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 YOU'RE INVITED: Free Speech Fight Exhibit Grand Opening Reception - 1/6/12‏ 75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy ...a note from Michael Moore‏ A little bit brighter‏Download your FREE 2012 UFW Calendar‏Factory Jobs Gain, but Wages Retreat CALENDARIO 2012, MARCHA MIGRANTE VII, Walking with Cesar, Feb 2-11‏
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Subject: YOU'RE INVITED: Free Speech Fight Exhibit Grand Opening Reception - 1/6/12
You are cordially invitedto the GRAND OPENING of the San Diego Free Speech Fight 100-year Anniversary ExhibitFriday, January 6, 2012  -- 7 p.m.Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2125 Park Blvd, San Diego 92101 Join us for an evening of art, history and entertainment! This will be your first opportunity to see the Free Speech Fight exhibit, including photographs from 1912, original pieces by Fred Lonidier (AFT 2034) and other local artists, as music by Gregory Page, The Proles, and The People’s Revolutionary Choir, and a reading from Flash by author Jim Miller (AFT 1931).   Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.  Free parking is available across the street from the Centro.  Please RSVP to Jerry Tomaszewicz by responding to this email or by calling 619-228-8101 x5. Also, please mark your calendars for all of the exciting events coming up in January and February, 2012, to commemorate this 100-year anniversary!  A full list of events is below:   Jerry N. Tomaszewicz, Jr.Executive Assistant to Secretary-Treasurer & CEO Lorena Gonzalez / Field OrganizerSan Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO3737 Camino del Rio South, Suite 403San Diego, CA  92108 desk: 619.228.8101, ex. 5cell: 413.210.3664fax: 619.281.1296email: jt at unionyes.org or jtomaszewicz at unionyes.orgweb: www.unionyes.org "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. And you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." -- Cesar Chavez jnt/OPEIU-537, AFL-CIO @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' - Flint Sit-Down StrikePlay videoPreorder 'Capitalism: A Love Story' on DVD: http://tinyurl.com/dvdcals00:01:14Added on 2/11/1023,745 views75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy ...a note from Michael Moore 

Friday, December 30th, 2011 

Friends, 

On this day, December 30th, in 1936 -- 75 years ago today -- hundreds of workers at the General Motors factories in Flint, Michigan, took over the facilities and occupied them for 44 days. My uncle was one of them.The workers couldn't take the abuse from the corporation any longer. Their working conditions, the slave wages, no vacation, no health care, no overtime -- it was do as you're told or get tossed onto the curb.So on the day before New Year's Eve, emboldened by the recent re-election of Franklin Roosevelt, they sat down on the job and refused to leave. They began their Occupation in the dead of winter. GM cut off the heat and water to the buildings. The police tried to raid the factories several times, to no avail. Even the National Guard was called in. But the workers held their ground, and after 44 days, the corporation gave in and recognized the UAW as the representative of the workers. It was a monumental historical moment as no other major company had ever been brought to its knees by their employees. Workers were given a raise to a dollar an hour -- and successful strikes and occupations spread like wildfire across the country. Finally, the working class would be able to do things like own their own homes, send their children to college, have time off and see a doctor without having to worry about paying. In Flint, Michigan, on this day in 1936, the middle class was born.But 75 years later, the owners and elites have regained all power and control. I can think of no better way for us to honor the original Occupiers than by all of us participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement in whatever form that takes in each of our towns. We need direct action all winter long if we are to prevail. You can start your own Occupy group in your neighborhood or school or with just your friends. Speak out against economic injustice at every chance you get. Stop the bank from evicting the family down the block. Move your checking and credit card to a community bank or credit union. Place a sign in your yard -- and get your neighbors to do it also -- that says, "WE ARE THE 99%." (You can download signs here and here.)Do something, anything, but don't remain silent. Not now. This is the moment. It won't come again. 75 years ago today, in Flint, Michigan, the people said they'd had enough and occupied the factories until they won. What is stopping us now? The rich have one plan: bleed everyone dry. Can anyone, in good conscience, be a bystander to this?My uncle wasn't, and because of what he and others did, I got to grow up without having to worry about a roof over my heads or medical bills or a decent life. And all that was provided by my dad who built spark plugs on a GM assembly line.Let's each of us double our efforts to raise a ruckus, Occupy Everywhere, and get creative as we throw a major nonviolent wrench into this system of Greed. Let's make the politicians running for office in 2012 quake in their boots if they refuse to tax the rich, regulate Wall Street and do whatever we the people tell them to do. Happy 75th!Yours,

Michael Moore
MMFlint at MichaelMoore.com
@MMFlint
MichaelMoore.com 
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Dear Carlos,

Everyone’s struggling in this economy—some of us more than others. Can you afford even a small donation to make 2012 a little bit brighter for someone less fortunate than yourself? 

Not all of us can afford to give this year. So if you can afford to help, your contribution is more important than ever. Here are two things you can do:

1.    Since Aug. 1, 1,300 BCTGM (Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers) members in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa have been locked out of their factories by American Crystal Sugar. The company has hired replacement workers and continues to refuse to return to the bargaining table. Click here to pitch in and help 1,300 union brothers and sisters who have been locked out by their employer since Aug. 1. 

2.    On Sat., Jan. 21, the NFLPA (NFL Players Association) will host the AstroTurf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Carson, Calif. What’s special about this game is that the AFL-CIO is working with the players to fill the stadium with people—particularly union members—who have lost their jobs, plus local youths and members of the military. It costs $12.50 to donate a ticket. Can you help? Click here to donate one or more tickets. (If you live near Carson, Calif., or can make it to the game, you can also purchase tickets for the gamehere, using discount code UNION to save 20 percent.)

Whichever of these campaigns you choose, your donation will have an immediate, tangible impact on people's lives in the New Year.

Thanks for all the work you do.

In Solidarity,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIOTo find out more about the AFL-CIO, please visit our website at www.aflcio.org.
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Download your FREE
2012 UFW Calendar
http://action.ufw.org/2012calendarDear Carlos,In appreciation of your support we want to offer our friends a FREE UFW downloadable 2012 calendar. Please click on the image above or on the text link to download.Si Se Puede! Happy New Year!Jocelyn ShermanUFW Internet Communications DirectorPlease Make a New Year's Resolution to Help Farm WorkersThe holiday season is when we share special memories and look forward to creating new ones in the coming year.We've accomplished a lot, but there is still more to do.Please help us bring justiceto the fields by making adonation to help farm workers. Or even make a New Year’s resolution that lasts all year long by joining our monthly pledge program.No amount is too much or too little. Even a few dollars will help us get stronger and take advantage of the opportunities ahead.Thank you again for your generosity. From our family to yours, we wish you a prosperous New Year!Click here to donate @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Factory Jobs Gain, but Wages RetreatBy LOUIS UCHITELLEGeneral Electric is adding jobs at its appliance factories in Louisville - even bringing some work back from overseas - but the newcomers are earning less than longtime workers.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Feliz Navidad from Tent City 2011Play videoBe grateful for what you have, some people are doing time for a chance to be an American in the 21st Century. La lucha sigue hermanos y hermanas. Citizen Me: The Forgotten Class (2012) Documentary…00:02:00Added on 12/25/111,549 views

Feliz Navidad from Tent City 2011 Gracias companero Rodriguez por video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4zjK_72uLs&list=HL1324806223&feature=mh_lolz

Join us as we prepare for MARCHA MIGRANTE VII "Walking with Cesar" February
2-11 2012 San Diego, Holtville, Yuma, Coachella, Los Angeles, 40 Acres,
Bakersfield, Fresno, Stockton, Modesto, Delano, La Paz, and ??? Recommit to
Cesar's principles, one day at a time. From the principles of non violence
to acceptance of all; from celebrating community to respect for environment;
from knowledge to innovation; from helping the most needy to determination;
from sacrifice to service to others.

Join us ! Previous Marcha Migrantes from Friendship Park to Washington D.C.
have helped spark National 'Immigrant Spring of 2006", gather "stories of
our brethren" from San Diego to Brownsville (2007), "Voto es su Voz"
campaign (2008), "We marched we voted not it's time to deliver"(2009),
"American Dream or American Nightmare" (2010), "Trail of Tears" from
Friendship Park to Calexico 2011 and now "Walking with Cesar" on UFW 50TH
anniversary. 

Each day will be dedicated to one of Cesar Chavez's Principles, we will also
Fast one day and work in the Fields (part of another) Please let us know if
you want to participate entire 10 day historic caravan, one day or one
event. For those of you that cannot make it you can still support us. Please
contact us for donations, sponsorship opportunities, or to join us on part
or the entire Marcha Migrante. (via this medium)

As always we will start in San Diego, February 2 (Dia de la Candelaria &
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) and will end upon return to San Diego and
Friendship Park February 11, 2012. Gracias Todos, Felices Fiestas y 2012 !
Si Se Puede y que Viva Cesar Chavez ! Border Angels PO Box 86598 San Diego
CA 92138 borderangels.org
 ROBERTO BRAVO <robravo56 at yahoo.com> Dec 25 09:44AM -0800  

Gracias mi Hermano, trataremos de acompanarte en esta marcha.

 ES DE ALEGRIA Y FELICIDAD, SABER QUE ESTE ANO QUE ESTA POR TERMINAR LLEGA A SU FIN CON LA AMISTAD DE CADA UNO DE USTEDES, LE PIDO A DIOS LES DE FELICIDAD Y ALEGRIA EN ESTA NAVIDAD Y QUE EL NUEVO ANO SEA DE PROSPERIDAD Y ME DE LA OPORTUNIDAD DE SEGUIR CONTANDO CON USTEDES COMO AMIGO Y HERMANOS EN LA COMUNIDAD MIGRANTE QUE TANTA FALTA NOS HACE MANTENER ESTA UNIDAD.
UN FUERTE ABRAZO Y QUE DIOS LOS BENDIGA

Roberto Bravo
Presidente de CBO
3030 1/2 Wabash Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Tel. 213-804-5705
robravo56 at yahoo.com
www.cbousa.org

From: Enrique Morones <enriquemorones at cox.net>
To: enriquemorones at cox.net 
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 9:36 AM
Subject: "Tent City Christmas greeting" Since the Immigrant Spring of 2006, Change is coming; Desde la Primavera Migrante de 2006, el cambio viene, Keep the Faith; Mantengan La Fe (MMVII)

Feliz Navidad from Tent City 2011 Gracias companero Rodriguez por video

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