark Side"
• Hawai'ian Independence Movement NYC Forum May 21 Monday 6:30PM- Hawai'ian Independence Movement NYC Forum May 21 Mon 6:30PM Solidarity Center 55 W 17th St 5th Floor By Lokahi Kanawha Hawai'ian Independence forum w/speakers Kai'opua Fyfe & 'Ehu Kekahu Cardwell & film "We Are Who We Were: Frm Resistance To Affirmation" Monday May 21 6:30PM at Solidarity Center 55 West 17th Street 5th Floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues) Manhattan/NYC Keywords: Manhattan, War & Peace, Human Rights, Race, Law, Weapons, Resource Wars, Globalization, Hawai'ian Independence Movement NYC forum May 21, 2007 Monday 6:30PM doors open 7PM program at the SOLIDARITY CENTER 55 West 17th Street 5th Floor (btwn 5th & 6th Av) Manhattan/NYC donations accepted/No One Turned Away w/Speakers Kai'opua Fyfe & 'Ehu Kekahu Cardwell of FreeHawaii.info & Film WE ARE WHO WE WERE: FROM RESISTANCE TO AFFIRMATION
• MAY 19th in Times Square - SHUT DOWN GTMO- MAY 19th in Times Square - SHUT DOWN GTMO Witness Against Torture vigil Saturday, May 19th, 2-4pm The Triangle in Times Square (in front of the military recruiting station). This vigil will feature a simple participatory street theater performance that tells the story of capture, torture and indefinite detention and calls on the American people to take responsibility for the cruelty and inhumanity being perpetrated in our name. Please join us. We will review the street theater at our upcoming meeting (Wednesday, May 16, 7pm at 220 e. 4th Street, between Avenues A and B, Manhattan) and will have a practice session on Friday, May 18 at 5pm, Maryhouse (55 East 3rd Street b'twn 1st & 2nd Ave) Questions? Email Frida at 347-683-4928 (frida.berrigan@gmail.com)
• Sacco & Vanzetti Rally: 6pm-

  Rally & Commemeration Thursday August 23, 2007 6PM

  Union Square, SE (SouthEast) corner

  Teach-in & Performance Wednesday August 22, 2007 7PM

  St. Joseph's Church 371 6th Avenue (at Washington Place) Film: "Sacco & Vanzetti" by Peter Miller Theater: A performance by The Living Theatre Music: "Sacco & Vanzetti" (excerpts) by Leonard Lerhman Staged Reading: "events & victims" (excerpts) by daniel lang/levitsky Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and anarchists, framed for a robber and executed on August 23, 1927. Millions around the world protested this injustice and mourned their deaths; they were exonerated by the State of Massachusetts in 1977.
• Newark Anti-War March THIS Saturday- NOON on SATURDAY AUGUST 25TH at LINCOLN PARK in NEWARK.
  Looking for the SP Contingent? Call Greg at 201.803.7574 or look for the SP banner and table. Transportation information is available here: http://www.peaceandjusticecoalition.org/transportation.html A PDF with the March Route: http://www.peaceandjusticecoalition.org/marchroute.pdf
  View Larger Map The organizers sugest train/PATH to Newark Broad Street (NJT) or Newark Penn Station (PATH), then busses to Lincon Park.

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  BUSES FROM BROAD STREET STATION:
• March Against War and Occupation Saturday 27 October-
  
  All Out for Oct. 27th.

  UPDATE (Thursday)

  Three Meet-Up’s for the March

  • 11:00a – Feeder march with Bergen County Peace and Justice Coalition and Washington Heights Anti-War
  • Organizers - 179th Street and Fort Washington – Tommy (646) 320-8414
  • 11:30a – North Bronx Anti-war
  • Organizers - Pelham Bay Stop of 6 train – Billy (718) 869-2279
  • 12:30p-1:00p - Union Square South West Corner–
  • Michael (917) 804-9442

  The March

  • 1:00pm – March leaves Union Square - Help the Socialist Party hand out flyers for the film screening on October 30th
  • 3:00pm (??) – Arrive in Foley Square – Rub swollen feet, drink water, visit the SP table

  After the March

  Screening of Activist Documentaries from Mental Rev Productions & Reception http://www.mentalrev.com/

  Saturday, October 27, 2007, After the March

  339 Lafayette Street between Bleecker & Bond, NYC
  Buzzer 11 / no elevator / 3rd floor
  6 train to Bleecker Street OR F/V train to
  Broadway/Lafayette
  For more info on the event:
  http://spnyc.org
  Tel. 718.869.2279
  
  Useful Sites for the March
  • http://www.oct27.org/new_york/
  • http://spnyc.org
  • http://www.mentalrev.com/
  • http://www.njsocialistparty.org/
  • http://www.bergenjustice.net/

  It is time, once again, to put on your marching shoes, make your pro-peace signs and call a friend who also supports an end to war and occupation.

  On Saturday October 27th major anti-war demonstrations will take place in 11 cities in the US. New Yorkers will be doing our share during a 1:00pm march from 14th Street Union Square to Foley Square. The march will be followed by an information session at Foley Square where demonstrators can network with other peace organizations.

  One of the great smaller actions connected to this big march will feature a march by the Bergen Peace and Justice Coalition (the major peace group in Northern New Jersey) over the George Washington Bridge to link up with the Washington Heights Anti-war Network. I think it would be great if people from the North and South Bronx could join these groups and head down to the march together.

  So, if you are interested in participating in this demonstration drop me an email or give me a call at (718) 869-2279. This demo will be a great step forward for the peace movement nationally. Hopefully we can do our part locally.

  Oh, the march is fully permitted and the organizers, United for Peace and Justice, have a long history of safe and peaceful marches so it should be child friendly.

  Peace, Billy wawharton(at)yahoo.com

  Download Flyers:
  • NYC O27 flyer (Eng)
  • NYC O27 flyer (Esp)
  • NJ to NY GWB March Flyer

  For more info see these sites:

  United for Peace and Justice UFPJ – New York City Demo Bergen Peace & Justice Coalition

  UPDATE:

  There are TWO Meetup points for the SP-NYC:
  
  1. 11:30am - noon in Washington Heights. We'll meet the NJ Marchers at the Manhattan side of the GWB and then take the train to Union Square. Call Tommy at 646-320-8414 on the day for details or email akitazine AT yahoo.com
  2. 12:30 - 1pm at Union Square. Meet upstairs just outside the subway entrance that is near the southwest corner inside Union Square. Call Micheal on the day at 917-804-9442.

  Contact spnyc AT spnyc.org to attend the march pre-meeting on the evening of the 26th.

• An Evening in Solidarity with the Iraq Freedom Congress-
  
  

  Which forces should the U.S. anti-war movement support in Iraq? Should we give blanket support to all groups “resisting” the US occupation – including ex-Baathists and Islamic fundamentalists? Can we forget the grim liquidation campaigns against leftists in Sadaam Hussein’s Iraq in the early 70s and after the Iranian Revolution in the 80s? Does political Islam or right-wing nationalism offer a road forward for the majority of Iraqis? Join the Socialist Party USA (NYC local) and the National Organization for Iraqi Freedom Struggles for a discussion of the progressive secular alternatives offered by the Iraq Freedom Congress. The evening will include a screening of the short documentary entitled “The Iraqi Civil Resistance.” Award-winning journalist Bill Weinberg will provide a report-back from an international conference on building solidarity with the Iraq Freedom Congress (IFC) held in Tokyo this past summer. Bill Weinberg is editor of the electronic journal World War 4 Report (www.WW4Report.com) and author of Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico (Verso, 2000). His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Nation, AlterNet, New America Media, NACLA Report on the Americas, etc. He is also co-producer of the "The Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade" on WBAI. More info: www.morc.info Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 6.30pm 339 Lafayette Street between Bleecker & Bond, NYC Buzzer 11 / no elevator / 3rd floor 6 train to Bleecker Street OR F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette

  Oct 30 IFC Event Flyers

  • iraq freedom congress flier, Color, PDF
  • iraq freedom congress fliers, Handbills x2 Color, PDF

  This is a Socialist Party of New York City Liberation Film Series FREE Screening

  For More info on the Movement:
  • Iraq Freedom Congress - www.ifcongress.com
  • National Organization for the Iraqi Freedom Struggles - www.no-ifs.org For more info on the event:
  • http://spnyc.org
  Tel. 718.869.2279
• 11/17 SAT: Lynne Stewart benefit reading - Marx In Soho- A benefit for the Lynne Stewart Defense Committee. Saturday, November 17 A benefit for the Lynne Stewart Defense Committee. MARX IN SOHO by Howard Zinn A Concert Reading by Norman Thomas Marshall co-author and actor of JOHN BROWN: TRUMPET OF FREEDOM. "Even in heaven it seems, Karl Marx is a troublemaker. But in the deft and loving hands of activist/author/historian Howard Zinn, the historical figure... is also a father, a husband and a futurist possessing a grand sense of humor." -ForeWord

  When:

  8:30 PM

  Where:

  St Marks-in-the-Bowery Parish Hall, East 10th St. at Second Ave Reservations 212 - 625-9696

  Suggested Donation

  $10.00 Hosts for the event: Lynne Stewart, Eugene V. Debs, David Walker, William Hayward, Elijah P. Lovejoy
• Demo Opposing Mukasey: Monday- EMERGENCY Demo Opposing Mukasey - Monday @ Schumer's Office
  
  From our friends at
  THE WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE

  From our friends at The WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE
  *****Please Circulate*****
  No Excuses for TORTURE!
  

  The Judiciary Committee will be voting on the nomination of Mukasey for Attorney General this Tuesday.

  
  
  Join Us Outside Sen. Chuck Schumer's NYC Office to say:
  
  NO TO WATERBOARDING AND ALL FORMS OF TORTURE!
  NO TO UNLIMITED PRESIDENTIAL POWER!
  NO TO DETAINING PEOPLE WITHOUT CHARGE!
  
  WHAT: We will leaflet and hold a silent vigil
  WHEN: from 11am-1pm, Monday November 5th
• CENSORSHIP exhibition opening - this thursday- CENSORSHIP exhibition opening - this thursday ---From Ari Moore --- Hullo friends, Please forgive the mass email - there's an art show called CENSORSHIP opening this Thursday that I thought you'd like to hear about. CENSORSHIP, opening this Thursday, November 8th (6-9pm) at Brecht Forum, will feature music performances, interactive sessions, works on paper and canvas, and multimedia displays by an incredible international group of 27 artists. It's being put on by freeDimensional, an amazing non-profit organization I've been working with for nearly two years now. They've been pouring heart and soul into this thing for months, and it promises to be a great show. If you're in the city, I hope you'll check it out (yet more details and directions below). And whether you can come or not, whether you're in NYC or elsewhere, please feel free to pass this info on - we can really use the support!
• Sean Bell Vigil: One Year Anniversary- Sean Bell Vigil: One Year Anniversary It's time to mobilize to attend the next Bell Vigil on Friday November 23rd at 7pm. This vigil marks a year since the NYPD murdered Sean and attempted to murder Trent and Joseph. The vigil is also the only event that the Bell family is doing to remember Sean. When:Friday November 23rd at 7pm Where:Corner of 168th and 91st Ave., Queens F- train to 169th street. Exit on 168th and walk down the hill to 91st Ave. Vigil takes place on 168th and 91st Ave., Queens
• Grace Paley Event - Dec 12th, 7pm-
  
  Wednesday, December 12, 7:00pm
  *A Tribute to Grace Paley*
  
  *With Allan Gurganus, Amy Hempel, A.M. Homes, Galway Kinnell, Naomi Replansky, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Gerald Stern & Jean Valentine *
  
  The literary and artistic communities come out en masse to honor the life and work of the revered short-story writer, poet and model of 'combative pacifism,' Grace Paley. After studying with W.H. Auden at The New School in the 1940s, Paley went on to become a writer renowned for her articulation of the New York experience and a beloved friend and mentor to generations of writers. /Co-sponsored by the New School Writing Program and the Unterberg Poetry Center./
  
  @ Tishman Auditorium
  New School University
  66 West 12th Street
  New York, NY
• Times Square "U.S. OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST" Demo- The NYC Local will attend the 5pm, N27 rally at Times Square. Look for the SP Banner, or email spnyc(AT)spnyc.org for details on the day. The following text is from TroopsOutNow, the demonstration organizers. Get more info at http://troopsoutnow.org/nov27.html

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  Call Off Bush’s phony Annapolis ‘peace meeting’ A Call for Protest FOR JUSTICE & PEACE, U.S. OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST Across the Country--Protest on November 27 & 28
• Film showing of "The Trial: The Untold Story of the Cuban Five"- Dec. 1 (Saturday) New York, NY Event details: 1199 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center Auditorium 6:30 p.m. 310 W43rd St. (btwn. 8th-9th Ave.) Take the A,C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, or W Trains to 42nd St. and Times Square Suggested Donation: $10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds) PROCEEDS GO TO A SPECIAL HOLIDAY COMMISSARY GIFT FOR THE CUBAN 5!! The Program also will consist of a short Legal Update, Update from the Canadian Conference to Free the Cuban 5, and several campaign updates. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by: The Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5 For more information contact: freethecubanfive@hotmail.c
• Support Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation- Support Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation See the SP-NYC statement in support of Victor Toro.

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  SAT 12/8: Support Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation sabado 8 dic: Apoyemos a Victor Toro, activista peleando su deportacion

  La Lucha Sigue! The Struggle Continues!

  [texto en espanol sigue al ingles]
  • Saturday, December 8, 2007 6pm-11pm
  • Fundraising party for Victor Toro, NYC Activist Fighting Deportation with
  • live music (Los Chamanes, Rebeldiaz) and DJ Laylo International
  • suggested donation: $10 food/drinks, dancing, music & conversation- -and no speeches!
  • At Martin Luther King Jr Labor Center, 310 W. 43rd St in Manhattan (between 8th & 9th Aves, A/C/E to 42nd St-Port Authority)
  • Punk Against Racism III Montclair NJ- Punk Against Racism 3!!! Punk Against Racism III
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 22ND
    AT THE MEATLOCKER
    8 PARK ST. MONTCLAIR, NJ DOORS OPEN @ 7 $8 AT THE DOOR All profits go to programs sponsored and supported by North Jersey Metro Anti-Racist Action.
    Sponsored by: North Jersey Metro Anti-Racist Action Supported by: Residents against Racism, Northern NJ Socialist Party and One Peoples Project ALL AGES-NO BOOZE-NO JERKS-NO BULLSHIT
    There will be a REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET! Bring some of your old stuff and give it away here, while you can take whatever other people brought to give away - ALL FREE!
    We'll also be collecting warm women's coats for women being releases from prison (for the "Real House") and collecting canned vegetarian food for Food Not Bombs.
  • DEC. 21st - Memorial Service for Homeless New Yorkers- From: http://www.picturethehomeless.org Dear Friends and Members, Please join Picture the Homeless for an Interfaith Memorial Service dedicated to our Homeless Brothers and Sisters who have passed away this year. This powerful event is held annually on the longest night of the year (December 21st). This year's theme: HONORING OUR ANCESTORS: STANDING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY! With presentations from Pastor Katrina Foster of Fordham Evangelical Lutheran Church, Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid of the Mosque of the Islamic Brotherhood, Rabbi Michael Feinberg of the Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, and community ministers from Judson Memorial Church. Friday, December 21, 2007 Hosted by Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square So.
  • Carolers To Serenade Congressional Scrooge On Staten Island- Carolers To Serenade Congressional Scrooge On Staten Island MOVEMENT FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY STATEN ISLAND PO Box 40921 Staten Island, NY 10304 statenisland@ mds-nyc.org www.mds-nyc. org Contact: Elaine Brower 917.520.0767 Richie Marini 718.781.4443 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOLIDAY CAROLERS TO VISIT OFFICE OF NEW YORK CITY'S "ONLY CONGRESSIONAL SCROOGE" Staten Island, NY. On Fridaym December 21st, the fourth iteration of the Iraq Moratorium, holiday carolers will gather at the Staten Island office of New York City's only "Congressional Scrooge" - Rep. Vito Fossella (R, 13th CD). Peace activists and military veterans from around the City will join members of the Raging Grannies at 4434 Amboy Road at 7 pm - to serenade Fossella who has "stubbornly refused to meet with his constituents to discuss his voting record on the Iraq War," according to military mom Elaine Bower, who lives in Great Kills.

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