JPN Railway Workers To Visit US

July 17 (Saturday) 2:00 PM Free
The Two Tier, Labor & The Wal-Mart Economy
Join authors Michael Whitty, Albert Dragstedt and BART-SEIU790 V.P. Ray Quan as they discuss the role of the two tiers, how to fight them and how the Wal-Mart economy is affecting working people here.
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia St./20th St., San Francisco

July 17 (Saturday) 7:30 PM
CONCERT by Anne Feeney & Chris Chandler
A War on Workers
Labor troubadours Anne Feeney & Chris Chandler give the world a blast in their words and songs. They have traveled the country singing for the rights of working people and the oppressed from the "War Zone" in Decatur, Ill to the battles against the WTO. In the midst of madness, they expose the realities and contradictions of the world. They hit home about the struggles of workers and the battles for the hearts and minds. You can’t afford to miss this high-octane concert.
http://www.annefeeney.com
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission St., at 25th St., San Francisco

July 18 (Sunday) 10:15 AM Boarding, 10:30 AM Departure
$25.00
Labor Maritime History Boat Tour
Boat leaves promptly at 10:30 AM
On the boat, we will hear about the labor, social environmental and political history of the Bay Area from the people who know it. Historians Harvey Schwartz, labor process photographer Joe Blum, UBC labor historian Mike Munoz and workers who are building the new east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge will participate. See http://www.newbaybridge.org for more information about the bridge and the workers who are building it.
Seats are still available so just show up early or call (415) 642-8066, and leave your 1) name (spell it out), 2) number of your reservation, and 3) your phone number. You should also send a check to LaborFest, P.O. Box 40983, San Francisco, CA 94140. You can also contact us by e-mail: laborfest [at] laborfest.net, http://www.laborfest.net
Terminal E (South side of the Ferry building), San Francisco
Tour lasts 3 hours
Some food and refreshments will be available on board.

July 18 (Sunday) 5:30 PM Free
INTERNATIONAL LABOR PANEL
Labor, War and Repression
Join the Doro-Chiba Railway workers from Japan, KCTU Seoul unionists from Korea and others from around the world as reports are made on the use of the war as a pretext to eliminate labor & democratic rights for transportation workers. In Japan the government is seeking to militarize all transportation workers. In response to these assaults, many transportation unions are organizing against repressive legislation that would destroy their right to strike and organize.
Korean workers also face increased attacks on their democratic labor rights. Activist local leaders of the KCTU have committed suicide in protest of this labor repression. The government is now allowing employers to legally seize the personal homes and property of unionists who go on strike.
In the US, the government is seeking to legislate the Maritime Security Act as well as seeking to require iso metric identity cards for 12 million transportation workers. This could allow the screening out of militant unions and workers who disagree with government policies.
Co-sponsored by the Million Worker March Committee & ILWU Local 10
http://www.millionworkermarch.org
ILWU Local 10 Henry Schmidt Room
400 Northpoint/Mason St., San Francisco

July 18 (Sunday) 8:00 PM Donation
International Labor Music Evening
International labor music evening with Agrippa from Seattle, Washington and Scott Gerber, a Jewish cowboy singer and Samsara. Bring your international labor song for solidarity.
http://www.agrippa.info
ILWU Local 10 Henry Schmidt Room
400 Northpoint/Mason St., San Francisco

July 19 (Monday) 8:00 AM Free
SF Labor Council Reception/Light Breakfast For Doro-Chiba Railway Workers
Join SF Labor Council delegates as they meeting and discuss with Japanese railway workers.
San Francisco Labor Council
1188 Franklin St./Geary St. 2nd Fl.
San Francisco



July 19 (Monday) 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Reception for the book,
We Live on the Railway by Hiroshi Nakano
Hiroshi Nakano has spent his working life on the Japanese railways. This timely and important book tells the story of the struggle of Japanese rail workers to organize, strike and defend their union against privatization and union busting.
http://www.doro-chiba.org
New College Theater
777 Valencia St., at 19th St, San Francisco

July 19 (Monday) 7:30 PM Film $5.00
International Working Class Film & Video Festival
120th Anniversary of Pullman’s Strike -Celebrate All Transportation Workers
Ten Thousand Black Men Named George
Directed by Robert Townsend (2002, 95 min.)
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union were still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. So in 1925, when journalist and political activist Asa Philip Randolph and railway car porter Ashley Totten formed the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, it was a bold gesture, which proved to have a major impact in both labor and race relations in America. 10,000 Black Men Named George is a made-for-cable feature which dramatizes the struggle of Randolph (played by Andre Braugher) and Totten (Mario Van Peebles) to organize railway porters -- a demanding and sometimes dangerous job which was held almost exclusively by black men, who were paid low wages for demanding hours -- against the staunch opposition of Barton Davis (Kenneth McGreggor), head of the Pullman Railway Company and a fierce opponent of both unionization and civil rights initiatives.
10,000 Black Men Named George (the title refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur) also features Charles S. Dutton as Milton Webster, a veteran porter who joined the fight to organize; Carla Brothers as Lucille Randolph, Asa's wife who would play a major role in the early years of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and Brock Peters as Leon Frey, an early member of the union who would in time betray their cause. Music will be played by Jack Chernos
New College Theater
777 Valencia St., at 19th St, San Francisco

July 20 (Tuesday) 7:00 PM Free
Words, Music, War and Labor
Join LaborFest as we speak in words and music on the war with poets Adam David Miller, Jack Hirschman, Alice Rogoff, Rolando Carrillo, Dave Rovics, music and words by Upsurge and others. We will also have poetry about the attacks this May on Lori Haigh, owner of the Capobianco gallery. She displayed a painting on the war and was terrorized out of San Francisco. When artists and people who show art are physically assaulted, where are we going? North Beach residents and artists recently rallied to defend the right to show their art in San Francisco. Also this event is held in memory of labor poet & unionist Carol Tarlen who passed away in June 2004.
New College
766 Valencia St./19th St., San Francisco

For More Information On LaborFest Go to
http://www.laborfest.net