<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Pete Meyers <<a href="mailto:pete@tcworkerscenter.org">pete@tcworkerscenter.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 29, 2012 10:48:12 AM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:tc-hsc-l@cornell.edu">tc-hsc-l@cornell.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:tc-hsc-l@cornell.edu">tc-hsc-l@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>29th Annual Labor Day Picnic, Monday, 9/3 (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Pete Meyers <<a href="mailto:pete@tcworkerscenter.org">pete@tcworkerscenter.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div id="yiv1710280541"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></b><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv1710280541"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">29<sup>th</sup> Annual Labor Day Picnic in Ithaca: <br><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">We Are the 99%, </span></font><br>Featuring Richie Stearns and Friends with Music</span></b></div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in;" align="center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;display:none;">Bottom of Form</span></div> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">The <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cnylabor.org/">Midstate Central Labor Council</a>, AFL-CIO, and the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.tcworkerscenter.org/">Tompkins County Workers' Center</a> 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. <span style=""> </span>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.<span style=""> </span></div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">The Labor Council and Workers’ Center invite the community to join them and enjoy free picnic fare, music, and presentations of awards.<span style=""> </span>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.<span style=""> </span></div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">Special musical guests this year include <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.richiestearns.com/"><span style="color:black;">Richie Stearns of Evil City String Band</span> fame and Friends</a>.</div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">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.<span style=""> </span></div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">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. </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">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.</div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal">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 <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:TCWRH@tcworkerscenter.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:TCWRH@tcworkerscenter.org">TCWRH@tcworkerscenter.org</a>, 607-269-0409, or via the website, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.tcworkerscenter.org/">www.TCWorkersCenter.org</a></div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="yiv1710280541MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><br></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>