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TAKE ACTION
NOW in this issue
Say "THANK
YOU"
SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue
Community Festival For Justice and Peace
5/16
Workers' Rights Clinic 5/18
Kansas
City JwJ Organizing Committee Meeting 6/3
TAKE ACTION
NOW
Say "THANK YOU" to the restuarants that
helped "Save Our Tips"
As the
legislative session inches toward a close, take some time to
stop by and thank the restaurants that openly spoke out against
lowering or freezing the wages of servers.
Do you
know other restaurants who have or are willing to openly support
fair wages for servers and the Save Our Tips campaign? Tell us
at info@mojwj.org
SOLIDARITY EVENTS
Saturday, May 16, 2009
1PM-5PM
Community Festival For Justice and
Peace
Join the American Friends Service Committee and over 30
faith, community and social change groups for The Community
Festival For Justice and Peace at UMKC. The festival will
include informational workshops and speakers, music, and
peace exhibits. Everyone is invited to share their
vision of justice, peace, and sustainability.
The Festival will be held at UMKC - University Center
and Walk;50th & Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO. For
more information contact The American Friends Service Commitee
or KC Iraq Task Force (816)931-5256.
Monday, May 18, 2009 5PM - 8PM
Workers'
Rights Clinic
Join the Kansas City Worker Justice Center for their monthly
Workers' Rights Clinic. This clinic is a walk-in clinic held the
third Monday of each month. KCWJC volunteers, including
attorneys and Spanish speakers, assist workers with any
employment related issues.
The clinic is located at El Centro, Inc., 1333 S.
27th St. in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City,
KS. For more information contact the KCWJC at
(913)232-2235 or kansascitywjc@gmail.com
Wednesday, June 3,
2009 6:30 PM
Kansas City JwJ Organizing
Committee Meeting
Join Kansas City Labor, Faith, and Community leaders as they
continue to build Jobs with Justice in the Greater Kansas City
area. The meeting will be held at Westport
Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Rd across from the Westport
Library. For more information contact
Darnell Johnson at darnell@kcjwj.org
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The Jobs with Justice
Solidarity News and Events keeps you
informed about NEWS, ACTIONS, EVENTS and other opportunities to
work for economic justice.
Member organizations can
submit event info to info@mojwj.org. The calendar will publish information every
Monday. Information is due in by the Friday before the Monday
publishing date.
Jobs with Justice is a coalition of
progressive labor unions, community, student, and religious
organizations committed to fighting together for economic
justice.
Thousands of members of these
organizations, as well as individuals from the
community-at-large have taken the Jobs with Justice
Pledge to "Be there five times a
year for someone else's fight as well as my own".
To support this important work financially,
visit our secure online donation
site.
To find out more about Jobs with Justice
including a list of our 90 member organizations, visit www.kcjwj.org. |
