[Peace-discuss] corrected: Sunday *10am* & 1:30pm: commencement speaker Shahid Khan: rally and flyer outside Assembly Hall in support of Flex-N-Gate workers

[Stuart Levy]

Correction: the morning commencement is later than I'd said (at 10:30), 
so let's gather at *10:00am* on Sunday,
and on the *west side* of the Assembly hall, to greet people coming in 
that way.

> WHAT: Rally and flyering in support of Flex-N-Gate workers
> WHERE: outside Assembly Hall
> WHEN: at *two times on Sunday* May 12th: **10:00AM** and at *1:30PM* 
> (for the *10:30am* and 2pm commencement times)
>     Come to either, or to both if you can!
>
> WHY: Shahid Khan, local owner of national business Flex-n-Gate, will 
> be the U of I's commencement speaker on Sunday. His manufacturing 
> business is successful, but at the expense of his workers. The Urbana 
> plant has been found guilty of nine "serious" (substantial risk of 
> death or serious harm) OSHA violations; workers lack proper training 
> and protective equipment; they and their families are exposed to toxic 
> chromium VI; and other problems.
>
> Khan is a generous donor to the University and to the community. Let's 
> call on him to treat his workers decently as well.
>
> Initiative from Campus Labor Coalition, and Mike W has composed a flyer...
>
> Got signs?   Got materials?   Got ideas?   Think you can be there at 
> either time?  Please write back (to the lists or to me) and let us 
> know.   There's also a Facebook event,
>
> https://www.facebook.com/events/130612717132552/
>
>

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