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Bay Poor People's Campaign 40 Days of Action, Alameda Labor Council Resolution in Support | |
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Date | Monday May 14 |
Time | 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM |
Event Type | Protest |
Organizer/Author | Global Women's Strike Omni Collective |
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East, North and South Bay/San Francisco autonomous actions requested through June 23. | |
Turn UP Bay Area!
Starting from Mother's Day organize actions in support of the Poor People's Campaign's 40 Days of Direct Action for a moral revival and against poverty, racism, militarism, and climate catastrophe! Submitted by Global Women's Stike Omni Collective. Weekly themes and more info linked below. Alameda County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Resolution, May 7, 2018. Resolution in Support of the California Poor People’s Campaign and the Poor People’s Campaign Bay Area Whereas, the Alameda Labor Council supports organizing people to advance equity; And Whereas, the California Poor People’s Campaign and Poor People’s Campaign Bay Area are local affiliates of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival; And Whereas, the demands of the Campaign, including “the right for all workers to form and join unions”, “equal pay for equal work”, and “public infrastructure projects”, support the efforts of the Labor Council; And Whereas, the UFCW, SEIU, AFSCME and United Steel Workers national unions have endorsed the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, and UFCW has stated “The Poor People’s Campaign believes, as our union family does, that our economy can and should work better for everyone…. We’re proud to support The Poor People’s Campaign because, if successful, it will bring hard-working families more power to build better lives;” And Whereas, the Campaign is the renewal of the work undertaken by the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968 during which Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to support sanitation workers organizing AFSCME Local 1733; And Whereas, the Fundamental Principles of the Poor People’s Campaign, which have been signed by all organizers, include, “The Campaign and all its Participants and Endorsers embrace nonviolence. Violent tactics or actions will not be tolerated;” And Whereas, the California Poor People’s Campaign and Poor People’s Campaign Bay Area are organizing a series of Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Actions at the State Capitol each of the six Mondays beginning on May 14; Now, therefore be it resolved, that the Alameda Labor Council endorses the California Poor People’s Campaign and Poor People’s Campaign Bay Area and encourages its affiliates, union members and allies to support and participate in actions when requested and the actions align with union values. Week One: May 14 – Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities Living in Poverty Week Two: May 21 – Connecting Systematic Racism and Economic Justice, Voting Rights, and Immigration Week Three: May 28 – Veterans, Our War Economy, and Militarism Week Four: [June 4 -] The Right to Health for People and Planet Week Five: [June 11 -] Everybody’s Got A Right To Living: Living Wages, Guaranteed Income, Unions, Housing and Social Services Week Six: [June 18 -] A “New and Unsettling Force”: Challenging Our Nation’s Distorted Moral Narrative with a Moral Fusion Movement Approved at ALC Delegates Meeting: May 7, 2018 https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ https://www.facebook.com/californiappc/ https://www.facebook.com/ppcbayarea/
For more event information:
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/
Added to the calendar on Friday May 11th, 2018 11:24 PM
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