Week of Action Jan 20-28

Many Struggles, One Movement!
Week of Action, January 20-28

Sunday, January 20
Community Dinner and Information Fair on PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING & NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND 6pm, Lawrence Barnes Elementary, 123 North St, Burlington Sponsored by the Burlington Livable City Campaign and Barnes PTO

Monday, January 21
AT THE RIVER I STAND(powerful film about MLK assassination and Memphis sanitation workers' strike) 7pm, Vermont Workers' Center, 294 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington

Tuesday, January 22
UNDOING RACISM (short film, discussion and planning) 6-8pm, Vermont Workers' Center, 294 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington

Wednesday, January 23
PANEL ON RACISM AND WAR
6pm, 116 Aiken, UVM sponsored by Peace & Justice Center

Thursday, January 24
Burger King Solidarity Action for Coalition of Immokalee Workers
12noon, Williston Rd, S. Burlington (Email james [at] workerscenter.org if you can help)

Friday, January 25
Michael Moore's SiCKO 7pm,
VT Workers' Center, 294 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington
(Bring your friends who haven't seen this film yet)

Saturday, January 26
BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR WORKER JUSTICE CONFERENCE
9am, UVM Davis Center (There is no-charge, over a dozen great workshops, Register On-line)

PANEL: BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND LIVABLE WAGES
12:45pm, UVM Davis Center.
Panel featuring:
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Larry Cohen, Communication Workers of America (CWA), national president
Angelo Dorta, Vermont NEA president
Jennifer Henry, Fletcher Allen nurses union and UPV/AFT president
Angela DiGuilio, UVM Student Labor Action Project

MARCH: TROOPS HOME NOW, HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT, CLIMATE JUSTICE
2:30pm, march leaves from UVM Davis Center to Church Street
Bring your banners, signs, and join hundreds of people and giant puppets

GLOBAL WARMING PANEL
4pm, Contois Auditorium, Burlington
lead sponosr Global Justice & Ecology Project

SOCIAL FORUM SOCIAL – VWC Fundraiser
6:30pm, Vermont Workers' Center,
294 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington
Discussion about World Social Forum and US Social Forum process, video from VT delegation in 2007 in Atlanta, and then fun, food and drinks.

Monday, January 28
Citywide LIVABLE WAGE BUTTON DAY to support Burlington school support staff workers
The Burlington Livable City Coalition invites you to where livable wage buttons on Jan 28th (and Jan 29th, too if you like) to support the food serive and other Burlington school support staff workers who still don't earn a livable wage as they are in contract negotiations. Buttons can be picked up at the VT Workers' Center, 294 North Winooski Avenue or the Peace & Justice Center, 21 Church Street, Burlington.