Jobs with Justice is working with allies in cities across the country to build for events during the immigrant worker freedom ride. Below is a list of the events happening in JwJ cities. For more information about a particular event, please use the contact information provided. For a complete calendar of IWFR events, please visit www.iwfr.org.
ARIZONA
Tucson
Steve Valencia (520) 889-1927
chairperson@tucsonjwj.org www.tucsonjwj.org
Date ?
Ecumenical mass at downtown cathedral with Bishop.
Procession to downtown rally.
Press Conference at border
Rally with Roofers
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mackenzie Baris (202) 857-1011
dc@jwj.org 10/1
2-6 pm : Welcoming Event at the DC Armory
6:30 pm: Rally at Bible Way church
10/2
Morn: Riders Lobby
Dinner hosted by the AFL-CIO
Eve Action in support of parking lot workers
10/4
Two buses leave for New York City
FLORIDA
Miami
Jonathan Harris (305) 623-4900
jonathan@sfjwj.org www.sfjwj.org
9/4
Press Conference
9/5
Presentation at Central American Independence Festival
9/7
Presentation at Peace and Justice event
9/9
Town hall meeting on civil liberties with ACLU and FL immigrant advocacy center
9/20
Send off soccer tournament in Homestead
9/23
Prayer breakfast in Little Haiti
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Kris Roehling (404) 876-5661 atlantajwj.org
9/29
MLK memorial at King's grave site
Rally and proclamation at City Hall
Town Hall Meeting at UAW Local 10
March and rally with Latino, African and Caribbean immigrants, labor, faith and community organizations to protest and publicize the Driver's Licence issue for undocumented immigrants
ILLINOIS
Chicago
James Thindwa (312) 738-6209 www.chicagojwj.org
9/29
Rider Send off
INDIANA
Indianapolis
Nancy Holle (317) 247-6661
nancyholle1@aol.com www.iupui.edu/jwjindy
9/29
12-2pm: Lunch sponsored by UFCW at local Catholic church
KENTUCKY
Louisville
James Johnson (502)582-3508
james@kyjwj.org www.kyjwj.org
9/29
Welcome riders
9/30
Breakfast in Shelbyville
Send off
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Ana & Russ Davis (617) 524-8778
bostonjwj@mindspring.com www.massjwj.net
Date
Event
MISSOURI
St. Louis
Lara Granich (314) 644-0466
info@stl-jwj.org www.stl-jwj.org
9/28
Welcoming Event
NEW YORK
Buffalo
Maria Whyte (716) 892-5877
cej_maria@yahoo.com Date?
USAS teach-in at SUNY Buffalo
9/29
Lunch in Holy Cross: Welcoming remarks by Dan Boody, President of the ALF, and by Kevin Cartel, curator of the African American Church that was used during the underground railroad.
Forum on the 4 Points: Freedom riders speaking include an immigrant student, local clergy providing services to immigrant communities, and an immigrant worker at Adam's Mark hotel, who are organizing with HERE.
March downtown to Adam's Mark hotel.
Picket and rally outside of the hotel to support the organizing drive.
Long Island
Ericka Bozzi-Gomez (917) 284-0264
ebozzi@seiu32bj.org Roger Clayman (203) 558-0423
mailto:rclayman@compuserv.com 9/10
Send off-Vans depart for New York City
Ongoing (Get specific dates, or is this OK?)
Van tour of Long Island workplaces to promote immigrant workers' rights-call your local JwJ Coalition for more information.
Mid-Hudson Valley
Ed Felton (888) 631-8776
edwardtfelton@mybizz.net Date
Event
New York City
Simon Greer (212) 631-0886
newyorkjwj@mindspring.com www.nyjwj.org
10/4
Rally and All Day Festival at Flushing Meadows
Rochester
Rachel McGuire (585) 262-7167
labor_religion@cfcrochester.org 9/29
Welcoming Event
OHIO
Columbus
Reg Dyck (614) 236-6427
rdyck@capital.edu columbus_labor@hotmail.com 9/29
Busses arrive. Dinner and welcoming cultural event.
9/30
Breakfast with religious and civic leaders.
Rally with Justice for Janitors.
Toledo
Karen Krause (419) 475-8380
kkrause@accesstoledo.com 9/28
11 am: Rally w/ FLOC
OREGON
Portland
Margaret Butler (503) 236-5573
margaret@jwjpdx.org www.jwjpdx.org
Date
Event
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Fabricio Rodriquez (215) 735-3615
phillyjwj@mindspring.com 9/30
Cintas rally
10/3
Interfaith send-off/prayer vigil
Buses depart for New Jersey
10/4
Buses depart for New York City
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Matthew Jerzyk (401) 454-4766
info@rijwj.org www.rijwj.org
Date
Event
TEXAS
Austin
?
Dallas
Rudy Anderson (214) 331-0865
randerson@txjwj.org 9/27
Rally at the Kennedy Memorial in downtown
San Antonio
Mike Muniz (210) 224-9688
mmuniz@afm.org Date
Event
UTAH
Salt Lake City
George Neckel (801) 606-2074
utjwj@xmission.com www.utahjwj.org
9/25
Rally at the State Capitol, 5 pm
March to the Federal Building
Dinner and entertainment at Centro Civico
9/26
Breakfast send off for the riders
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Jake Carton (206) 441-4969
wsjwj@igc.org www.wsjwj.org
9/7
Kickoff Event
9/11
JwJ Workers' Rights Board hearing on immigrant workers' rights
9/20
Send off at Seattle center
9/4 - 9/17
DC Labor Filmfest