[WestMALocals] Fwd: [rsumass] [Solidarity Calendar] Corrections/Additions/Job Opps

[Owen Broadhurst]

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Date: May 31, 2006 9:10 PM
Subject: [rsumass] [Solidarity Calendar] Corrections/Additions/Job Opps
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Thursday June 1
       PUBLIC MEETING: NO TO BUSH WAR ON IMMIGRANTS
       7pm, Somatics System Institute, 32 Masonic St, Northampton. Public
meeting of Northampton Branch of the International Socialist Organization
(ISO) to dispel the lies about immigrants and to discuss how the working
class can fight back against the racist guest-worker program and the
militarization of the Mexican border - by building a grassroots,
multi-racial movement from below. ISO calls for amnesty now for undocumented
workers and full equality, union rights, and civil rights for all. Info:
mailto:annie at zirin.com.

Friday June 2
       RALLY TO SUPPORT ST VINCENT'S WORKERS
       3pm, St Vincent Hospital, near DCU Center, 123 Summer St, Worcester
(http://www.stvincenthospital.com/aboutUs/MapsAndDirections). It took St.
Vincent Hospital workers a YEAR to win the right to bargain. It's taken
ANOTHER YEAR for the company to agree to bargain in good faith! They've been
patient long enough! Come to a rally to support St Vincent Hospital
healthcare workers in their fight for a first contract. They help others
every day - now it's our turn to help them! If you cannot make the rally,
please send a letter, asking St Vincent Hospital to bargain in good faith,
to John Smithhisler, President & CEO, St Vincent Hospital, Worcester MA
01608. Info: Jobs with Justice, mailto:jwj at massjwj.net.

Monday June 5
       WHAT THE H.E.C.?! RALLY & MARCH
       3pm, rally at HEC Central offices, 97 Hawley St, Northampton (headed
into Northampton on Pleasant St, take a right on Holyoke St and a left onto
Hawley St), march to Pulaski Park on Main St. Please join the UAW Local 2322
members of Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC) to support their
campaign for a fair contract with fair wages. UAW and HEC have been in
contract negotiations for over a year and HEC has thus far has not made an
offer for defined wages, instead offering a proposal incorporating "fuzzy"
math that does not guarantee annual raises for the majority of workers. UAW
HEC members provide services to some of the most needy, difficult, and
demanding students in the region. Those students come to HEC because
districts they live in can not provide those services. Info: Ron Patenaude,
534-7600, mailto:uaw2322 at uaw2322.org.

Wednesday June 7
       BUILDING A WMASS SOCIAL FORUM - POTLUCK!
       5:30pm, potluck dinner/meeting, Nuestras Raices' new farm at Jones
Ferry Road, Holyoke (if rain: Nuestras Raices office, 329 Main St, Holyoke)
(www.nuestras-raices.org/directions.htm). "Another World Is Possible." This
is the slogan of the World Social Forum. Since its first meeting Brazil in
2001, the World Social Forum has become the largest gathering of social
movements in the world. The Social Forum is united in its opposition to
neoliberalism (the dominant economic model: "free" markets, "free" trade,
minimal government, privatization, deregulation) and imperialism, and in its
commitment to building "another world" grounded in sustainability and social
justice. There have been numerous regional social forums throughout the
world, including one in Boston in 2004. A local group of activists is
exploring the idea of holding a Social Forum in Western Mass.
       Interested? See WSF Charter of Principles at
www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=4&cd_language=2.
       Info: Emily Kawano (Center for Popular Economics), 545-0743,
mailto:emily at populareconomics.org; Jo Comerford (Western Mass AFSC),
695-6059, mailto:afsc at crocker.com; or Susan Theberge (SAGE), 253-2161,
mailto:reneandsusan at comcast.net; or Carlos Fontes, 259-1762.

Thursday June 8
       S.2535 HEARING - TESTIFIERS NEEDED
       1pm, State House, Boston. Have you faced hardship taking time off
from work to care for a spouse, child, or elderly relative? Could you have
benefited from paid family emergency leave? Mass Senior Action Council
(MSAC) is seeking one or two people to testify in favor of a paid family and
medical leave act. This bill, introduced by State Senate President
Travaglini, would provide fully paid leave up to $750 a week for a maximum
of twelve weeks for all Massachusetts workers, both public and private. The
bill still needs work to make it effective for low wage workers and those
who have had to change jobs frequently, and MSAC is working to see that
changes are made. There is strong support in the Senate but not in the House
at present. Testimony on the importance of this act to Massachusetts workers
and their relatives will be important in creating an effective law. Info, to
testify: John Bennett, 786-3741.

Thursday June 8
       CITIZENS AWARENESS NETWORK (CAN) MEETING
       5:30-7:30pm, Green Fields Market, 144 Main St near corner of Wells
St, Greenfield (look for large green awning). Join your neighbors working to
shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. Broader public involvement is
essential. How far do you live from Vermont Yankee? Find out at
www.jcsm.com/twozips2.asp (Vernon zip is 05354).
       CAN envisions a future of safety, prosperity, and health for all.
People generate their own electricity in their own homes and communities.
Local energy production creates local jobs. Renewable energy is integrated
into all of our buildings - our homes, businesses, schools, and public
buildings. It is easy for everyone to access sustainable and affordable
energy sources. Clean, efficient energy use is standard practice. Family
farms and locally owned businesses are the backbone of our communities and
we have what we need to provide for our future. Info: Deb Katz, 339-5781,
mailto:can at nukebusters.org; www.nukebusters.org/11.0.html.

Sunday June 11
       DEB KATZ AT PEACE PAGODA
       11am, Peace Pagoda, Leverett. Deb Katz of the Citizens Awareness
Network will speak at the Leverett Peace Pagoda to honor the birth of the
Buddha. She will speak about reasons to shut down Vermont Yankee and to
convert to green power. Info: Deb Katz, 339-5781,
mailto:can at nukebusters.org; www.nukebusters.org/11.0.html.

Sunday June 18
       FATHER'S & OTHER'S DAY WALK & RALLY
       10am, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Reactor, Vernon VT; 12:30PM,
Brattleboro Common, Brattleboro VT; 2pm, Entergy Headquarters, Old Ferry Rd,
Brattleboro VT. Info: 863-8952 or 339-5781.

Wednesday June 28
       REMEMBER STONEWALL RALLY
       4:30pm, Greenfield Town Common. Connecticut Valley Coalition for
Women's Lives would like to sponsor a Remember Stonewall rally. It would be
helpful to know if others are similarly interested. So, if you think you
would be able to attend and/or could help with community outreach or other
aspects of the planning, please contact Susan Dorazio, 367-9356,
mailto:susandor at crocker.com.

Wednesday June 28
       STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING EFFECTIVE DEMOCRACY IN THE FACE OF CORPORATE
HEGEMONY
       7pm, Unitarian Universalist Society of Northampton and Florence, 220
Main St, Northampton. The story of a California County's struggle for local
control, with featured speaker David Cobb, fresh from Measure T, a
California ballot initiative  barring outside corporate money from Humboldt
County elections. It is a challenge to the 1978 US Supreme Court decision
(Bellotti v First National Bank of Boston) that overturned a Massachusetts
law forbidding corporate funding of issue-oriented referenda. The landmark
Bellotti case played a major role in defining the legality of corporate
political spending and supporting the legal doctrine that a corporation must
be treated as a "person" with vested constitutional rights. While striking
down the Massachusetts statute, the Supreme Court also declared that it
would have considered arguments against corporate spending if there had been
evidence showing that corporate advocacy imminently threatened to undermine
democratic processes. Info: Shays 2,
mailto:carolyn at publicpurposecommunications.com.

EARLY 2007
       Planning is now underway for a conference on Labor and Technology,
to be held in the Boston area in early 2007. If you would like to
participate in the organizing committee, please join the discussion at
www.communicateordie.com/forum/54. "Communicate or Die" is a web site
devoted to improving unions' use of internet technology, hosted by Steve
Dondley from the Pioneer Valley Labor Council, 732-7970,
mailto:s at dondley.com.

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The Community Education Project has two Co-Director positions available:
Program Director & Administrative Director

CEP is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1991 to address the
need for English language and basic literacy skills among Latino adults in
the city.  While literacy and language programming remains at the heart of
CEP's activities, over the years its work has expanded to include popular
education, leadership development, and community initiatives involving
learners in addressing issues of concern to themselves and to their fellow
community members.

Info, to apply: Rene Theberge, Director Search, Community Education Project,
317 Main St, Holyoke MA 01040, mailto:rtheberge at cepholyoke.org.



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Owen R. Broadhurst
Candidate for State Representative
Third Hampden District
http://www.owenbroadhurst.org