[ShareTompkins] Fwd: 29th Annual Labor Day Picnic, Monday, 9/3 (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Pete Meyers <pete at tcworkerscenter.org>
> Date: August 29, 2012 10:48:12 AM EDT
> To: "tc-hsc-l at cornell.edu" <tc-hsc-l at cornell.edu>
> Subject: 29th Annual Labor Day Picnic, Monday, 9/3 (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
> Reply-To: Pete Meyers <pete at tcworkerscenter.org>
>
> 29th Annual Labor Day Picnic in Ithaca:
> We Are the 99%,
> Featuring Richie Stearns and Friends with Music
>
>
> The Midstate Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and the Tompkins County  
> Workers' Center will hold the 29th annual Labor Day Picnic from 11  
> a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, September 3rd, in Ithaca's Stewart Park.   
> This year’s picnic theme is “We Are the 99 Percent” to send the  
> message that all our families – working and unemployed, organized  
> and unorganized – need jobs and the vital public programs that  
> support communities, not tax breaks for the rich.
>
> The Labor Council and Workers’ Center invite the community to join  
> them and enjoy free picnic fare, music, and presentations of  
> awards.  This year will feature a special award to retiring  
> Congressman Maurice Hinchey for his record of championing the  
> interests of the common good of our working families and communities  
> during his years of public service.
>
> Special musical guests this year include Richie Stearns of Evil City  
> String Band fame and Friends.
>
> For twenty-eight years, this Labor Day event has brought hundreds of  
> workers, their families, and community members together to celebrate  
> solidarity and to recognize the contributions workers make to our  
> community every day.
>
> The picnic is free and everyone is invited. Everyone is asked to  
> bring a dish to share and to enjoy the free burgers (meat and  
> veggie), hot dogs, beverages, and ice cream.
>
> The annual awards have become a highlight of the Labor Day Picnic  
> over the years, and this year will be no different. The Mother Jones  
> and Joe Hill awards are presented to people for their activism,  
> organizing, and sacrifice at work. The Friend of Labor award is  
> presented to a member of the community who has spoken out publicly  
> or taken action in support of working people. The notorious Goat of  
> Labor goes to an especially egregious offender of workers’ rights  
> and/or the value of labor to our common good.
>
> Local human service agencies, Living Wage Employers, and other  
> organizations are welcome to have organizing tables at the event  
> (however, please contact in advance). For more information, contact  
> the Workers' Center at TCWRH at tcworkerscenter.org, 607-269-0409, or  
> via the website, www.TCWorkersCenter.org
>
>

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