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SLActivist News
Day 4 – Week of Action still going strong With dozens of campuses reporting amazing actions and events, and dozens more set to take action today across the country on their local campaigns, the week of action has been a huge success and helped make connections between campus, community, worker, and student issues like: education, a voice on the job and the ability to bargain collectively, pollution and poverty, and an end to forced labor and cases of modern-day slavery whether it be in sweatshops or in our fields here in the U.S.
Alongside National Organizing Director for the AFL-CIO, Stewart Acuff, they made their voices heard and put the dean on notice that this is just the beginning of what they can expect to see if they think unfair wages and compensation will go unchallenged in their campus.
This is but one of the many actions and events happening throughout the week. On over a 100 other campuses, students are having: speak-outs, film-screenings, tabling on campus, joining local marches, and a wide array of action and events. Make sure to check out our blog to see the latest images, reports, videos, and exciting stories as they unfold. Visit it by going to http://studentlabor.blogspot.com April 4th – Dream Reborn Conference Tomorrow, over 1000 activists, organizers, movement builders, students, and regular everyday people will be converging in Memphis, TN to both celebrate and honor the life of Dr. King, and bring “the dream” he spoke of and inspired millions with, to the forefront on the day that will mark the 40 th anniversary of his tragic assassination. SLAP and Jobs with Justice are extremely excited to be a part of this historic and vibrant gathering that will look at the issues of poverty and pollution through the same lens and where we will be exploring the idea of “green jobs” as a way to create 5 million new jobs that will be good paying, benefit providing, sustainable jobs that will be available to those impacted the most by the impacts of global climate change (often being low-income communities in urban and rural communities). Hadn’t heard of Green Jobs? Then take a minute to learn about this emerging movement, and watch the video to get a sense of what’s going to be happening over the weekend. More updates after the gathering! Will you be there? National Jobs with Justice Conference and Student/Labor Issue Forum We’re less than a month away from what promises to be an amazing, fun, and critical gathering of students, workers, and community leaders, activists, and organizers in Providence, RI for the national Jobs with Justice conference. Already we’ve got over 125 students planning on attending the conference, and are excited at the dozens more that we still know are registering. Have you made plans to be there yet? What are you waiting for? Where else will you have a chance to make connections with other student leaders working on access to education, fighting for justice in our fields and an end to slavery, fair wages and working conditions on campus, and a wide array of other local issues in one room this semester? Don’t miss the exciting student/labor issue forum, and the dozens of exciting events, workshops, actions, discussions, video-showings, scheduled to take place May Day weekend. Limited scholarships are still available, contact slap@jwj.org for more information. Seeking the Next SLAP Coordinator! Graduating this year? Interested in continuing working on worker’s rights, access to education, and supporting the emerging student movement for social and economic justice? Jobs with Justice and the US Student Association are seeking the next Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) Coordinator!!! SLAP , a joint project of the US Student Association and Jobs with Justice is designed to assist youth and student activists organize campaigns and build power to defend and expand workers’ rights and economic justice. Objective: SLAP is seeking a full-time Coordinator to provide technical assistance for student activists through conducting trainings, developing materials, coordinating national days of action and networking as well as learning opportunities. Responsibilities and functions:
Desirable skills:
The position will require some travel as well as night and weekend work. Compensation: A competitive salary and benefit package including health care, vacation, sick-days, etc. *Please send a resume and cover letter to Treston Davis-Faulkner at: Treston@jwj.org *For more information on SLAP, please see the Jobs with Justice and USSA websites: www.jwj.org and www.usstudents.org JwJ and USSA are equal opportunity employers. We strongly encourage people of color, women, lgbt, and diferently abled people to apply. |
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Just yesterday, in Long Island, NY, hundreds of grad students and their allies had a delegation drop in on their Dean led by the Graduate Student Employees Union to protest unfair wages and the 
Following their campus action, they took it to a local lending institution where their dean worked and sent a strong message that while they may try to run, they can’t hide and we’ll be keeping the pressure on them until our voices and demands for equal pay are met.