5:12 PM
CAUSA Communications Department
Portland Voz Workers' Rights Education Project came out with this new video advertisement for their Day Labor Hire Site located in NE Portland. Link here to watch.
Showing posts with label Day Labor Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Day Labor Center. Show all posts
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Anti-Day Labor Center Protestor Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
Comment: Tom Wenning contacted us by phone today asking us to change the title of our story, "Anti-immigrant Protestor Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct". Wenning wanted us to know that he is "anti-illegal Immigrant" and not anti-immigrant. (8.27.08)
A Multnomah County Judge has imposed a fine against a day labor center protestor who was arrested for blocking the entrance to a Portland Day Labor Center earlier this summer.
Tom Wenning, the man arrested in the incident, went before Judge Steven Todd attempting to use the “choice of evils” defense. Wenning claimed that his act of blocking traffic coming into the Day Labor Center was a lesser evil than the city of Portland subsidizing it, which Wenning believes is assisting undocumented immigrants in finding employment.
Judge Todd responded by saying that the “choice of evils” defense requires an emergency situation. Todd went on to scold the the anti-immigrant activist saying that "You really don't have any evidence of exactly what was going on there, whether or not they were filling out their paperwork, whether or not those people going through the door were legal or illegal. “You don't know that. You're speculating on that. You're putting your judgment over everybody else's, and, frankly, that's not fair."
In the end, the judge imposed a $500.00 fine on Wenning finding him guilty of disorderly conduct.
A Multnomah County Judge has imposed a fine against a day labor center protestor who was arrested for blocking the entrance to a Portland Day Labor Center earlier this summer.Tom Wenning, the man arrested in the incident, went before Judge Steven Todd attempting to use the “choice of evils” defense. Wenning claimed that his act of blocking traffic coming into the Day Labor Center was a lesser evil than the city of Portland subsidizing it, which Wenning believes is assisting undocumented immigrants in finding employment.
Judge Todd responded by saying that the “choice of evils” defense requires an emergency situation. Todd went on to scold the the anti-immigrant activist saying that "You really don't have any evidence of exactly what was going on there, whether or not they were filling out their paperwork, whether or not those people going through the door were legal or illegal. “You don't know that. You're speculating on that. You're putting your judgment over everybody else's, and, frankly, that's not fair."
In the end, the judge imposed a $500.00 fine on Wenning finding him guilty of disorderly conduct.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Voz to Hold Ceremony for New Day Labor Center Tomorrow
Press Contact:
Romeo Sosa 503-381-0848
Ignacio Paramo 971-570-8521
http://www.portlandvoz.org/
Opening Day of the Portland Day Labor Hire Site, June 16th
Portland, Or- The Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project is pleased to announce the opening of an official day labor hire site in Portland, Or, on June 16th 2008. With this historic opening, Portland will join the ranks of other US cities that have successfully used day labor sites as alternatives to street corner hiring.
The day labor hire site will provide a secure, professional environment with bilingual staff to streamline the process of connecting workers with homeowners, small businesses, and contractors. This project has been organized through the collaborative efforts of: The City of Portland, along with various community members and neighborhood groups, community organizations, business, community of faith and Day Laborers. The Hire site will give Portland’s day laborers a safe and secure place to seek decent employment, and help maintain a living wage in our community
VOZ will hold ceremony commemorating the opening of the Hire Site. This celebration will be at the new Hire Site (240 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd) Friday, June 13, 2008, from 4pm to 6pm. Mayor Tom Potter will be present for the ribbon cutting ceremony, as will many community figures. There will be food and music by day laborers.
VOZ was established in 2000. Our mission is to secure and protect immigrant workers’ rights through education, leadership development and community organizing.
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Romeo Sosa 503-381-0848
Ignacio Paramo 971-570-8521
http://www.portlandvoz.org/
Portland, Or- The Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project is pleased to announce the opening of an official day labor hire site in Portland, Or, on June 16th 2008. With this historic opening, Portland will join the ranks of other US cities that have successfully used day labor sites as alternatives to street corner hiring.
The day labor hire site will provide a secure, professional environment with bilingual staff to streamline the process of connecting workers with homeowners, small businesses, and contractors. This project has been organized through the collaborative efforts of: The City of Portland, along with various community members and neighborhood groups, community organizations, business, community of faith and Day Laborers. The Hire site will give Portland’s day laborers a safe and secure place to seek decent employment, and help maintain a living wage in our community
VOZ will hold ceremony commemorating the opening of the Hire Site. This celebration will be at the new Hire Site (240 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd) Friday, June 13, 2008, from 4pm to 6pm. Mayor Tom Potter will be present for the ribbon cutting ceremony, as will many community figures. There will be food and music by day laborers.
VOZ was established in 2000. Our mission is to secure and protect immigrant workers’ rights through education, leadership development and community organizing.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Indian Guest Workers Protest Poor Treatment Under H2B Visa Program
One hundred Indian guest workers marched hundreds of miles from New Orleans, LA, to Washington, DC, to protest their treatment by their employer, Signal International. Brought here under the auspices of the H2B visa program, the workers were promised much and given little in return. As concerns about immigration continue to hold the national spotlight, theirs is a cautionary tale.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
May Day: Immigrants and Allies to Rally for Driving Privilege Restoration and Humane Immigration Reform
MEDIA ADVISORY
April 28, 2008
CONTACT:
Aeryca Steinbauer : (503) 984-6816
Erik Sorensen: (503) 488-0263
Immigrants and Allies to Rally for Driving Privilege Restoration and Just and Humane Immigration Reform
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April 28, 2008
CONTACT:
Aeryca Steinbauer : (503) 984-6816
Erik Sorensen: (503) 488-0263
Salem, Ore-This Thursday, immigrants, social justice advocates, people of faith, and organized labor will gather in Salem for a day of action and call on elected leaders to reject anti-immigrant proposals at the national, state and local level.
What: MAYDAY MARCH FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Who: Immigrants, social justice advocates, people of faith and labor unions
When: Thursday, May 1st, 2007, 11:00AM-3:00PM
Where: Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St. NE, Salem, OR
As national and local candidates jockey to prove who is most anti-immigrant, the immigrant community demands a solution for the 12 million undocumented immigrant workers and families who are living in the shadows. We renew our call for just reform, a stop to the criminalization of immigrants and a rejection of all anti-immigrant proposals. We issue calls to the following elected leaders:
Oregon Legislature: Restore Oregon Driving Privileges to ALL Oregon residents Bush Administration: Stop Workplace Raids and Deportations New Administration: Provide leadership for just and humane immigration reform in the first 100 days of the new Presidency Congress: Oppose Anti-immigrant Legislation like the SAVE Act and stop the militarization of U.S. borders
We call on ALL immigrant rights, social justice and labor rights advocates to join us in Salem this May Day (Thursday, May 1st, 2008) to continue building the alliance between the immigrants' rights movement, social justice movement, and the workers' rights movement.
The Rally will begin at 12 noon at the State Capitol (900 Court St. NE, Salem) with a March to follow around 1 pm. Contact: Aeryca Steinbauer at (503) 984-6816 for more information.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Support Day Laborer Center this Wednesday
from VOZ Workers--Rights Education Project
Voz and day laborers entering the final stage in opening a Day Laborer Center in Portland. Next Wednesday March 5, 2008, City Council have a final public vote in City Hall to decide whether to grant Voz funding to manage a day laborer work center. General media has been notified and we know there will be opposition to the work center from anti-immigrant groups and some neighborhoods, this coming Wednesday.
Your support is very important for this final vote next week. We ask you to come and support a day laborer center where they can wait for work in more dignified, and safe way. There will be opportunity to testify for about three minutes per person so come prepared to testify if you can.
When: Wednesday March 5 2008
Where: City Hall/1221 SW 4th Ave Portland OR 97204
Time: 9:30am-12noon.
