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SF Educational/Action Conference-Come Join The Fight Against VEOLIA Stop Privatization

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Date:
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Time:
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Event Type:
Meeting
Organizer/Author:
Organizing Committee On Veolia
Location Details:
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission St., SF

SF Educational/Action Conference-Come Join The Fight Against VEOLIA Stop Privatization, Defend Human Rights & The Environment
Educational/Action Conference

Saturday, February 8, 2014 1:00 - 6:00 PM

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts

2868 Mission St., SF

$10 Sliding scale (No one turned away)

Come Join The Fight Against VEOLIA Stop Privatization, Defend Human Rights & The Environment

The 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.

In 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.

Thomas 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.

They are still fighting for their jobs back.

Globally, 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

and ran a light rail system that sustains the Israeli settlements around Jerusalem.

Communities 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”.

In 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.

We invite your union, organization to endorse and support this conference.

SCHEDULE


1:00 PM Registration

1:15 PM Introductions

Speakers: 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

2:45 PM International Panel

Speakers: 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

3:45 PM Regional Panel

Speakers: 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*

5:00 PM Workshops-Education And Action

Labor And Privatization, Organizing In Local Communi- ties

6:00 - 6:30 PM Report Back Proposals And Action

7:30 PM Film Screening “Even The Rain” and poetry, music by Dave Welsh and others.

(* for identification only)


Endorsers: 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

For registration and contact: call 415-282-1908
Added to the calendar on Thu, Jan 9, 2014 6:10PM
§Veolia Supports Segregation
by Organizing Committee On Veolia
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There is an international campaign against the labor practices of Veolia including their support of Israeli apartheid
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MCCLA
2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110

Conference and Film Screening- Privatization, Labor Rights, Human Rights, The Environment, and The Veolia Group

Saturday, February 8 / 1:00-9:00 pm / $10 (No one turned away) Theater and Gallery

A unique one-day conference bringing together activists from all around the world involved in union organizing, Environmental protection and Palestine solidarity to confront the French multinational Veolia/ Transdev and build community resistance to privatization, union busting and corporate profiteering form human rights violation. There will be an evening show, and film screening.

Comments (Hide Comments)
by Veolia Conference Organizing Committee
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this is the latest flyer for the education conference on Veolia


Veolia Conf And Ant-Privatization Action By APWU

Another point for our discussion is the 2/8 conference on Veolia where George and Charles will be speaking. Steve Gillis who is the VP of the Boston school bus drivers has agreed to participate in a discussion about how all transportation workers can link up to fight Veolia and other international union busters.
It will be on Sunday morning Feb 9 at 9 AM or 10 AM and we have not got a place yet but this could include TWSC members who are interested in building this international labor transportation network.
Also I have posted a flyer from the APWU which is fighting privatization of the Post Office by Staples.
In Solidarity,
Steve


2/8 SF Conference-Join The Fight Against Veolia
Stop Privatization, Defend Labor, Human Rights and The Environment

Educational/action conf
Stop Privatization, Defend Labor, Human Rights & the Environment

Sat 12:30 Pm - 6 Pm •Feb 8

7:30-10 Pm Film & Entertainment

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts

2868 Mission St. • San Francisco $10 Sliding scale (No one turned away)

The Veolia Group is a French multinational, which plays a growing role in the world economy, pushing privatization of water resources, transportation and other public services. in the bay area, Veolia has pushed for the privat- ization of water treatment in Richmond, which has led to union busting and environmental degradation.

Thomas p. Hoch, Vice president of Veolia Transportation Services was hired to represent baRt management in recent negotiations and he attacked the atU 1555, SEiU 1021 and AFSCME 3993 union locals. Veolia is also involved in privatizing

transportation services and attacking unions such as the boston School bus Drivers USW 8751, where they have blatantly violated their union contract and fired four of the union leaders. they are still fighting for their jobs back.

Globally, the Veolia/ Transdev group is the largest water privatization com- pany and various environmental groups have tracked its record of destruc- tion and corruption. in the occupied West bank, subsidiaries of the group op- erated segregated buses to illegal israeli settlements; they operate an illegal settler dump and run a light rail system that sustains the israeli settlements around Jerusalem. Communities all around the world have organized against Veolia and managed to get their cities and unions to pass anti privatization resolution declaring their cities “Veolia Free”.

in light of the importance of their role in the United States and internationally, we will be having an interna- tional education conference. topics will include Veolia’s labor, environmental and human rights record and what poor and working people can do about their activities.

We invite you and your union or organization
to attend and endorse this conference.
For registration, endorsements & contact: call 415-282-1908

RegistRation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30 p.m.

Opening panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00p.m. George Figueroa BART ATU 1555*

CharlesSmithAFSCME444,* delegateAlameda Labor Council
Steve Gillis VP USW 8751*, Boston School Bus 5

InteRnational panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15p.m. Omar Barghouti Co-founder
of the Boycott National Committee, Palestine

Hugh Lanning Fmr. General Secretary Public & Commercial Services Union, UK, Chair, Palestine Solidarity Committee

Dalit Baum Middle East Program, AFSC
Regional panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:45p.m.
Erin Diaz Director, Public Water Works! campaign, Corporate Accountability International (Boston),
The St. Louis Coalition to Dump Veolia
Lois Pearlman Sonoma Campaign
N. Coast Coalition For Palestine;
Mikos Fabersunne
Chair, Davis Committee for Palestinian Rights Clarence Thomas
ILWU Local 10 Executive Board*
Nancy Murray
The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights.

Workshops: education & action . . . . . . . . 5:15 p.m. Labor and Privatization
Organizing in Local Communities

Report Back: proposals & action . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.
Film Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30p.m

‘Even the Rain’ and poetry,
music by Dave Welsh, SF Poet Jack Hirschman and others.
Streamed live at http://www.kpfa.org
International Labor Media Network
http://www.ilmnetwork.org

missionculturalcenter.org/events.html
Join us On Facebook: fbl.me/fightveolia

Endorsers: • UTU 1741 • San Francisco Labor Council • American Friends Service Committee • Food and Water Watch • United Public Workers For Action • Inter Union Organizing Committee at CDPH • Labor Video Project • Workers World Party • Global Exchange • Marcha Patriotica of Colombia • International Action Center • US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation • Jewish Voice for Peace • Code Pink • Transport Workers Solidarity Committee • Davis Committee for Palestinian Rights • North Coast Coalition for Palestine,Art Forces
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