Missouri JwJ Solidarity Calendar
The Jobs with Justice Solidarity News and Events Calendar keeps you informed about NEWS, ACTIONS, EVENTS and other opportunities to work for economic justice. Member organizations can submit event information to info@mojwj.org.
St.
Louis events are in blue.
Kansas
City events are in burnt orange.
Events outside of St.
Louis and Kansas City are in black.
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APWU's Petition/ Contact your Legislator to save America's Postal Service
While America's Postal Service is in financial trouble, all its problems would easily be solved by passing federal legislation HR 1351 United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011. The bill already has 226 Co-Sponsors. Follow the link to tell your Congressperson to sign on and support the legislation, and sign the petition.
Solidarity Actions
Occupy KC "Death of the Social Safety Net" Jazz Funeral March
Friday, December 30, 11am
Join Occupy KC as they mourn the death of the social safety net. Federal politicians are trying to balance the budget by making massive cuts to social security, Medicare, Medicaid, student aid, food stamps, and more.
Join Occupy KC and JwJ member orgs for their funeral procession for the death of the social safety net. The funeral procession will depart from Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park at 12th & Walnut at 12pm and stop in front of the Social Security Administration for a eulogy and testimonials from seniors, the disabled and others who will share how these unfair cuts will cripple their livelihood. The procession will then continue through downtown to One Kansas City Place, home of a Bank of America branch and Ernst and Young.
Assemble at 11am, march at 12pm. The New Orleans Jazz-style funeral march will start at Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park at 12th and Oak, 64106.
For more information or to download the flyer, visit www.occupykc.net. Or contact KC JwJ Leadership Team member Shawn Saving at lrondrunkard@yahoo.com.
Raise the Minimum Wage/Cap the Rate Volunteer Orientation and Training
Tuesday, January 3, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
We need you to be trained to gather signatures so we can get these important ballot initiatives on the 2012 ballot!
Missouri Jobs with Justice, along with many other grassroots organizations, are collecting signatures to qualify two ballot initiatives. One will raise the minimum wage $1/hour to $8.25/hour, giving many low wage workers more money to spend in our local economies. The other will reform the Payday Lending Industry and protect Missourians from predatory lending by capping their maximum interest rate at 36%. Jobs with Justice will be holding a session to train new volunteers on how to gather signatures from their friends, family members & coworkers.
The training will be at Westport Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Road, 64111.
Sponsored by Kansas City Jobs With Justice
For more information, contact Sayra Gordillo, Regional Organizer, at Sayra@mojwj.org.
You can also learn more at the campaigns' websites: Missourians for Responsbile Lending and Give Missourians a Raise (coming soon).
MASW's Friday
Forum:
Overview of MASW Task Force Policy Priorities
Friday,
January 6, 11:30am - 1pm
Join Missouri Association for Social Welfare's first Friday Forum of
the new
year. The forum will be held at the Westport Flea Market, 817 Westport
Road,
Kansas City, MO 64111.
St. Louis JwJ Workers' Rights Board member Roz Voellinger slated to speak at CBTU St. Louis Chapter's 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Awards Banquet
Monday, January 16, 5:30pm - ?
Join St. Louis Coalition of Black Trade Unionists for their 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Awards Banquet on the night of the observation. St. Louis Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board member Roz Voellinger will be speaking at the event. The banquet is $30/person or $240 for a table of 8.
Ads can be placed in CBTU's Ad Book. Full page ad is $125, Half page costs $65 and a Quarter page costs $35.
The doors open for the banquet at 5:30pm and dinner is at 6pm. The banquet will be held at IBEW Local 1, 5850 Elizabeth Ave, 63110.
Checks can be made payable to CBTU, PO Box 5034, St. Louis, MO 63115. You can also email jayozier@scbglobal.net for more information.
StL JwJ Organizing Committee (OC) Meeting
Thursday, January 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join St. Louis JwJ activists and leaders in discussing past and current campaigns. Agenda items will be announced at a later date. Email St. Louis Organizer Aaron Burnett at Aaron@stl-jwj.org to be put on the OC Meeting Reminder list. St. Louis OC meetings are held at SEIU Local 1/JwJ 2725 Clifton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139.
KC JwJ Organizing Committee (OC) Meeting
Tuesday, February 7, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Join Kansas City JwJ activists and leaders in discussing past and current campaigns. Agenda items will be announced at a later date. Email Kansas City Organizer Jennifer Gormley at Jennifer@kcjwj.org to be put on the OC Meeting Reminder list. Kansas City OC meetings are held at Westport Presbyterian Church, at 201 Westport Road, 64111.
