Haiti solidarity

Sweatshop and Labor Organizing in Bangladesh, Haiti and Central America

Posted Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:17pm by wnu
Date: 
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 6:00pm
Location: 
CWA Local 1180, 6 Harrison Street (basement), Manhattan (bet. Hudson and Greenwich Sts.)
Contact: 

212-781-5157

This Friday, May 10 at 6pm there will be an important forum on sweatshop and labor organizing in Haiti, Honduras and El Salvador. There will also be a report by Virgilio Aran, of the "Hot and Crusty" struggle in NYC, detailing the slave like conditions of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic.

This program is sponsored by the Haiti Anti-Sweatshop Committee.

The Haiti Anti-Sweatshop Committee views the forum as part of an ongoing effort to unite the anti-sweatshop movement in the spirit of labor internationalism. Join us Friday!

Haiti Reconstruction: A Report-Back from a Labor Solidarity Delegation

Posted Sat, 12/29/2012 - 9:42pm by wnu
Date: 
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 6:00pm
Location: 
CWA Local 1180, 6 Harrison Street (basement), Manhattan
Contact: 

Info: 212-781-5157 • 347-792-7091

On the 3-Year anniversary of the 2010 Earthquake

• What happened to $billions in aid?
• Why build only sweatshops?
• Why is Haiti still under US/UN Occupation?
• Why is the minimum wage so low in Haiti?
• How is the labor movement fighting back?
• How do those struggles relate to workers' struggles here and around the world?

Speakers / Photo projection:
Marty Goodman (former TWU Local 100 executive board member, Socialist Action member)
David Wilson (Weekly News Update on the Americas)
Tony Savino(Photojournalist)

Link: 
http://www.facebook.com/events/512833625416529/

Remembering Bernie McFall, 1936-2012

Posted Tue, 11/13/2012 - 11:48pm by wnu
Date: 
Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:30pm
Location: 
AJ Muste Memorial Institute, 339 Lafayette Street, buzzer 11, Manhattan (at Bleecker Street)
Contact: 

weeklynewsupdate@gmail.com

Bernie McFall was a mainstay of New York-area activism for many years: a reliable supporter of solidarity with Central America, Cuba, Haiti and Palestine; a strong unionist; a regular volunteer for WBAI and for recycling efforts; an organizer of New York contingents for the annual protests at the US Army School of the Americas.

Link: 
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2012/10/bernie-mcfall-presente.html

Mass Demonstrat​ion @ Brooklyn College against US-install​ed puppet president Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly!

Posted Wed, 09/26/2012 - 12:54pm by wnu
Date: 
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Gather in front of Radyo Pa Nou, 1685 Nostrand Ave. (Beverly Rd. & Cortelyou Rds.); march to Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave. (bet. Ave. I & Campus Rd.)

Stand with the NY Haitian community Wed. Sept. 26th as we protest the US-installed degenerate and thief Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly @ Brooklyn College.

4pm: Protest gathers in front of Radyo Pa Nou, 1685 Nostrand Ave. (Beverly Rd. & Cortelyou Rds.)

We will march down Nostrand Ave. to rally in front of Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave. (bet. Ave. I & Campus Rd.)

Honoring The Life & Legacy of Sonia Pierre

Posted Thu, 03/22/2012 - 6:38am by wnu
Date: 
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
1199SEIU, 310 West 43rd Street, Auditorium, Manhattan
Contact: 

HSVI · HSVI@1199.org · 212.408.8416

1199SEIU, The Dominican Women's Development Center, & We Care For Haiti invite you to an evening of celebration of the Life and Legacy of Sonia Pierre.

Sonia Pierre was a human rights advocate in the Dominican Republic who worked to end antihaitianismo, which is discrimination against individuals from Haiti or Dominicans of Haitian origin. For this work, she won the 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.

WHEN: March 22, 2012 at 6:30 PM

WHERE: Honoring The Life & Legacy of Sonia Pierre
1199SEIU 310 West 43rd Street
Auditorium
New York , NY 10036
Google map and directions:

Link: 
http://www.1199seiu.org/honoring_the_life_legacy_of_sonia_pierre

“Victory Is Ours! Occupy Winning!" Benefit Concert for the Global Women's Strike & KOSIPPA

Posted Wed, 03/14/2012 - 8:00pm by Anonymous
Date: 
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location: 
COLORS Restaurant -- 417 Lafayette, NYC 10003 (6 to Astor Place / R to 8th St-NYU)
Contact: 

Amy Dalton 347-927-6850 or 267-974-0624 / ald@riseup.net

Come celebrate THURSDAY night @COLORS as we welcome Selma James to NYC and raise funds for international women's rights organizing and Haiti solidarity work. Featuring four amazing, bridge-building musical groups: MbiraNYC (reverbnation.com/mbiranyc), spiritchild (xspiritmental.com), Gian-Carla Tisera (giancarlatisera.com), AJ Khaw (ajkhaw.com), plus a special ritual offered by the danzantes from Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzalcoatl in Ixachitlan (cetiliztli.org).

You can RSVP on Facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/events/267220096687527/

Link: 
http://www.facebook.com/events/267220096687527/

SONIA PIERRE, ¡VIVIRAS! …..YOU WILL LIVE!

Posted Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:44pm by wnu
Date: 
Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Iglesia de Santa María/ St. Marys Church, 521 West 126 Street, Manhattan
Contact: 

P. Luis Barrios- Lbarrios@jjay.cuny.edu ; Pastores/as por la Paz-(212) 926-5757; Ms. Ninaj Raoul- haitianwomen@aol.com ; Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees (718) 462-0791

SONIA PIERRE, ¡VIVIRAS! …..YOU WILL LIVE!

Ven y celebra con nosotros/as
Come and celebrate with us

Su vida/ Her life
Con amistades y familiares/ With family and friends

Sábado/Saturday
11 de febrero de 2012/February 11, 2012
6:00pm-8:00pm

Poesía, Música y Santa Comunión
Poetry, Music and Holy Communion
Gaga, Palo, Nago, PArigol, etc. Nina Paulino, Ricardo Ureña, Genaro Ozuna, María Terrero, Jheurys Frias, Iván Dominguez, Ninaj Raoul, Kongo, Diógenes Abreu, etc., etc.

Iglesia de Santa María/ St. Marys Church
521 West 126 Street
New York, New York 10026

Reception for Gail Walker and Father Luis Barrios

Posted Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:10pm by wnu
Date: 
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Colors Restaurant, 417 Lafayette St. New York, NY

IFCO / Pastors for Peace
Save the Date! Oct 28th NYC Colors Restaurant --

Special Message from Gail Walker and Father Luis Barrios
versión en espaňol sigue abajo

Save the Date!
Join us October 28th
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Colors Restaurant
417 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10003

Welcoming reception for
Gail Walker and Father Luis Barrios
newly appointed IFCO Co-Executive Directors

Dear Friends,

Down With the US/UN Occupation in Haiti!

Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 12:37am by wnu
Date: 
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 
At UN, 42nd St & First Avenue
Contact: 

347-984-7767, rezosolidarity@yahoo.com

Picket line against US/UN occupation

Far from acting as "peacekeepers," the troops of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have suppressed demonstrations, sexually exploited young Haitians and infected the country with cholera, causing 6,000 deaths.

The UN Security Council plans to renew MINUSTAH's mandate on October. Join the Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network in calling for an end to the occupation.

"Being an Overseas Ally with Global Movements for Social Change"

Posted Sat, 09/17/2011 - 11:36am by wnu
Date: 
Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 11:00am
Location: 
Brooklyn Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West @ 2nd Street
Contact: 

bsecdirector@yahoo.com

BROOKLYN SOCIETY
FOR ETHICAL CULTURE

a humanistic religious and educational fellowship promoting knowledge, love and practice of ethics-centered living.
BSEC belongs to the American Ethical Union.

"Being an Overseas Ally with Global Movements for Social Change"

Presentation & Discussion
with

Nikhil Aziz
Executive Director
Grassroots International

Link: 
http://bsec.org
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