[Peace] **Event Rescheduled*** the Fight for Immigrant and Human Rights

[Cecille Isidro]

Due to weather conditions in New York, Mr. LaLuz is rescheduling his talk
for Wednesday, April 18th.  It will take place at the same location, at the
same time.

Hope to see you there!
Cecille

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Young Democratic Socialists, Students for Economic Justice, La Colectiva,
Jobs With Justice, and A.W.A.R.E. present:

"War, National Security, and the Fight for Immigrant and Human Rights"

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Jose LaLuz, a labor rights activist and Special Projects Manager for the
American Federation of State, Country and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), will
be discussing the rise of xenophobia and anti-immigrant campaigns being
waged in the climate of fear created by 9/11 and the War on Iraq.
Additionally,
LaLuz will speak on the role of organized labor in addressing this critical
issue, including the need for comprehensive reform and new organizing
strategies in immigrant communities. Wednesday, April 18
University YMCA
7 p.m.

Please join us for an intimate discussion with Mr. LaLuz and David Duhalde,
national organizer for the YDS, after the talk at the Blind Pig 120 N.
Walnut in downtown Champaign.

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*José LaLuz* is the Vice-Chair of Democratic Socialists of America and
Special Projects Manager for the American Federation of State, Country and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME).  He comes out of the Puerto Rican socialist
and independence movement and is most famous for being a successful
organizer of collective bargaining rights for public employees in Puerto
Rico. While working for AFSCME.  He led one of the largest organizing drives
in the trade union movement and is regarded as the principal strategist in
the fight for passage of the public sector collective bargaining legislation
in Puerto Rico, which paved the way for the unionization of more than
120,000 public employees in the Puerto Rican government. He has also worked
with ACTWU (which merged with the ILGWU to form UNITE) and has led an
international solidarity program to assist workers employed by runaway
corporations in the free trade zones to organize their own unions. A leading
voice in building a tri-national movement to fight for fair trade and
sustainable development in lieu of NAFTA, he has also taught Labor Studies
at Michigan State, Rutgers, and at the Meany Center.

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For more info on this event please contact Cecille Isidro at
ccisidro at gmail.com or at 217-721-5308.
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