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San Francisco Bay Area demonstration info

12:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|California|Immigration|San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2006

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area and looking for information on the events taking place here, look no further. The San Francisco Chronicle has published a comprehensive list of Bay Area events in their morning edition:

Oakland: 9 a.m., marchers to meet at International Boulevard and 98th Avenue and walk 7 miles to the federal buildings downtown at 1301 Clay St., where they will hold a rally at 1:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., a rally and interfaith prayer service are planned at San Antonio Park, Foothill Boulevard at 15th Avenue.

Richmond and San Pablo: 9 a.m., marchers to gather at three churches: St. Paul’s, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo; St. Mark’s, 159 Harbour Way in Richmond; and St. Cornelius, 225 28th St. in Richmond. The three groups will meet at old City Hall, 325 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond at 10 a.m. for a rally. They will then march to the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to board trains to join the San Francisco protest.

San Francisco: 11 a.m. protesters to gather at Justin Herman Plaza on the Embarcadero. They’ll march up Market Street at 1 p.m. and rally at City Hall at 3 p.m. There will be another rally at 5 p.m. at the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Rafael: 10 a.m. Canal Alliance members will gather at St. Raphael’s Church, 1104 Fifth Ave., and march to Marin Civic Center, where a rally is planned for 1 p.m.

Santa Rosa: 10 a.m., protesters gather at 665 Sebastopol Road (former Albertsons) and march to Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave.

Berkeley: Noon, UC Berkeley students plan a walkout.

San Jose: 3 p.m. marchers plan to gather at King and Story roads. At 4 p.m., they will march to Arena Green Park at Santa Clara and Autumn streets, and at 6 p.m. they will rally in the park.

Via / San Francisco Chronicle

Anticipation builds in media around May 1 protest

11:42 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Media · Comments Off

1 May 2006

The media is buzzing with anticipation as the big day kicks off. No one knows what this day will bring as of yet, but everyone has an opinion. Here’s a round up of coverage as it stands right now:

CNN quotes organizers as saying “There will be tens of millions from coast to coast.”

The New York Times reports on employers who are bracing for the shock. The NYT also reports on other unrelated workers rallies around the world.(Reg. required)

Telemundo.com visitors voted in a poll and believe that the national anthem should be sung in English (41%) or that the Spanish version “is offensive (31%), while Univision.com visitors answered the question “What should be done on May 1st?” with an overwhelming 61% saying “a total strike”.

The LA Times published the march route for their city’s protest and talks about the businesses in the midst of the route that are preparing to be affected.

MSNBC.com visitors are voting overwhelmingly against the rallies.

Spain’s “El Mundo” invites those of us living in the U.S. to opine about how our daily lives are being affected by the strike. (Spanish)

Stay tuned into VL as we bring you more throughout the day.

Half- Huelga on Public Transport in NYC

8:44 am By Maegan La Mala · New York City · Comments Off

19 Dec 2005

Today is the first day of a partial strike by two private bus lines that were recently acquired by the Metropolitan Transit Association (MTA). The two bus lines, Jamaica and Triboro bus lines, run through Queens, which is populated by 551,004 Latinos according to 2000 Census figures. Workers of the two lines have been working without a contract for about three years. The partial strike began because the lines are not officially under the MTA umbrella they are not subject to the high fines under New York State’s Taylor Law. The negotiations between the Transit Worker’s Union (TWU) and MTA continue today but if an agreement is not reached by midnight (EST) tonight, the entire public transport system including subways is set to go on strike.

Via / NY1

40th Anniversary of “la huelga”

6:57 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Politics|society · Comments Off

30 Sep 2005

At the end of this month in which we reflect on Latino history, we observe the 40th anniversary of the now legendary “huelga de las uvas” initiated by the United Farm Workers, made up of the masses of exploited Mexicano and Filipino farmers in California’s Central Valley, Cesar Chavez at the helm in, 1965. So much has changed, yet so much remains the same. From VOA News:

In August, state officials approved emergency rules to prevent heat illness. Temperatures in the Central Valley often rise above thirty-eight Celsius. The heat may have led to the deaths of several farm workers in the past year.

The new rules require employers to provide about one liter of drinking water per worker per hour. Employers must also provide an area where workers can go for at least five minutes to recover from the heat. State legislators will consider more extensive measures.

UFW recently ended another boycott of Gallo Winery.

After so many years of lucha, conditions haven’t changed all that much. There’s still a lot more to fight for so people can have una vida digna, which is the legacy of Cesar.

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Posts Tagged ‘huelga’

San Francisco Bay Area demonstration info

Anticipation builds in media around May 1 protest

Half- Huelga on Public Transport in NYC

40th Anniversary of “la huelga”

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