[Antiracism] [Workers' Rights] 12/11 Reminder

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

News Note: Workers at the Smithfield Packing Co. slaughterhouse and packing
plant in Tar Heel will vote today and tomorrow on whether or not to join the
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). More
<http://www.examiner.com/a-1734996~Union_vote_begins_Wednesday_at_huge_NC_po
rk_plant.html>  here.

 

Thursday December 11

            HANDBILLING IN FRONT OF 2 WAL-MART STORES

            4-5pm, 1105 Boston Rd, Springfield, & 591 Memorial Drive,
Chicopee. Families, grassroots activists, and all allies: Please tell Tyrone
Housey, 732-6209 x17, thousey at ufcw1459.com, which store you plan to target.
See www.wakeupwalmart.com. 

 

Thursday December 11

SPRAWL & LOCAL ECONOMIES TEACH-IN

6pm, Food for Thought Books, 106 N Pleasant St, downtown Amherst. Coincides
with Home Depot "Grand Opening" - Will you attend the Home Depot opening,
celebrating yet another big box for the Pioneer Valley and the
traffic-choked eyesore that Route 9 has become; or will you attend the
Sprawl and Local Economies Teach-in, and participate in a community
discussion about economic and environmental sustainability, and what makes
the Pioneer Valley so special? 

What's at stake? . vibrant downtowns . locally- and family-owned businesses
. open space . farmland . wetlands . air/water/noise/light pollution .
traffic . public safety . emergency response times . the rail trail . smart
growth . taxpayer burden . local and foreign workers' rights . a sense of
community, and the Valley's unique quality of life.

Come share your perspectives on the region's future with contractors,
planners, environmentalists, students, labor organizers, business owners,
and others. Speakers include Emily Kawano, Center for Popular Economics; Jon
Weissman, Western Mass Jobs with Justice; Nick Seamon, Black Sheep Deli; and
Prakash Laufer, United for a Fair Economy. We beat the Wal-Mart Superstore.
Now let's celebrate, and protect, what we've got. Info: Aron Goldman,
218-7865, goldman at policydevelopment.org; Erika Arthur, 253-5432,
info at foodforthoughtbooks.com; and www.stopsprawlmart.org,
www.foodforthoughtbooks, www.jwj.org, www.hadleyneighbors.org. 

 

Thursday December 11 (changed from First Thursday this month)

MASS CITIZENS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

7-8:30pm, Unitarian Society, 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield (736-2324).
Agenda items include Sacco Vanzetti 2009 Commemoration. Info: 567-3451,
CAJOWL66 at aol.com, http://www.mcadp.org. 

 

 

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