Events
07 / 30
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Stand with workers at the Sheraton Crystal City hotel as they demand the reinstatement of fired union activist Ferdi Lazo and a free and fair process for deciding about unionization. More info:http://www.heiworkersrising.info Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Stand in solidarity with the hotel workers of Northern Virginia this Thursday, July 30th from 4:30-6:30pm at a rally and picket at the Sheraton Crystal City. Workers at this hotel are fighting back against the hotel management company HEI in response to reduced hours, layoffs, increased workloads, and the recent firings of union supporters, one who was fired five days after leading a delegation to the hotel manager. Please come and support the hotel workers this Thursday! The Sheraton is located at 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The closest metro stop is Crystal City. With further questions, please call DC Jobs with Justice at 202-974-8281. | ||
07 / 31
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08 / 4
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08 / 5
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Now is the Time for Action! During his campaign, Adrian Fenty promised | ||
08 / 6
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08 / 7
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08 / 8
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08 / 9
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
RSVP & for more info: aaron.lawee@gmail.com Join Moishe House Silver Spring, Jews United for Justice, Avodah-AJWS, and Shomrei Adamah for a delicious and informative BBQ. We'll be feasting on homemade local, organic, Kosher burgers and vegetarian delights, and exploring what being a consumer of food actually means. Topics of discussion will include: ++ Local and organic - what it means and why it's important ++ Migrant worker rights and last year's immigration raid on the Agriprocessors Kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa. ++ The effect of our food production and consumption on the environment. ++ Why this is a Jewish issue. This event is funded by a generous grant from the Jewish Community Relations Council (http://www.jcouncil.org/) and is completely free, but please RSVP so we know how much food to buy. | ||
08 / 10
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08 / 12
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08 / 13
Start: 6:45 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join us Thursday, August 13, to hear an update about our campaign for a Fair Purple Line, and plan our next steps in this exciting campaign! This is also an opportunity to meet JUFJ's new Program Director and Rabbi in Residence, Rabbi Elizabeth Richman! Light dinner will be provided. | ||
08 / 14
Start: 6:45 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Join Tikkun Leil Shabbat for a songful, soulful Shabbat service, followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner.
row seating, a cappella
6:45 pm services;
8:15 pm veggie potluck
dvar tikkun Alison Henken and Amber Shollenberger, For Love of Children (FLOC)
More information at the Tikkun Leil Shabbat webpage.
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08 / 21
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08 / 22
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08 / 23
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08 / 24
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08 / 25
Start: 6:30 am
Learn the facts about wage and hour rights in DC and develop tools to See the flyer here. | ||
08 / 26
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08 / 27
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08 / 28
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:00 pm
HEI Hotels and Resorts, owner of the Sheraton Crystal City, is one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the US yet employees have experienced reduced hours and layoffs, shortages in cleaning supplies and basic materials, and increased workloads - especially in housekeeping. Now, HEI workers are fighting back! Supported by student activists and local community leaders, workers presented their general manager, Pradeep Bobba, with a demand for a air and democratic process for deciding whether to form a union, without management interference. ow, HEI managers have fired union leader Ferdi Lazo and Hermen Romero. Support workers' right to organize! | ||
08 / 29
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