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Solidarity Events

Here's a list of events coming up in your state this week. The list will continue to grow, so keep checking back in.

These are not all AFT events—most are sponsored by other unions, but everyone is welcome to attend. Each listing includes the type, location, time, lead organization and contact information for that event, where available.

Alaska

Rally
Juneau
2/22/11
12 PM
AFCSME
Fate Putman/Jake Metcafe
907-936-4975/907-317-8665

Arkansas

Press Conference
Little Rock
2/23/11
11:30 AM
State Capitol
AR AFL-CIO
Jess Akers
501-258-1547

Rally
Little Rock
2/22/11
AR AFL-CIO

Arizona

Rally
Phoenix
2/22/11
AFSCME

California

Vigil
Sacramento
2/22/11
5:30 PM
State Capitol West Steps
AFSCME
Willie Pelote

Rally
San Diego
2/18/11
4:30 PM
3737 Camino del Rio South
County Labor Council
619-288-8101

Vigil
Palmdale
2/22/11
5:30 PM
Poncitian Square
CTA Dist. H
George Melendez
661-206-7337
gmelendez@cta.org

Connecticut

Rally
Hartford
2/23/11
12 PM
State Capitol, 210 Capitol Ave.
AFSCME C4
Peter Thor / Matt Brokman
860-224-4000

Colorado

Rally
Denver
2/22/11
12 PM
200 East Colfax Avenue (West Steps)
AFSCME C76/ AFT/ CO AFL-CIO
Russell Bannan / Ken Riley
303-928-9360 / 303-725-4407

Georgia

Rally
Atlanta
2/23/11
4 PM
State Capitol
Teamsters

Indiana

Lobby Day
Indianapolis
2/22/11
9:00 AM
AFCSME
Bill Clouse
765-438-5041

Iowa

Rally
Des Moines
2/22/11
1:00 PM
Iowa State Capitol (West Steps)
IA AFL-CIO
515-262-9571

Rally
2/21/11
AFSCME CN61

Counter-Rally
Des Moines
2/22/11
12 PM
Iowa State Capitol (West Steps)
Tea Party

Maryland

Rally
Annapolis
2/22/11
12 PM
Lawyers' Mall
AFSCME
Patrick Moran
410-547-1515

Massachusetts

Rally
Boston
2/22/11
4 PM
State House
MA AFL-CIO/Boston CLC/Teamsters
Rosa Blumenfeld
617-723-2370

Rally
Springfield

2/22/11
4 PM
City Hall Steps
Pioneer Valley CLC
Jon Weisman
413-732-7970

Michigan

Press Conference
Lansing
2/21/11
10:00 AM
AFSCME MSEA

Lobby Day
Lansing
2/22/11
9:00 AM
215 N. Capitol (corner of Ottawa) Central United Methodist Church
MI AFL-CIO

Rally
Detroit
2/23/11
AFSCME CN25

Minnesota

Rally
St. Paul
2/22/11
4:00 PM
Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda
MN AFL-CIO
Kris Fredson
651-235-4459

Rally
St. Paul
2/22/11
75 Constitution Ave
AFSCME CN5
Jim Niland

Missouri

Rally
2/21/11
AFSCME CN72

Montana

Rally
Helena
2/21/11
2:00 PM
1301 East 6th Avenue
MEA-MFT
Timm Twardoski

Nebraska

Rally
Lincoln
2/21/11
AFSCME
Julie Dake-Abel
402-486-3911

Rally
Lincoln
2/23/11
Teamsters
Kim Quick
402-616-2688

New Jersey

Rally
Trenton
2/24/11
12 PM
CWA

New Mexico

Rally
Sante Fe
2/22/11
12:15 PM
East Side State House
NM AFL-CIO/ Teamsters
Don Manning
505-715-1376
dmanning@aflcio.org

New York

Rally
Albany
2/18/11
4:00 PM
143 Washington Avenue
AFSCME
Mary Sullivan
518-257-1000

Nevada

Rally
Las Vegas
2/21/11
12 PM
State Building
Flora Walker
702-736-3877

Rally
Carson City
2/21/11
12 PM
State Capitol
Gail Tuzzolo
702-596-1482

North Carolina

Rally
Raleigh
2/21/11
12:00 PM
1 East Edenton Street
UE 150
MaryBe McMillan
919-833-6678

Press Conference
Raleigh
2/22/11
11:00 AM
1 East Edenton Street
NC AFL-CIO
MaryBe McMillan
919-833-6678

Ohio

Rally
Columbus
2/22/11
AFSCME

Oregon

Rally
Salem
2/21/11
OEA

Pennsylvania

Rally
Scranton
2/23/11
12:00 PM
Lackawanna Court House
NE PA ALF
Roxie Pauline
570-840-1650
roxiep9@aol.com

Wear Red Solidarity Day
Across the State
2/22/11
All Day

Rally
Pittsburgh
2/24/11
12:00 PM
USW Headquarters
USW

Puerto Rico

Rally
San Juan
2/21/11
Capitol
PR AFL-CIO
John Vigueras
787-964-4956

Rhode Island

Rally
Providence
2/22/11
4:30 PM
90 Smith St.
AFSCME
Ken DeLorenzo
401-724-5900

Texas

Candlelight March & Vigil
Austin
2/21/11
6:45 PM
Meet at TX AFL-CIO - 1106 Lavaca Street
TX AFL-CIO
Becky Moeller/Ed Sills
512-477-6195

Hearing
Dallas
2/26/11
10 AM
410 S Beckley (Judge Medrano's Room)
Workers' Rights Board
214-826-4808

Meeting
Grand Prairie
3/9/11
7 PM
2218 E. Main St.
N. Texas Jobs with Justice
Gene Lantz
labordallas@sbcglobal.net

Lobby Day
Austin
3/14/11
All Day
N. Texas Jobs with Justice
Gene Lantz
labordallas@sbcglobal.net

Utah

Rally
Salt Lake City
2/22/11
UT AFL-CIO
Jim Judd
801-972-2771

Vermont

Rally
Montpelier
2/22/11
12 PM
State Capitol
VT AFL-CIO
Dennis LaBounty
802-223-5229

Washington

Rally
Olympia
2/21/11
AFSCME
Greg Devereux

West Virginia

Lobby Day
2/21/11
AFSCME
Gino Carbeina
614-973-9480

Wisconsin

Rally
Madison
2/21/11
All Day
2 East Main Street
AFSCME

Rally
Madison
2/22/11
All Day
2 East Main Street
AFSCME

Opponents Agree on One Thing: Miguel del Valle Brings Great Ideas to Mayoral Race #chicagomayor

Del Valle for Mayor | For All Chicago For Every Neighborhood: Opponents Agree on One Thing: Miguel del Valle Brings Great Ideas to Mayoral Race

Opponents Agree on One Thing: Miguel del Valle Brings Great Ideas to Mayoral Race

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

February 21, 2011 (CHICAGO)--During multiple forums and debates, City Clerk and mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle has received support from unlikely sources: his opponents. A new YouTube video shows how frequently Rahm Emanuel, Gery Chico, and Carol Mosley Braun have agreed with del Valle.

“I have always said we have set the agenda in this race,” del Valle said.

Del Valle’s son, Esteban, created the video using footage from forums and debates.

Watch the video here:

Chicago Youth Mobilize for Miguel del Valle as Campaign Surge Continues on Day Before Election

by Joanna2011

Southwest Side field operation out on the streets and making calls

February 21, 2011 (CHICAGO)--Dozens of Chicago youth organizers and volunteers crowded into the Del Valle Southwest Side field office today to show the rest of the city what a grassroots campaign looks like.

“This is a youth movement,” del Valle said at the office. “Every one of these volunteers brings votes for tomorrow. That’s thousands of votes.” State Senator Iris Martinez and State Representative Cynthia Soto accompanied the

Zinn Education Project – Howard Zinn on Transforming Teacher Unions#wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

Zinn Education Project – Labor

Zinn Education Project "If teacher unions want to be strong and well-supported, it's essential that they not only be teacher unionists but teachers of unionism. We need to create a generation of students who support teachers and the movement of teachers for their rights." --

Labor

Teaching Activity PDFs

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Exploring Women’s Rights: The 1908 Textile Strike in a 1st-grade Class

Teaching Activity PDF. By Dale Weiss. 3 pages.
A teacher’s reflections about a curriculum unit on women’s rights contextualizes the history of the feminist movement within the broader struggle of people working for greater equality in the United States.

LABOR, WOMEN'S HISTORY

Lawrence, 1912: The Singing Strike

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow and Norm Diamond. 18 pages.
Role play on the 1912 strike in Lawrence, Mass.

ART & MUSIC, LABOR, WOMEN'S HISTORY

The Singing Strike and the Rebel Students: Learning from the Industrial Workers of the World

Reading for Teachers PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 7 pages.
Author describes how students applied strategies from the Lawrence strike to their own present day activism.

EDUCATION, LABOR, SOCIAL CLASS

Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union: Black and White Unite?

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow and Norm Diamond. 12 pages.
Role play on farm labor organizing in the 1930s shows how racism had to be challenged to create effective worker alliances.

AFRICAN AMERICAN, LABOR, RACISM & RACIAL IDENTITY

Lessons in Solidarity: Grady Hospital Workers United

Teaching Activity PDF. By Larry Miller. 6 pages.
Story and discussion questions about a teacher’s own experience of labor solidarity.

AFRICAN AMERICAN, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS, LABOR

Salt of the Earth: Grounds Students in Hope

Teaching Activity PDF. By S.J. Childs. 6 pages.
The author describes how she introduces students to the classic 1953 film Salt of the Earth about a miners’ strike in New Mexico.

LABOR, LATINO, SOCIAL CLASS, WOMEN'S HISTORY

Indiana House Panel Passes Right to Work for Less | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

Indiana House Panel Passes Right to Work for Less | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

Indiana House Panel Passes Right to Work for Less by Tula Connell, Feb 21, 2011

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This in from the Indiana State AFL-CIO:

While thousands of Indiana workers rallied, the falsely-labeled “right to work” legislation passed the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee on a party-line vote.

In the process, the Chairman cut off more than 30 Hoosiers who had asked to testify, silencing their voice in this debate!

Working men and women from across the state will continue to gather at the Capitol in

'This is what democracy looks like' #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

WEACvideo | February 20, 2011 | 5 likes, 1 dislikes

A crowd that some estimated to be as large as 100,000 people rallied and marched at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth day Saturday, February 19, 2011. They are protesting Governor Walker's "budget repair bill" that strips collective bargaining rights for educators and most other public employees.