From Linda Wolfson:

Michiana to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 6 Celebration planned for 60th Anniversary

All are welcome to attend the following talk:

The Crisis on Wall Street & What It Means for Main Street
Speaker:  Marty Wolfson, Director, Higgins Labor Studies Program
Wednesday, October 29
4:30 p.m.
DeBartolo Classroom Building 118
(Park near Legends/Football Stadium)

Call Karen at 631-6934 for more information.

2008 Voter guide from Interfaith Worker Justice: http://www.iwj.org/documents/VoterGuide2008.pdf

From Linda Wolfson and the Community Forum:

There will be an Interfaith event at St. Peter's United Church of Christ at 8:00 am September 21, 2008. The St. Joseph Valley Project Interfaith Committee is participating in this event in support of the U.N. International Day of Peace. 

http://www.worldpeace.org/peaceday.html

***Action Alert***

Please Help Families Devastated by the immigration Raid in Mississippi 

- Earlier this week the largest Immigration and Custom Enforcement (I.C.E.) Raid happen in Mississippi.

GAO Investigation Finds Labor Department Not Effectively Fighting Wage Theft

Department not using all its tools to collect back wages

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC

ONE MILLION MOBILIZATION FOR THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT

ACT NOW: Tell your elected officials to support workers' rights legislation

With your help, we will present the new President and Congress with one million signatures urging them to enact the Employee Free Choice Act. Add your name now.

The Employee Free Choice Act will:

1) Strengthen penalties for companies that coerce or intimidate employees trying to form unions and bargain.

The 10th Annual Saint Joseph Valley Project Jobs and Justice Banquet will be held Tuesday, September 30th at the Fire Fighters Hall 4025 Lincolnway West, South Bend. Social hour begins at 6:00 and dinner begins at 6:30. Our keynote speaker this year will be Arlene Holt Baker, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO. She is the first African American member of the Executive Board of the AFL-CIO (top three members of the Executive Council). More information to follow!