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- April 6 - 9, 8 PM, San Francisco: El Otro Lado: The Other Side, a play that relates the stories of low wage domestic workers
Sponsored by POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights) & Unconditional Theatre, this is performed in English and Spanish, El Otro Lado tells the real stories of low-wage Latina domestic workers in San Francisco, and will be performed by POWER members and low-wage workers. The play is scripted entirely from interviews with domestic workers and their families, as well as local community organizers, lawyers and politicians.
If you would like to attend: The play will run April 6-9, 8 PM, at EXIT Theater on Taylor -- 277 Taylor Street (between Eddy & Ellis), $7 - $27 sliding scale. For tickets call (415) 738-7755
- Tuesday, March 28, 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Richmond: Discussion with the journalists who wrote the Sacramento Bee Investigative Series ‘The Pineros – Men of the Pines’: The Story of the Latino Forest Laborers.
This is hosted by the The California Department of Health Services' Occupational Health Branch, and if you would like to attend: Admission is free, but pre-registration is required by March 27 for visitors to the DHS Richmond campus. Pre-register by calling (510) 620-5757 or emailing your name & phone number to occhealth@dhs.ca.gov . Visitors should arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to enter the campus & park. We are located at 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond.
If you haven't yet had a chance to read the series, go to: http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/projects/pineros/
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tom Knudson and photographer Hector Amezcua from the Sacramento Bee discuss their investigative series ‘The Pineros – Men of the Pines.’ Their 9-month journey from the remote reaches of Washington State to the tiny mountain villages of Guatemala sheds light on the inhumane working and living conditions of Latino forest laborers. These workers have long battled abusive conditions including lack of training, protective gear, or medical supplies, but today, much of the mistreatment is continuing inside a government program that invites foreign workers to the United States to fill labor shortages.
For more information, contact Barbara Materna (510) 620-5730 or bmaterna@dhs.ca.gov .
- March 29, 6 - 8 PM, San Francisco: Respect and Dignity / Dignidad y Respeto -- Working for the Health and Safety of the Day Laborer and Domestic Worker Community
Community Forum and Celebration / Celebracion y Foro Comunitario, held at the Women's Building (3543 18th Street, between Valencia and Guerrero in San Francisco). The event is free, but please RSVP by March 22.
For more information and to RSVP: Contact Jenny Chacon, SF Dept. of Public Health, (415) 252-3912, jenny.chacon@sfdph.org
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