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Bangladesh Prezi Trainer Notes
Written by UWC Staff
Bangladesh Blood, Sweat or Tears On Your Shirt?
The Dangers of Globalization & The Power of Global Organizing
Click link to get presentation http://prezi.com/lj3ziowj03nh/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
Click on the attachment at the bottom of the page to get the presenters notes.
Written on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 21:03 in International Labor News Read 1 times -
Unique Demo Today in Scottsdale: Navajo Community Members to Pump CAP Canal Water with Solar Power
Written by UWC Staff
Event to press Navajo Generating Station owners for transition from polluting coal industry on Navajo Reservation that has powered CAP pumps
WHEN: promptly at 9am Tuesday, June 18
WHERE: Scottsdale’s Fashion Square
WHAT:
· Navajo community members using a solar-powered generator to pump CAP canal water into trucks and barrels that Navajo Nation residents use to haul water on the reservation.
· Colorful rally by dozens of Navajo tribal members and supporters with handmade signs and banners. Event slogan: Energy Without Injustice – Power Without Pollution
More than 50 Navajo Nation community members and supporters will park water trucks that families use on the reservation alongside the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal in Scottsdale today at 9am and use a solar-powered generator to pump water from the canal to the vehicles.
Tribal members are staging the demonstration to send a message to the owners of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) coal-fired power plant near Page, Arizona that Navajo families want a transition away from a polluting coal industry on Navajo land that has powered CAP pumps for decades at the expense of residents’ land, health, water, and culture.
Major NGS owners include Salt River Project (SRP)(plant operator) and the U.S. government’s Department of Interior. Today SRP provides Arizonans less than 1 percent solar power.
The “Energy Without Injustice – Power Without Pollution” action demonstrates solar power as a solution. There is enough old mine land on Black Mesa to generate thousands of megawatts of solar energy, providing thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars for the regional economy.
Aging Navajo Generating Station (NGS) is among the most polluting coal-fired power plants in America and after decades of coal industry on Navajo Nation, many Navajo families have not benefitted; thousands still lack electricity and running water to their homes and haul water in trucks every week for cooking, cleaning, and drinking.
Livestream video will be available at http://ustre.am/FAE0.
Images and video will be available after the event at http://www.facebook.com/
blackmesawc and twitter@blackmesawc. 
Written on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:13 in Campaigns Read 7 times -
Petition for the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights: End workplace racial hostility and discrimination
Written by UWC StaffDear Friends,The Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights is proud to be apart of this struggle to get justice for vicitms of workplace hate crimes.Please sign this petition. Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now?I've started the petition "Rush Hospital Meridian Mississippi: End workplace racial hostility and discrimination" and need your help to get it off the ground.Here's why it's important:This outrageous mistreatment demands a response from the progressive community. Here’s what happened: On Tuesday June 11, 2013 Tomecca Pickett and Pamela Gowdy, employees of Rush Health Systems (Central Mississippi Family Health Clinic), located in Meridian, MS, were placed on administrative leave after they were victims of a workplace hate crime.The women had been complaining to their employer about unfair treatment and discrimination. Because they dared to take a stand, they were targeted and retaliated against. On Wednesday, June 5 racist graffiti appeared on the women’s bathroom wall. The message was: “Niggers got to go”. That message was sent to five African American women including Tomecca and Pamela whose names appeared on the bathroom wall. In addition a white female who had spoken out against discrimination at the hospital was also sent a message on the bathroom wall where she was called a “Nigger Lover”.When Pickett and Gowdy spoke out against this racist act they were forced to give so called hand writing samples to administration and questioned as if they had committed the hate crime. When they raised concerns about the so called investigation they were suspended and later told they were placed on administrative leave. How can the victims of a hate crime be the objects of punishment and retaliation? Across the country workers of color are the constant victims of racial hostility and discrimination while trying to make a living. Send a strong message to Rush Hospital System. Demand the immediate reinstatement of Tomecca Pickett and Pamela Gowdy.You can sign my petition by clicking here.Written on Friday, 14 June 2013 02:31 in Campaigns Read 35 times
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Stand up to McDonald's labor abuse worldwide- Not Lovin It!
Written by UWC Staff
A thank you letter from NGA member KahInn Lee, on behalf of all the J-1 Guestworkers who went on strike at McDonald’s three months back:
Dear allies from around the world,
When we began the fight against McDonald's in April of 2013 we were just a few students guestworkers living in basements in Pennsylvania . We were angry and determined to speak out, to challenge the McDonald’s and expose abuses in the J-1 visa program. When we went on strike on March 6th we were energized and hopeful - held up by the community allies who turned out to support us from day one.
Before making up my mind to strike, I had a chance to meet one of Hershey students on skype. They had been in the exact situation like me – J-1 guestworkers who came to the United States, dreaming of the America we see in movies yet it ended up a nightmare of injustice because of corporate greed. We were inspired by the Hershey workers’ strike. We saw the support they had from the community too. That became one motivation to stay strong throughout our action.
Now, seeing all the participation on the Global Day of Action, I am so glad that I chose to fight for my rights! I am proud that our strike at McDonald's inspired others to stand up for them selves and demand what they deserve.
In only three short months we have grown from isolated international workers hidden in basement labor camps into an international solidarity movement in over 30 countries! The support pouring in from all over the globe has been amazing. Our June 6th day of action showed that this is truly a global movement. We feel your support and cannot do enough to thank you for your solidarity. It is because of our allies that we are so sure we can win in our fight against McDonald's and support workers the world over who seek justice in their workplaces.
So much thanks to everyone for fighting with us!
The fight continues!
You can also watch a video of KahInn that we are using to push for changes to immigration policy in the in the U.S.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUi72KimXXc
And find out more about the global Not Lovin It Campaign here:
Written on Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:13 in International Labor News Read 48 times -
The Our Power Campaign is here! Communities United For A Just Transition
Written by UWC Staff
The Our Power Campaign is here! Communities United For A Just Transition
GGJ is excited to announce the launch of the national Our Power Campaign: Communities United for A Just Transition! We are launching this campaign as a co-anchor and leadership body member of the Climate Justice Alliance - a collaborative of over 35 community-based and movement support organizations rooted in Indigenous, African American, Latino, Asian Pacific Islander, and working-class white communities throughout the US.
Together through the Our Power Campaign, we are creating transition pathways out of dirty energy, towards solutions that create meaningful work and livelihoods in the US. Communities are already beginning to implement real solutions to climate change that chart a path towards more democratic, ecologically rooted economies. Through the Our PowerCampaign we are winning clean community power, zero waste, food sovereignty, public transit, housing for all, and restoration of ecosystems and watersheds, especially in regions disproportionately impacted by the deepening the economic and ecological crises.
The Our Power Campaign is being rolled out in three “Hot Spot” communities -- Black Mesa, Arizona; Richmond, California; and Detroit, Michigan -- and will expand to a dozen Hot Spots across the country by the end of 2014. The Hot Spots are frontline communities that are home to key grassroots groups poised to take on dirty energy interests while leading real models of grassroots solutions.
Read the full overview of the Our Power Campaign, hear about the hot spots, and learn more about the Climate Justice Alliance by visiting the Our Power Campaign online atourpowercampaign.org!
OUR POWER CAMP IN BLACK MESA, ARIZONA
The Our Power Campaign launch will continue through the Our Power Camp!From June 14-18, in one of the campaign hot spots, Navajo community members of the Black Mesa Water Coalition will host the first Our Power Camp in Arizona - a skills sharing and strategy camp for communities impacted by coal and other dirty energy. This camp marks the first of many Our Power Camps. People from all over the country, including a majority from communities along coal’s chain of destruction in the Southwest, Appalachia, the midwest, and beyond, will come together at the Our Power Camp to learn from and exchange with the Black Mesa community. Attendees will share stories of struggles and victories in communities impacted by dirty energy, host and participate in workshops on topics such as direct action and land-based resilience, and will hold collective strategy sessions.
Stay tuned on Our Power Campaign’s facebook and twitter for live updates from the camp!
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Written on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 16:56 in Campaigns Read 54 times
