[GPSCC-chat] This Weekend - 9to5 Association of Working Women

[alexcathy at aol.com]

 Dear Green Friends, 

 This is it.  This is the fight of our lifetimes.  Working families are fighting for their lives in Wisconsin, Indiana,Michigan, and Ohio.  This war on workers is being waged by the utterly cynical men who rule over us in the name of "fiscal responsibility" even as they insist on squanderingtrillions of dollars on wars and dangerous money pits like nuclear power.  

One of my slogans is "Think Globally, Act Locally."  This war on workers is not being waged on the other side of theworld, but right here.  More than 400Santa Clara County workers continue to face abusive misclassification as "dependent contractors". 
 
Each year, the Bay Area Chapter of 9to5, National Association of Working Women convenes a public leadership conference to highlight changes needed for family friendly workplaces. Click the picture below to view a 6-minute video about issues at our upcoming conference:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFX_dS0afcs


    What:
    Changing the Workplace, Changing the World 
    Leadership Conference


    Welcome:
    Erik Larsen, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 



    Keynote Address:
    Kim Bobo, Executive Director and founder of Chicago’s Interfaith Worker Justice Center 



    Special Luncheon Guest:
    Sally Lieber, Former Speaker Pro Tempore California State Assembly 



    Presenters:
    Brandy Davis, Labor Project for Working Families 
    Peter Woiwode, California Partnership 
    Tiffany Crain, Young Workers United 



    When and Where:
    2302 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA – Second Floor 
    San Jose, CA  95131 
    Saturday, April 2, 2011 
    8:30 AM


Noted community organizer, author and workers' rights advocate Kim Bobo will address 9to5’s 7th annual leadership conference, "Changing the Workplace, Changing the World", in San Jose. Bobo isExecutive Director and founder of Chicago’s Interfaith Worker Justice Center, the nation’s largestnetwork of people of faith engaging in local and national actions to improve wages, benefits, andconditions for workers, especially those in the Low-wage economy. She is co-author of "Organizing forSocial Change", a widely used manual for organizers, and of "Wage Theft in America: Why Millions ofAmerican Workers are Not Getting Paid and What We Can Do About It."

As I write this, it appears the State of California is headed for, yet another,budget meltdown.  Join us for a day of workshops and discussionsabout how to fight for California's working families.


    More Info:
    408-2066-7992 
        http://9to5.org/local/california/RLC




    9to5 Bay Area, National Association of Working Women
2302 Zanker Road 
San Jose, CA 95131






I know some of you are already planning to attend and participate. Please support the good work of 9to5.  We really need it now more than ever. 

 Truly yours,

Alex Walker
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