GGJ CONGRATULATES DOMESTIC WORKERS UNITED FOR LEADING THE CHARGE FOR THE FIRST DOMESTIC WORKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY

Posted on August 30


Tomorrow (Tuesday August 31) at 11AM, New York Governor Patterson will sign into law the first-ever piece of legislation to uphold Domestic Workers' rights in this country.  After 75 years of exclusion from labor laws and a 6-year legislative campaign to secure basic protections in New York State, domestic workers—nannies, housekeepers and elderly caregivers—have triumphed!

TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT MEXICAN TRADE UNIONISTS - Mexican government commits to Negotiations

SPECIAL ALERT FROM the UE

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International Day of Non-Compliance Raises Questions of Broader Humanitarian Crisis in Arizona and the Country’s Immigration Policy

07.29.2010 –

Civil Disobedience and Protests in Cities Across the Country as well as Spain, Ecuador, and Mexico Signal a Partial and Temporary injunction is only a Small Step Toward Real Solutions for the Country’s Immigration Policy & Arizona’s Humanitarian Crisis



Phoenix, AZ. 07-29-2010

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Puente Movement and National Day Laborer Organizing Network Denounce Partial Injunction of SB 1070. Pledge Non-Compliance on July 29th


“A split decision only serves to split our communities. There is no partial solution to denials of our humanity.
There is no partial solution to hatred.
If this is a step, it is another step toward increased encroachments on the human rights of the people of Arizona and a dangerous precedent for the country.”

 

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Updates and Call to Action on Mexican Labor Crisis

Posted on July 9

THE MEXICAN LABOR CRISIS

The Calderon government is attacking the independent/democratic unions (which are the main force for working class progress in the country) on various fronts:

Mashup of the Peoples Movement Assemblies @ the USSF II, June 22-26 Detroit

When people ask what came out the USSF II, you can show this video. This is a snapshot of what happen in Detroit in the Peoples Movement Assemblies. http://pma2010.org/node/228

 


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USSF RESOLUTIONS AND DAYS OF ACTION

Thanks to the work of Project South and Southwest Workers Union, the People's Movement Assemblies (PMA's) before and during the US Social Forum were shaped into a very structured and strategic process of regional assemblies before the forum and national issue-specific assemblies during the forum. 

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Second U.S. Social Forum Opens New Chapter in US Movements for Justice, Equality, and Sustainability

Posted on June 29

Second U.S. Social Forum Opens New Chapter in US Movements for Justice, Equality, and Sustainability

06-28-2010 – DETROIT The United States Social Forum (USSF) closed Saturday with an inspirational national assembly and closing ceremony. Today, the Forum’s National Planning Committee (NPC) declared the forum a great success with attendance of more than 15,000 people from Detroit, from rural and urban areas across the nation, and from countries across the world including South Africa, Palestine, Honduras and Nepal.

GGJ at the USSF: FRIDAY JUNE 25

Come to GGJ's primary workshop:

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FROM DETROIT TO TORONTO: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT LEADERS CHALLENGE THE G-20

Posted on June 24


What:   Press conference, 12:15-1:00 PM
        Social movement leaders from South Africa, Honduras, Canada and Mexico challenge
        the G-20‘s empty promises and devastating policies

Where: United States Social Forum
       Cobo Center, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226-4420
       People's Media Center,  Ambassador Dining Room W2-60, 2nd floor Cobo Hall

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