IJSP members & friends and DWU members joined forces for a very successful night of phone calls and socializing!
Phone outreach is one of the key ways IJSP provides support for DWU as it is a major component of DWU's basebuilding campaign. September marked the first month that we switched up the format of our regular phone outreach with DWU. Instead of meeting twice a month, we decided to maximize attendance by meeting once every month, on a Friday, have a drink or two, hang out, make phone calls and then go out for drinks in the area afterwards.
It was a lot of fun & we are very excited by the turnout, especially by folks who came for the first time! It was great to hang out more and have time to get know each other and have fun beyond making phone calls. Productivity and fun all at once! HOLD THE PHONES! :P
Our next Happy Hour Outreach will be on Friday, October 10th. We will meet up, have a drink, and make some calls from 6:00p - 8:30p and then head out for drinks afterwards. Feel free to come by for part of the time or if you can - all of it! Suggestions for new bars in the area are always welcome too!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Help Rename IJSP!
HELP RENAME IJSP!
WE NEED YOUR CREATIVITY & INPUT!
Flexibility and growth - IJSP definitely believes these are important traits to maintain in our movement for social justice & change. With this in mind, we here at the Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project (IJSP) are looking to change our name - streamline it and spice it up - and we want to hear your suggestions!
BACKGROUND
IJSP formed as the detention working group of the Coalition of Human Rights of Immigrants in 2001. We became our own organization in late summer 2002 and worked principally in alliance with Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) in the "Stop the Disappearances! Campaign". Over the past 5 years, our work has continued to grow and develop. We entered new and exciting partnerships, most notably with Domestic Workers United and Peoples' Justice coalition, which shifted the focus of our work from being focused purely on immigrant rights to being more broadly about intersecting movements such as labor rights, low-income women of color organizing, and anti-policy brutality, in addition to immigrant rights. We've also realized something kinda simple: IJSP is a bit of a tongue-twister and a lot to chew on. So that's why we're coming to you!
GUIDELINES:
We want to change our name to something:
(a) easier to remember
(b) reflects our work as an ally organization and
(c) reflects our spunk!
We like names with pop, such as DRUM, FIERCE, FUREE, Catalyst, POWER.
Got something in mind? Hit us up with it!
Put those sizzling summer energies to use for (for now) IJSP!!! Email us suggestions at ijsp@riseup.net or leave a comment here!
Love & struggle,
Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project (for now)
Friday, May 30, 2008
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!!
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!)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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.
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!!
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.
| | | 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. |
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