Raise Change - Bring Change - Fundraiser for the National Domestic Worker Alliance!

The IMMIGRANT JUSTICE SOLIDARITY PROJECT is psyched to invite you to a fundraiser we're organizing on behalf of the NATIONAL DOMESTIC/HOUSEHOLD WORKER ALLIANCE (NDWA)!

NDWA is celebrating its first year of existence with a National Domestic Worker Congress. Over 50 domestic and household workers are expected to travel from across the country to build, learn from each other, and discuss a national agenda for domestic and household workers.

The fundraiser is FRIDAY NIGHT and funds will go to support the work of this incredible, historic Alliance.


THIS SHOULD NOT BE MISSED!!

TICKETS - $15 at the door
Program starts at 7pm SHARP!
Includes light snacks, performances, speakers, and dancing all night!

There will also be a raffle with some hot prizes, so bring on that CHANGE! (and cash.. and checks..rattle rattle!)

Domestic Worker Albany Action Day - SUCCESS!

Yesterday, members of IJSP joined other allies in supporting Domestic Workers United (DWU) and the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. We woke up early (5am!), filled up 4 buses and left Manhattan for an action-packed day in Albany. In Albany, we partnered up with members of DWU and over 15 ally organizations, broke into teams, put on our yellow Domestic Worker Bill of Rights shirts, and flooded the New York state legislative building.

Our teams each met with 2-3 legislators from across the state. We raised the need for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights by highlighting conditions that many domestic workers face, the lack of legal protections, and how this bill is one important step at gaining respect, recognition and reparations for decades and decades of exclusion and exploitation.

Afterwards, we rallied in the park in front of the legislative buildings and - one of the highlights - cut loose with the "domestic slide" (think the boogie woogie/electric slide with revamped lyrics...oh yeah).

We got home around 7p, tired from a long day, but invigorated and inspired for a long struggle we are bound to win!

[Here is a report from DWU]:
Over 350 people participated, we received some great coverage of the Albany Day of Action in the Albany Times Union (the major daily in Albany) and the local TV station. Legislators and labor leaders came out to participate in the press conference and rally. We picked up at least 8 more multi-sponsors in the Assembly, Senator Maltese signed on as the Senate sponsor for the bill, and Assembly Labor Committee Chair Susan John expressed her support at the rally!!

Thank you to all, tremendous work everyone.

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Farm and domestic workers rally for workers' rights Farm and domestic workers along with union leaders rallied at the Capitol today, in support of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. Our Erin Billups reports.

Off to Albany on Tuesday: Justice for Domestic Workers!

We're headed up to Albany on Tuesday with Domestic Workers United and hundreds of allies to push New York state legislators to do what it is quite obvious: pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights!

We have been working closely with DWU and are eager for Tuesday to employ another tactic in our battle for respect, recognition and reparations. It's long past time that the exclusion of domestic workers from federal labor laws and the exploitation and abuse that are its companions, comes to an end.

It's not too late to come with us! Contact us if you are interested. Buses leave from Union Square at 6am on Tuesday and return around 7:30pm. It's free, of course, so we can fight for all of us to be.