EXIT CUCKOO TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd
7:00p-11:00p
Please join Domestic Workers United for
A SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE of:

EXIT CUCKOO
A one-woman show that exposes the myth of motherhood
Written and Performed by Lisa Ramirez
Directed by Colman Domingo

@ Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
Between Thompson and Sullivan
Take the A/C/E/B/D/F/V to West 4th Street

Reviews-
"'Nanny Diaries' it ain't!" - Erline, Nanny, DWU Member

"I think it was right on point. The agency in the play really mirrors the agencies today." - Barbara, Nanny, DWU Member

"Ramirez gives us an inside look into the complicated, disturbing, often overlooked world of mothers, nannies, and children. Both brave and funny, Exit Cuckoo deserves our attention." - Eve Ensler, Writer/Activist

"The play shows us how immigrants come here, how we have to take so many jobs, how we are underpaid, and the way they treat us. I really enjoyed [the play]; it was wonderful!" - Elfrida, Nanny, DWU Member

"...delivers a hilarious (and frightening) running commentary on your child-rearing neighbors - but not you, of course." - New York Magazine

Party following the performance!

Tickets: $30
Call - (718) 220-7391 x 23 or email
exitcuckoo4DWU@gmail.com
to RSVP or purchase tickets

All proceeds to benefit Domestic Workers United
http://www.domesticworkersunited.org

Join IJSP on the DWU Frontlines for a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights!

Join IJSP to TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT AND RECOGNIZE DOMESTIC WORKERS at the front lines of the financial crisis, working to make all other work possible . . .

DWU is just picking up some steam to PASS THE BILL OF RIGHTS IN 2009, and they want IJSP and friends to help bring this struggle to its climax this year!

So please join us and DWU at any or all of THREE DOMESTIC WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS EVENTS YOU JUST SHOULDN'T MISS!

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1. RALLY AND PRESS CONFERENCE - City Council Votes on Resolution to Support the NYS Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Call upon New York City Councilmembers and local elected officials to take a stand in support of labor standards for New York's 200,000 domestic workers. Domestic workers are excluded from almost every major labor law; the financial crisis will hit those without a safety net the hardest. Act now to protect the workers who make all other work possible!

Thursday, November 13
11am-12:00 noon Rally and Press Conference
1:00-3:00 pm Vote inside City Hall
City Hall Steps
Enter on Broadway or Park Row
Take R/W to City Hall, the 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge or 2/3 to Park Place

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2. NY State Assembly HEARING ON DOMESTIC WORK

Come hear testimony and recommendations from domestic workers, employers, academics and policy experts on the crisis in the domestic work industry and the solutions toward recognition, respect and basic rights for domestic workers.

Friday, November 21
11am-2pm
250 Broadway
Assembly Hearing Room
Take R/W to City Hall, 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge or 2/3 to Park Place

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3. CHILDREN'S VIGIL for the Human Rights of Domestic Workers

December 10 is International Human Rights Day. In honor of this day and the holiday season, show your solidarity with the children and families of domestic workers. This critical workforce supports 200,000 New York families as caregivers and housekeepers, yet works without a safety net, living wages or basic labor standards.

Their own children and families stand to suffer the most as the financial crisis hits. Stand up for respect and justice for domestic workers, call upon NYS legislators to act quickly, pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Protect the workers who make all other work possible.

Sunday, December 7
11:30am-1:00pm
City Hall steps
Take R/W to City Hall, 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge or 2/3 to Park Place