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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://www.freechoiceact.org/page/s/jwj?source=s">Join Over One Million
Strong for the Employee Free Choice Act</a>. </span> <a
href="http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/mmm_obama_lte/">Write a
letter to the editor for the Employee Free Choice Act!</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>New videos: <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CijNp_bqNsM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CijNp_bqNsM</a>
and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdq5FKyVUwY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdq5FKyVUwY</a>.
<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>A NOTE ABOUT PUBLIC MEETINGS & CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES:
Men and women are requested to avoid wearing scented personal products
when attending public meetings. Scents trigger adverse responses in those with
chemical sensitivities. Note that many workers develop chemical sensitivities
on the job. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Thursday January 15 - <b><i>Yes, Yesterday</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>MIRACLE BROUGHT TO YOU BY
LABOR UNIONS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>They're calling it a miracle
– the successful landing of a US Airways jet in the Hudson and subsequent
rescue of all 155 passengers. They're detailing the heroism of all involved, starting
with the pilot and including cabin crew, ferry crews, and first responders.
What they're not telling you is that just about every single one of these
heroes is a union member. See <a
href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/16/this-miracle-brought-to-you-by-americas-unions/">http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/16/this-miracle-brought-to-you-by-americas-unions/</a>.
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Saturday January 17 (First & Third Saturday of each
month)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>Noon-4pm, ADP Workers
Center/Casa Obrera, 130 Union St, Springfield. Registration required.
Comprehensive know your rights training. Also serves as orientations that are
mandatory for people who want to join the Workers Center. The ADP Worker Center
has a number of programs and benefits for members, including a food co-op, ESOL
classes, democracy school, leadership training, and a legal clinic. <b>Info</b>,
to register: William Cano, 739-7233, <a href="mailto:william@a-dp.org">william@a-dp.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Monday January 19<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr DAY IN NORTHAMPTON<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>Please visit <a
href="http://www.westernmassafsc.org/calendar/mlk119.html">http://www.westernmassafsc.org/calendar/mlk119.html</a>.
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Tuesday January 20<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>COMMUNITY FORUM FOR GENDER
EQUALITY<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>6:30-8pm, Unitarian Society, 220
Main St, Northampton. Discuss the next steps in achieving full equality for the
LGBT community. This year, MassEquality will be working to pass An Act Relative
to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, a bill that will make it
illegal to discriminate on the basis of one's gender identity or gender
expression. Also working for funding and legislation in support of LGBT youth,
seniors, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, domestic violence prevention and
support, as well as supporting equal marriage work in Vermont, Maine, New
Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Info: Ryan Brown, 617-878-2309, <a
href="mailto:RyanBrown@MassEquality.org">RyanBrown@MassEquality.org</a>, <a
href="http://www.MassEquality.org">www.MassEquality.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Wednesday January 21 (Third Wednesday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>MASS SENIOR ACTION COUNCIL
– WESTERN MASS MONTHLY MEETING <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>1:30-3:30pm, 1124 Berkshire Av,
Springfield. Massachusetts Senior Action Council Pres. John Bennett will speak
on the opportunities now to make basic changes in our health care system,
especially Medicare D. MSAC was founded in 1981 to promote the rights, well
being, and dignity of all people, particularly vulnerable senior citizens. Open
to people of all ages. MSAC has a proud history of effective community
organizing and legislative advocacy on health care, housing, transportation,
and other issues. <b>Info</b>: 543-2334, <a
href="mailto:mbewsee@masssenioraction.org">mbewsee@masssenioraction.org</a>, <a
href="http://www.masssenioraction.org/">http://www.masssenioraction.org/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Wednesday January 21 (Third Wednesday)(note new time)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>PIONEER VALLEY CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>5:30pm, AFL-CIO Hall, 640 Page
Blvd, near corner of Osborne Ter, across the street from the old Westinghouse,
Springfield. <b>Special presentation on Employee Free Choice Act</b>. Community
and labor activist guests are welcome, but <b>RSVP</b> to Jon at 732-7970, <a
href="mailto:mail@pvaflcio.org">mail@pvaflcio.org</a>, or Rick at 374-1492, <a
href="mailto:rbrown@pvaflcio.org">rbrown@pvaflcio.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Wednesday January 21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='color:black'>FREE
DINNER & A MOVIE: <i>KING CORN</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:black'>6-8pm,
YMCA of Greater Springfield, 275 Chestnut St, Springfield. Almost everything
Americans eat contains corn: high fructose corn syrup, corn-fed meat, and
corn-based processed foods are the staples of the modern diet. In this documentary,
Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis plant an acre of corn, follow their harvest into the
world, and attempt to understand what they—and all of us—are really
made of. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Do you
know where your food comes from? Do you know what's in your food? Interested in
creating healthy eating options in Springfield? Info, to RSVP: 794-2255 or
800-377-HEALTH, <a href="mailto:Baystatehealthlink@bhs.org">Baystatehealthlink@bhs.org</a>
(please include your contact information and event title: “King
Corn”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thursday January 22<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b>COMMUNITY FORUM FOR GENDER
EQUALITY<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>6-8pm, Unitarian Society, 245
Porter Lake Dr, Springfield. Discuss the next steps in achieving full equality
for the LGBT community. This year, MassEquality will be working to pass An Act
Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, a bill that will make
it illegal to discriminate on the basis of one's gender identity or gender
expression. Also working for funding and legislation in support of LGBT youth,
seniors, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, domestic violence prevention and
support, as well as supporting equal marriage work in Vermont, Maine, New
Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Info: Ryan Brown, 617-878-2309, <a
href="mailto:RyanBrown@MassEquality.org">RyanBrown@MassEquality.org</a>, <a
href="http://www.MassEquality.org">www.MassEquality.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Thursday January 22 (Fourth Thursday)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <b>FRANKLIN
COUNTY WORKERS' RIGHTS COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'>7-8:30pm, First Congregational
Church, 43 Silver St, Greenfield. Organizing local solidarity for Franklin
County workers and unions; nurses and other workers at Franklin Medical Center;
Greenfield municipal employees; and statewide and national workers' rights
campaigns, including <b>People's Bail-Out</b> and <b>Employee Free Choice Act</b>.
Info: 827-0301, <a href="mailto:wmjwj@wmjwj.org">wmjwj@wmjwj.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>January 23-25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='color:black'>PEOPLE’S
MUSIC NETWORK CONCERT & WINTER GATHERING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Greenfield
High School, 1 Lenox Ave, Greenfield. The Peoples Music Network (PMN) uses
music and culture to promote progressive ideas and values. PMN is a network of
musicians, performers, song-writers, sound and recording engineers, music
lovers, record and concert producers, promoters and archivists, whose artistry
is rooted in political and social activism. Since 1977, PMN has developed a
format that includes a Friday night concert, a weekend of workshops, and a
round robin. Members come from all over the country to share their love of
music. The gatherings are held in different cities each winter. Summer
gatherings are at a camp in the Hudson Valley. PMN is a welcoming place for new
musicians and songwriters as well as seasoned veterans. It is a culturally
diverse group of people committed to working on issues of oppression, having
fun in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='color:black'>FRIDAY
NIGHT CONCERT:</span></b><span style='color:black'> 7pm, Greenfield High School
Auditorium. $25.00. The evening’s line-up features:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- veteran folk artist Tom
Paxton; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- the Democracy Now! of folk
music, singer/songwriter, David Rovics; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- our local Bard Insurgent, Tom
Neilson, accompanied by Kat Allen; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- PMN’s founder and political
lyricist, Charlie King, with Karen Brandow and local singer/songwriters, Pat
& Tex LaMountain; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- Greenfield’s activist
group, the Amandla Community Chorus, under the direction of Eveline MacDougal; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- our young singer/songwriters
and activists, Bess Hepner and Josh Wolfsun; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- our seasoned political
commentators, the Raging Grannies; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- our future, members of Sarah
Pirtle’s Journey Camp chorus; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>- Greenfield’s mainstay
of the nationally revered Contra Dance scene, David Kaynor’s Band.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <b>WEEKEND
WORKSHOPS: </b>PMN members and the above performers will offer workshops on
topics such as songwriting, the marketing of musicians, funny songs, choral and
improvisational singing, rounds, labor, protest, Celtic and peace songs; and
song swaps on environmental, gay/lesbian/bisexual, disabilities awareness, and
other issues. The Plenary this year will focus on Alternative Economies. The
cost of the entire weekend gathering is on a sliding scale of $125 to $200.
Info, registration: <a href="http://www.peoplesmusic.org">www.peoplesmusic.org</a>
or Diane Crowe, 548-9394, <a href="mailto:dianecrowe@riseup.net">dianecrowe@riseup.net</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>More events at <a
href="http://www.westernmassafsc.org/calendar/calendar.html">http://www.westernmassafsc.org/calendar/calendar.html</a>
& </span><a href="http://people.umass.edu/jgerber/SustEvents.htm">http://people.umass.edu/jgerber/SustEvents.htm</a>.<span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send an email to <a
href="mailto:wmjwj@wmjwj.org">wmjwj@wmjwj.org</a> with a Subject of "Unsub
Workers' Rights".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>[Workers' Rights] posts opportunities for you
to learn about and show solidarity with workplace and working class struggles.
And these events are opportunities for JwJ members to fulfill their pledge: </span><a
href="http://www.jwj.org/pledge.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'>"</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I'll be there for workers' rights at
least five times a year!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
text-decoration:none'>"</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> This is the core mission of Jobs with
Justice (</span><a href="http://www.jwj.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.jwj.org</span></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>), affirming that workers' rights are
human rights. To subscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:wmjwj@wmjwj.org">wmjwj@wmjwj.org</a>
with a Subject of "Subscribe Worker's Rights".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Western
Mass Jobs with Justice<br>
640 Page Blvd #101<br>
Springfield MA 01104<br>
(413) 827-0301 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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