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DESCRIPTION:SF Educational/Action Conference-Come Join The Fight Against VEOLIA Stop 
 Privatization, Defend Human Rights & The Environment\nEducational/Action 
 Conference\n\nSaturday, February 8, 2014 1:00 - 6:00 PM\n\nMission Cultural 
 Center for Latino Arts\n\n2868 Mission St., SF\n\n$10 Sliding scale (No one 
 turned away)\n\nCome Join The Fight Against VEOLIA Stop Privatization, 
 Defend Human Rights & The Environment\n\nThe Veolia Group is a French owned 
 multi-national, which plays a growing role in the world economy pushing 
 privatization of water resources, transpor- tation and other public 
 services.\n\nIn the Bay Area, Veolia has pushed for the privati- zation of 
 water treatment in Richmond, California, which has led to union busting and 
 environmental degradation.\n\nThomas P. Hoch, Vice President of Veolia 
 Transportation Services was hired to represent BART management in recent 
 negotiations and sought to attack the ATU 1555, SEIU 1021 and AFSCME 3993 
 union locals. It is also involved in privatizing transportation services 
 and attacking union such as the Boston School Bus Drivers USW 8751, where 
 they have blatantly violated their union contract and fired 4 of the union 
 leaders.\n\nThey are still fighting for their jobs back.\n\nGlobally, the 
 Veolia group is the largest water privatization company and various 
 environmental groups have tracked its record of destruction and corruption. 
 In the occupied West Bank, subsidiar- ies of the group operated segregated 
 buses to illegal Israeli settlements, operated an illegal settler 
 dump\n\nand ran a light rail system that sustains the Israeli settlements 
 around Jerusalem.\n\nCommunities all around the world have organized 
 against Veolia and managed to get their cities and unions to pass anti 
 privatization resolution declar- ing their cities “Veolia Free”.\n\nIn 
 light of the importance of their role in the United States and 
 internationally, on Febuary 8, 2014, we will be having an international 
 education conference at the Mission Cultural Center. Topics will in- clude 
 their labor, environmental and human rights record and what working people 
 and the public can do about their activities.\n\nWe invite your union, 
 organization to endorse and support this conference.\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n1:00 
 PM Registration\n\n1:15 PM Introductions\n\nSpeakers: Steve Gillis, VP USW 
 8751*, Boston school bus drivers; George Figueroa, BART ATU 1555*; Charles 
 Smith, AFSCME 444* and Richmond fight with Veolia; Omar Barghouti 
 Co-founder BNC, Palestine\n\n2:45 PM International Panel\n\nSpeakers: Hugh 
 Lanning, Chair, Palestine Solidarity Committee in UK; Jackie Lewis, London 
 Regional Com- mittee of Unison, Dump Veolia Information Group and PSC; 
 Dalit Baum, Middle East Program, AFSC\n\n3:45 PM Regional 
 Panel\n\nSpeakers: Erin Diaz , Director, Public Water Works! campaign, 
 Corporate Accountability International (Boston); Lois Pearlman, Sonoma 
 Campaign N. Coast Coalition For Palestine; Mikos Fabersonne, Chair, Davis 
 Committee for Palestinian Rights (DCPR); Clarence Thomas, ILWU Local 10 
 Executive Board*\n\n5:00 PM Workshops-Education And Action\n\nLabor And 
 Privatization, Organizing In Local Communi- ties\n\n6:00 - 6:30 PM Report 
 Back Proposals And Action\n\n7:30 PM Film Screening “Even The Rain” and 
 poetry, music by Dave Welsh and others.\n\n(* for identification 
 only)\n\n\nEndorsers: UTU 1741, San Francisco Labor Council, AFSC, Food And 
 Water Watch, United Public Workers For Action, Inter Union Organizing 
 Committee at CDPH, Labor Video Project, Workers World Party, Marcha 
 Patriotica, International Action Center, American Friends Service 
 Committee, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Jewish Voice for 
 Peace, Code Pink, Transport Workers Solidarity Commit- tee TWSC\n\nFor 
 registration and contact: call 415-282-1908\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/01/09/18748985.php
SUMMARY:SF Educational/Action Conference-Come Join The Fight Against VEOLIA Stop Privatization
LOCATION:Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts\n2868 Mission St., SF
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/01/09/18748985.php
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