Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign: Transforming Relationships, Building Power, and Reversing a History of Injustice

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Workshop Information
Event Date: 
Wed, 06/23/2010 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Event Location: 
Cobo Hall: D3-19
Full Description: 

Excluded from most labor laws, and rising up out of the shadows of slavery, domestic workers launched the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Campaign in New York. The campaign provides an important model for building a grassroots-led legislative campaign and assembling a multi-sector progressive front. It has made history time and time again, setting new precedents in labor law and building power and visibility for domestic workers not only in the halls of government, but also within the women's movement, the labor movement, and the immigrant rights and racial justice movement. Hear from grassroots leaders and organizers in the domestic workers' movement from NY to CA, where a similar initiative is underway, about the challenges, opportunities, and critical lessons learned in one of the most dynamic immigrant women of color led movements of our time.

Organizer Name: 
Domestic Workers United
Organizer Email: 
gonzalezpris@gmail.com
First Sponsoring Organization Name: 
Domestic Workers United
Language(s): 
Spanish
Language(s): 
English
Tracks: 
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Organizing a Labor Movement for the 21st Century: crisis and opportunities
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