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“First Fridays—Vigil
for Jobs”–New York City
*Vigils are temporarily suspended, pending
legislative developments on a jobs bill.
Come Stand With Us in
Albany, Chicago, Dayton, Detroit,
Long Island NY, and New York City
to Send a Message to Washington, DC
Create a National Jobs
Program
Joblessness and Service Cuts Must
Not Become the New “Normal”
Friday, June 3, 2011 • 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
• East 47th– 48th Sts.
in front of Senator Schumer’s Manhattan office, 757 Third
Ave.
Join the Vigil for Jobs
on the First Friday of every month BECAUSE…
This past year, one out of every four families in America have
been affected by unemployment. In January 2011, 14 million persons
were officially unemployed, and another 15 million, the “hidden
unemployed,” wanted full-time work but were forced to work
part-time or wanted a job but were not actively looking because
of discouragement or other reasons. The best way to
solve this crisis is for the federal government to create a new
national jobs program, similar to the innovative work programs
created by President Roosevelt during the 1930’s Great Depression.
We urge Chuck Schumer, New York’s Senior Senator, to take
our message to Washington, D.C.
Congress and the President must act immediately to:
• Pass H.R. 589 to extend emergency benefits for the long-term
unemployed who have been jobless for longer than 93-99 weeks.
• Resume financial assistance to state and local governments
to avoid massive layoffs in health care, education and other essential
services.
• Create “Green Jobs” in the United States and
defund foreign wars and military bases.
Speakers at Vigil: Bill
Henning, CWA-Local 1180; Heidi Sigfried,
Hunger Action Network; Jim Perlstein, Professional
Staff Congress-CUNY; Owen Rogers, Fight Back;
Neal Frumpkin, DC 37 Retirees' Association; Sid
Socolar, Rekindling Reform; Jon Bloom,
Workers Defense League; Trudy Goldberg, National
Jobs for All Coalition; Gaby Moreno, National
Organization for Women-NYS
Endorsers of the New York Action
Alumni Association of Social Service Employees Union
Local 371, DC 37 • Americans for Democratic Action, NYC
Chapter • Communications Workers of America, Local 1180
• Democratic Socialists of America, NYC Chapter •
Empire State Economic Security Campaign • FIGHT BACK •
Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition • Healing of the
Nations Fndtn, Rev. James Forbes, Jr., Pres. • Hunger Action
Network of NY State • Job Party • Labor Council for
Latin American Advancement, NYC Chapter • National Jobs
for All Coalition • National Organization for Women –
NYS • New York Jobs with Justice • Professional Staff
Congress/CUNY, AFT Local 2334 • The American 99ers Union
• U.S. Labor Against the War, NYC Chapter • Veterans
for Peace, NYC Chapter • Workers Defense League, Inc. •
Individual Endorsements, org. for identification only
:
Tom Anderson, Vice Chairman, Organization of Staff Analysts •
Keith Brooks, United Federation of Teachers • Leslie Cagan,
Co-Founder, Organization United for Peace and Justice •
Barbara Garson , author • Connie Gruber • Martin Melkonian,
Adj. Assoc. Professor, Hofstra University • Ed Ott, former
Exec. Dir. NYC Central Labor Council • Dorothy Savage, Former
Dir. of Education & Leadership Ministries, The National Council
of Churches • Julia Willebrand, delegate, U.S. Green Party
Natl. Committee
For more info: http://www.njfac.org or http://www.JobsCampaign.org
or http://www.NOWNYS.org
Contact: national vigil coordinator Logan Martinez (937-433-8260
or 937-275-7259 or loganmartinez(at)hotmail.com; NYS vigil coordinator,
Noreen Connell , 212-586-3257 or norconnell(at)aol.com;
First Friday Vigil for Jobs - Come Stand With
Us in Albany NY, Chicago, Dayton, Detroit, Long Island NY, Lynn
MA, New York City, and Syracuse to Send a Message to Washington,
DC
**Note: No Vigil will be held in May due to scheduling difficulties.**
Our goal is to call attention to the unemployment crisis, and
the need for urgent federal action to reduce unemployment, including
a national federal jobs program similar to the WPA. During the
last serious economic depression in the 1930’s, President
Roosevelt put millions to work doing useful jobs that made a lasting
contribution to our country — roads, bridges, schools, libraries,
housing, theater, painting, road guides, parks, and much more.
“Jobless recovery” is a contradiction in
terms, and completely unacceptable to New Yorkers. We
must insist that the Congress and President act swiftly to create
millions of new jobs in clean energy and conservation; infrastructure
and mass transit; education, health care, public and human services;
and by creating a national industrial policy to stabilize and
increase the number of manufacturing jobs, pink-and-blue-color
jobs, and employment opportunities for youth and those nearing
retirement. Also, the Federal Reserve should be encouraged to
direct banks to expand lending for community job creation and
small business.
This is an opportunity for cross-issue organizing around the
central issue facing our nation, our city, our organizational
members, and millions of people —joblessness and economic
insecurity.
Why the First Friday?
On the first Friday of each month, new statistics are released
by the US Department of Labor on the official unemployment rate.
This monthly announcement provides an opportunity to reach out
to the media and raise awareness about the unemployment crisis
and potential solutions.
Join Us!!
For more information on national actions and organizing a vigil
in your community, contact Logan Martinez at loganmartinez2u [at]
yahoo.com or (937) 275-7259
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NYC First Friday Vigil for Jobs
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