Workers’ Center Sponsors Weekend of Events (January 9-12) to Help Re-Ignite Poor People’s Campaign
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center invites you to a weekend of events with
the Poverty Scholars and the Poverty Initiative–a national network of organizations building a movement to end poverty
Re-Igniting Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor Peoples’ Campaign
Friday January 9, 2009
10 am – 12:00 pm
Community Forum: Re-igniting the Poor Peoples’ Campaign with Community Organizations and Social Services
How can social service and community organizations join in building a movement to end poverty?
Unitarian Society Annex (corner of Aurora and Buffalo Streets)
1:30 – 4:00 pm
Walking tours to area social services and community organizations
What is the character of poverty in Tompkins County and what are people doing about it?
Meet at Loaves and Fishes on Cayuga St.
4:30 pm
Panel with Low Wage Workers, Hotel workers, Restaurant workers at the Workers’ Center
What’s it like being a low-wage worker in Tompkins County?
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Community Potluck Dinner at GIAC
The public is welcome! Please come and bring a dish to pass!
A good opportunity to meet Poverty Scholars and work on building a movement to end poverty.
Saturday January 10
9:30 – 10:30 am
Textual Reflection led by the Poverty Initiative
1st Presbyterian Church
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Leave in vans for visit to Cortland
Meeting with members of the Workers’ Rights Center, Reality Tour
**Transportation is Limited, please email Steph Edley if you would like to come stephedley@gmail.com
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Panel on Prisons
1st Presbyterian Church
Sunday January 11
1:00 pm
Leave in vans for Syracuse from 1st Presbyterian Church
Meeting with Syracuse Peace Council, Syracuse Community Choir, Syracuse Worker Rights Center, Detention Task Force
**Transportation is Limited, please email Steph Edley if you would like to come stephedley@gmail.com
If you would like to take part in any of these activities and have questions, please contact:
Name: Stephanie Edley
Email: stephedley@gmail.com
Phone: 315-593-4090