Support Oakland Day Laborers at Wednesday Meeting!

To all community allies and friends:

Come out in support of Oakland Day Laborers

This Wednesday, July 16th at 1:30pm

2648 International (corner 27th St.)

Room #B151 in the Basement

(the building is called Perinatal Council)

In response to escalating police intimidation and repression, the police ticketing and /or threatening to ticket employers, and the city's new labor zoning policies (aka denial of the day laborers basic human right to choose where to find work), the day laborers of Oakland have been organizing and pressuring the city to respond to their demands. This Wednesday they will be meeting with Oakland City Council President Ignacio de la Fuente.

Please come out and show your solidarity with these workers to demonstrate to the city that they're not alone in their struggle & that their voices must be heard.

OAKLAND DAY LABORERS WILL BE MEETING WITH IGNACIO DE LA FUENTE AROUND THESE DEMANDS:

1. Stop the Police Repression

2. Stop fining employers

3. Repeal the Anti-Solicitation & Anti-Loitering Ordinances

4. That the existing city-funded Day Labor Program respect their right to choose where to find work

5. That the city respect their right to organize themselves

If you can’t be physically present this Wednesday,

Please fax / e-mail the offices of all the councilmembers and to show your support for the Oakland day laborers. A sample fax will follow.

Fax # for all councilmembers: 510.238.6910

Councilmember Ignacio de la Fuente, idelafuente [at] oaklandnet.com

Councilmember Jean Quan, jquan [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Jane Brunner, jbrunner [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Deslee Brooks, dbrooks [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Nancy Nadel, nnadel [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Larry Reid, lreid [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Henry Chang, hchang [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Danny Wan, dwan [at] oaklandnet.com

Also, Ignacio de la Fuente has yet to confirm this Wednesday meeting and might very likely send his assistant, Carlos Plazola in his place. Call Ignacio de la Fuente and let him know that his presence at Wednesday’s meeting is important.

510.238.7005


If you have any questions or would like to assist with the day's event, please contact Liz Appel at 510.435.3831 or via e-mail at lizappel [at] yahoo.com



SAMPLE E-MAIL / FAX



To Oakland Citycouncilmember(s):



I support the Oakland Day Laborers and their following demands:

§ Stop the Police Repression

§ Stop ticketing employers

§ Repeal the Anti-Loitering and Anti-Solicitation Ordinances

§ That the city-funded day labor program respect the workers’ right to choose where they find work

§ That the city respect the workers’ right to organize themselves



Thank you.

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Aliados y amigos de la comunidad:



Esperamos que esten con nosotros

los jornaleros de Oakland

Este Miércoles

16 de julio a la 1:30pm

En el 2648 Internacional #B151

(en el sotano del edificio que se llama Perinatal Council)



Porque hay intimidacion y represion policiaca, porque la policia esta amenazando y multando a los patrones, y porque la ciudad no respeta a nuestro derecho de escoger donde conseguimos trabajo, nosotros los jornaleros nos estamos organizando y estamos presionando a la ciudad para que responda a nuestras demandas. Finalmente tenemos una cita con Ignacio de la Fuente, presidente del concilio de Oakland.



Por medio de la presente les estamos invitando a nuestra reunion ya que la ayuda y la presencia de Uds. nos fortalece.

Esto nos ayudaria a seguirle demonstrando a las maximas autoridades que no estamos solos en esta lucha.



ESTO ES LO QUE QUEREMOS Y DEMANDAMOS:

1. Alto la represion policiaca

2. Que no se multe a nuestros patrones

3. Quitar las ordenanzas de anti-solicitacion de empleo y de anti-vagancia

4. Que el programa de day laborers respete nuestro derecho a conseguir trabajo en donde tengamos mas oportunidad de conseguir es mas facil

5. Que la ciudad respete nuestro derecho a organizarnos



Si no podemos contar contigo fisicamente en este dia,

Por favor envia faxeos y correos electronicos

a la oficina de todos miembros del concilio de Oakland.

Lo que sigue es un ejemplo fax/e-mail que puedas enviar.



# de faxear de todos: 510.238.6910

Councilmember Ignacio de la Fuente, idelafuente [at] oaklandnet.com

Councilmember Jean Quan, jquan [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Jane Brunner, jbrunner [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Deslee Brooks, dbrooks [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Nancy Nadel, nnadel [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Larry Reid, lreid [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Henry Chang, hchang [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember Danny Wan, dwan [at] oaklandnet.com



Tambien, Ignacio de la Fuente todavía no ha confirmado su cita con nosotros y quiza va a enviar su asistente, Carlos Plazola en su lugar.

Por favor, llamale y dile que su presencia esta bien importante en la reunion este miércoles.

510.238.7005



Si tienes algunas preguntas o si quieres ayudar con el evento, puedes contactar a Liz Appel en 510.435.3831 o por correo electronico a lizappel [at] yahoo.com







EJEMPLO DE FAX / E-MAIL



A todos los miembros de concilio de Oakland:



Nosotros apoyamos a los jornaleros y sus siguientes demandas:

§ Alto la represion policiaca

§ Que no se multe a sus patrones

§ Quitar las ordenanzas de anti-solicitacion de empleo y de anti-vagancia

§ Que el programa de day laborers respete su derecho a conseguir

§ trabajo en donde tengan mas oportunidad de conseguir mas facil

§ Que la ciudad respete su derecho a organizarse



Gracias.


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CALL IGNACIO DE LA FUENTE'S OFFICE TODAY AND DEMAND THAT HE MEET WITH THE OAKLAND DAY LABORERS. 510.238.7005

IGNACIO DE LA FUENTE'S ASSISTANT, CARLOS PLAZOLA, JUST SENT OUT E-MAILS SAYING THAT THEY REFUSE TO SHOW UP AT TOMORROW'S MEETING.

LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED AND URGE THEM TO COME.

Dear Community Allies:

Thank you for your continued support of the Oakland day laborers. Ignacio de la Fuente's and Carlos Plazola's blatant refusal to show up at an organized meeting of a concerned group of day laborers and community members is a negation of the entire problem.

Injustice continues on a daily basis - day laborers consistently face police harassment and many potential employers have fled the area because of the threat of $1000 fines.

Day laborers - struggling to make ends meet on a daily basis - have organized themselves to speak with Councilpresident Ignacio de la Fuente to testify to their struggle for survival and to demand their basic human right to look for work in public areas. This was always meant to be a format of open dialogue.

We hope you will still come out and hear them speak tomorrow.

2648 International (corner of 27th)
Basement Room 151
1:30pm

Community supporters such as Centro Legal de la Raza, PUEBLO, La Lucha Unida del Jornaleros, the Labor Immigrant Organizing Network, and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, along with countless other community groups, will be calling Ignacio's office to urge him to meet with the day laborers.

Please join them in calling Ignacio's office TODAY.
510.238.7005
Thank you for your continued support.