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DESCRIPTION:Immigration attorney Lucy Rodriguez recently returned from a meeting in 
 Bolivia of the Latin American Labor Attorneys. Rodriguez was there to 
 represent the Labor Committee of the National Lawyers Guild, an 
 organization whose goal is basic and progressive change in our country's 
 political and economic system.\n\nWorking from the premise of employment as 
 a basic human right, the Bolivia meeting focused on how best to help 
 immigrants (and even natives) find work, and subsequently organize for 
 their rights. A main point Rodriguez took from the meeting was that 
 attorneys should challenge some of the regressive labor laws that serve to 
 undermine the existence of unions as they render employment elusive. Her 
 observation that more Hispanic immigrants now join unions in this country 
 than do whites underscores the importance of preserving immigrants' rights 
 to work and earn a real wage, in the U.S. and elsewhere.\n\nOn Monday, 
 February 25, Rodriguez will speak about "Immigration and Labor Organizing 
 in 2008," covering her efforts to get a fair deal for immigrant workers in 
 northern California at a time when the national immigration debate rages 
 on. The way immigrants are treated is one more human-rights issue that 
 makes a connection to the cause of peace and justice.\n\nLucy Rodriguez has 
 been practicing law in the Bay Area for 20 years. Born in Colombia, she 
 attended high school, college, and law school in the U.S. Rodriguez worked 
 at the Central American Refugee Center and Catholic Charities before 
 entering private practice; asylum law continues to be a large part of her 
 work. Now a resident of Kensington, she previously lived in Palo Alto and 
 served as a Board member of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center for 
 several years until 2006.\n\nThe talk is at 7:30 in Beck Hall of the 
 Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue (at 
 Ellsworth) in San Mateo. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be 
 on hand; the hall is wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/05/18477049.php
SUMMARY:Immigration Attorney to Speak on Immigrants and Labor
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94402\n\nhttp://uusm.homestead.com/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/05/18477049.php
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