2/14: L.A. Restaurant Industry Summit Support restaurant workers and come learn how you can improve YOUR local restaurant industry! ROC-LA is sending this e-mail to organizations and labor unions seeking Community Supporters for the Restaurant Industry Summit to be held on Monday, February 14, 2011. As a Community Supporter, we will recognize your organization or union at our event. To become a Community Supporter, your organization or union must bring 5 participants to attend the Restaurant Industry Summit.
In order for your organization or union to be acknowledged as a Community Supporter, please e-mail [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) : * Name of organization or union * Names of the 5 participants attending the Restaurant Industry Summit Please submit the information by February 10th. In solidarity, Cathy ~~~~~~ Behind the Kitchen Door: Inequality and Opportunity in Los Angeles, the Nation's Largest Restaurant Industry _http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1220541673/efbnen_ (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1220541673/efbnen) The Los Angeles Restaurant Industry is the region's largest and fastest-growing sectors. Please join the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Los Angeles (ROC-LA) for our Restaurant Industry Summit. We will be releasing our groundbreaking report and discuss the findings of Behind the Kitchen Door: Inequality and Opportunity in Los Angeles, the Nation's Largest Restaurant Industry, a comprehensive study conducted on the state of the restaurant industry in Los Angeles and its implications on the region's economic development, public health, and working conditions. We hope to spark public discourse on strengthening policy options for the restaurant industry. The summit will bring together employers, workers, academics, unions, advocates, and policy makers, and will include a panel discussion on labor and public health issues in the restaurant industry. Join our speakers: Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Robert Gottlieb, Co-Author, Food Justice Abel Valenzuela, Director, Center for the Study of Urban Poverty; Professor, Dept. of Chicana/Chicano Studies & Dept. of Urban Planning, UCLA Jaime Dolkas, Staff Attorney, Equal Rights Advocates Jason Michaud, Chef and Owner, Local Restaurant Los Angeles Restaurant Workers -- Cathy Dang Co-Coordinator Restaurant Opportunities Center - Los Angeles (ROC-LA) 634 South Spring St., Suite 614 Los Angeles, CA 90014 T: 213.489.9052 || F: 213.489.9053 E-mail: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ============================================================================ = Action LA Network Action for World Liberation Everyday! Tel: (213)403-0131 URL: _http://www.ActionLA.org_ (http://www.actionla.org/) e-mail: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) To join the list, send e-mail to: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) or visit: _http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/actionla_ (http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/actionla) *Please post your protest, community event and news at ActionLA!* To add your event, please go:_ http://actionla.org/user/addevents.php_ (http://actionla.org/user/addevents.php) To publish your announcement and community news, please visit:_ http://actionla.org/user/publish.php_ (http://actionla.org/user/publish.php) **WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Please support our important works of ActionLA! Send your donations to: ActionLA P.O. Box 751 South Pasadena, CA 91031-0751 (at the memo line write donations to ActionLA/AFSC, all donations are tax deductible) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
