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TAKE ACTION
NOW in this issue
Demand Quality, Affordable
Health Care For All
Missouri
Servers got a raise Thanks to you! Help them keep their
wages.
SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue
ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project Meeting
8/24
Senator McCaskill
Healthcare Listening Forum 8/24
Blue-Green Alliance
Presentation 8/27
HCAN and GRO Health Care Rally
9/2
Kansas City JwJ Organizing Committee Meeting 9/2
David Bacon Book Signing
9/18
Mini-Courses for Unions and Community Organizations
10/10 and 11/7
JOB
OPENINGS
Kansas
City Jobs with Justice
Transportation Equity
Network
TAKE ACTION NOW
Demand Quality, Affordable Health Care For
All
Health care reform efforts are currently moving in
Congress. There are many components of federal health care
reform that will have significant impact on whether working
people in Missouri will have quality, affordable health
care.
Click HERE to find out how to
TAKE ACTION and learn more about federal health care
reform.
Missouri Servers got a raise Thanks to you!
Help them keep their wages.
This last legislative session Jobs with Justice and
the waiters and waitresses of the "Save Our Tips" campaign
narrowly defeated state legislation that would have excluded
waiters and waitresses from increases in the minimum
wage. Because of that successful campaign nearly
60,000 waiters and waitresses got a raise last
month. The fight is not over, Rep. Tim Jones
(R-Eureka) has promised to try again next year.
Click HERE
to find out how you can continue to help "Save our
Tips".
SOLIDARITY
EVENTS
Monday, August 24, 2009
4PM
ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
Meeting
Join the ACLU for the next Immigrants' Rights Project
Meeting. The discussion will be led by Judy Ancel, Director of
UMKC's Labor Studies Institute and President of Cross Border
Network, on the plight of immigrants caught in the
intersection of United State's food, labor and immigration
policies. The jump-off point for the discussion will be
the movie Food, Inc. (The movie is still showing at Tivoli
Theater in Westport)
The meeting will take place at the ACLU Office, 3601
Main, Kansas City MO 64111. For more information visit
their WEBSITE
Monday, August 24, 2009
4:30PM (Doors open at 3:30PM)
Senator McCaskill Healthcare
Listening Forum
Join Senator McCaskill for a Healthcare listening forum
in Kansas City to discuss healthcare reform and the
issues facing Missouri families.
The forum will take place at the
University of Missouri- Kansas City, Swinney Recreation Center,
5030 Holmes St, KC MO 64110. Activists have formed a
deliberate strategy for this event. If you plan to attend please
RSVP to Jennifer Gormley jennifer@kcjwj.org
and register at http://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/kansascity082409/
Thursday, August 27,
2009 6PM-7:30PM
Blue-Green Alliance Presentation:
"Good Jobs, Green Jobs"
Katie Gulley, Regional Program Manager for Blue Green
Alliance, will be giving a presentation about the importance of
climate change and the need for good Green jobs.
Join The Kansas Blue-Green Alliance at V's
Restaurant, 10819 E. US HWY 40, Independence MO .
Please RSVP to Stephanie Cole at stephanie.cole@sierraclub.org
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
10:30AM
HCAN and GRO Health Care
Rally
Join Health Care For America Now (HCAN) and Grass Roots
Organizing (GRO) as they rally to tell Congress to
"Get Back to Work!" and " Health Care Can't Wait!"
Speakers at the rally will include Senator Wes Shoemyer,
Rep. Rebecca McClanahan, Judy Baker, Rich Blakely, John Bowman,
and more.
The rally will take place on the Missouri State
Capital Steps, Jefferson City MO. For more information or a ride
call GRO Toll Free (877)581-9595
Wednesday, September 2 ,
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 info@kcjwj.org
Friday, September
18, 2009 6:30PM-Reception 7PM-Program
David Bacon Book
Signing
The Kansas City Public Library in partnership with the
Cross-Border Network, the ACLU Immigrant Rights Project and The
Institute for Labor Studies present David Bacon for a book
signing of his new book "Illegal People How
Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants" His
book explores the human side of globalization, showing the way
it uproots people in Latin America and Asia placing them in
constant migration. The program will feature stories and photos
from his work with migrant communities.
The reception and program will take place at the
Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch, 4801 Main,
Kansas City MO. For more information, contact Joel
Jones, Plaza Library (816)701-3581 or Judy Ancel, Institute for
Labor Studies (816) 235-1470
Saturday, October 10 & November 7,
2009 9AM-1PM
Mini-Courses for Unions and Community
Organizations
Two mini-courses for Unions and Community Organizations,
Co-Sponsored by the Institute of Labor Studies and Kansas City
Jobs with Justice will be offered. The October 10
course is "Getting Media Coverage For Your Issue or
Event" and will cover such topics as Understanding
the Media, Planning your media strategy, and media
advisories and press releases. The November 7 course is
"How to Organize A Rally or Protest" and will
cover topics including Planning, Legal restraints and
permits, and Maximizing turnout.
Locations for these events are to be announced. Course will
be instructed by Judy Ancel, Lara Granich,
and others. The cost: $40 for each class, $70 for
both. Jobs with Justice members - $25 each class. For
more information and to reserve space contact Judy Ancel
(816)235-1470
JOB OPENINGS
Kansas
City Jobs with Justice is hiring
Missouri Jobs with Justice organization is
hiring a new organizer for its Kansas City JwJ
Coalition.
Click here to download a fuller description
and directions on how to apply.
All applications should include resume, cover letter,
writing sample and at least two job references.
Throughout this search process we are fortunate to have a
talented interim KC JwJ Organizer on board in JENNIFER
GORMLEY. She can be reached at 816.805.2385 and jennifer@kcjwj.org.
Transportation
Equity Network
The Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, in
partnership with the Transportation Equity Network, is seeking a
Field Organizer to Coordinate the transportation campaign in the
State of Missouri.
For more information visit the Transportation
Equity website. Interviews will be held on
a rolling basis, early application is
encouraged. |
