{"id":65,"date":"2005-10-21T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2005-10-21T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2005\/10\/21\/students-workers-unite-workers-right"},"modified":"2006-09-11T16:21:38","modified_gmt":"2006-09-11T20:21:38","slug":"students-workers-unite-workers-rights-are-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2005\/10\/21\/students-workers-unite-workers-rights-are-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"STUDENTS & WORKERS UNITE! WORKERS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guest Post By SLAM [Really! -r]<\/p>\n

Sever Hall 113 -The Teach-in of the year [so far :)] was last night. We heard:<\/p>\n

*Harvard janitors demanding better wages and benefits
\n*Harvard security officers fighting for respect on the job
\n*Workers standing up for their rights in Cambridge & Boston<\/p>\n

AND hear from an International Human Rights Delegation including…<\/p>\n

*Hon. David Bonior: Former Michigan Representative and House Whip
\n*Rev. Calvin Morris: Director, Community Renewal Society, Chicago
\n*Marieclaire Acosta: Human rights activist and former Deputy
\nSecretary for Human Rights and Democracy, Mexico
\n*Veronique Marleau: Human rights activist and consultant to the
\nUnited Nations International Labor Organization, Quebec
\n*Maria Adela Mejia Perez: Activist and union organizer, Guatemala<\/p>\n

Moderated By Cambridge Vice Mayor Marjorie Decker<\/p>\n

With an introduction By Professor John Womack, History Department<\/p>\n

Students were reminded that they have the power to support
\nworkers at Harvard and workers all over the Boston area.<\/p>\n

Brought to you by: Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), American
\nRights at Work, Boston Student Labor Action Project, SEIU Local 615<\/p>\n

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\nstudent * labor * action * movement
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This is how you can make an impact RIGHT NOW.<\/p>\n

1. SIGN THE PETITION. http:\/\/hcs.harvard.edu\/~slam\/petition.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

2. ASK YOUR STUDENT GROUP To sign on to the campaign for justice.<\/p>\n

3. PUT UP A WINDOW SIGN. Come and get one at Phillips Brooks House.<\/p>\n

4. SAVE THE DATE. March on Harvard. Friday. October 28. 4:15.<\/p>\n

5. TALK TO WORKERS. And get to know what we’re fighting for.<\/p>\n

Please see our official website at:
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\nwww.harvardslam.com \/\/ harvardslam@yahoo.com
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