[Coehd] FREE EVENT | Workers on the Rise: The State of Labor in San Antonio (April 16)

Hello everyone, Join us for our first in person event by the Democratizing Racial Justice Project! The event is free and open to everyone. Please share registration and flyer with your students, faculty, networks, and the community. We look forward to having you. Workers on the Rise: The State of Labor in San Antonio (in person) A panel discussion on labor in San Antonio, with musical performance by a stringed quartet from the San Antonio Symphony Saturday April 16, 2022 | 5.30pm- 8:00pm CST Buena Vista Theater, UTSA Downtown Campus 501 W César E. Chávez Blvd, Room 1.326 Parking in Cattleman's Square Lot Spanish Interpretation by RGV Language Justice Collective FREE and open to the Public Register HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2...  [https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F254168279%2F... Workers on the Rise: The State of Labor in San Antonio<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... Workers on the Rise: The State of Labor in San Antonio www.eventbrite.com  Panelists include: * Teri Castillo, San Antonio City Councilmember District 5 * Mario Compean, Academia América (Co-founder of La Raza Unida Party) * Fred Garza, Texas United Farm Workers * Rebecca Flores, Texas United Farm Workers * Petra Mata, Fuerza Unida * Alejandra Lopez, The San Antonio Alliance * Araceli Herrera, Domesticas Unidas * Richard Oppenheim, American Federation of Musicians- Local 23 About "Workers on the Rise: The State of Labor in San Antonio" For decades, low pay and workplace abuse have persisted in San Antonio despite workers’ efforts to dignify their labor conditions and fight for their rights. Join us for this panel, where local workers and organizers discuss how they have resisted these oppressive conditions and how the public can become involved in the city’s labor movement. Spanish translation provided by the RGV Language Justice Collective. Los bajos salarios y el abuso en el lugar de trabajo han sido constantes en San Antonio a pesar de los esfuerzos de los y las trabajadoras por dignificar sus condiciones laborales y luchar por sus derechos. Únase a nosotros en este panel donde trabajadore/as y organizadore/as locales discuten cómo han resistido estas condiciones opresivas y cómo el público puede involucrarse en el movimiento laboral de la ciudad. Traducción al español proporcionada por el Colectivo de Justicia Lingüística RGV. Free parking at Cattleman's Square Lot // Estacionamiento gratis en Cattleman's Square Lot Spanish Translation provided by the RGV Language Justice Collective // Traducción al español proporcionada por el Colectivo de Justicia Lingüística RGV Yasmín Parra Codina(she/her) | (pronounced "Ya-smeen") Community Liaison, Democratizing Racial Justice<https://racialjustice.utsa.edu> Women’s Studies Institute Lecturer, Mexican American Studies Race, Ethnicity, Gender + Sexuality Studies Department<https://education.utsa.edu/departments/race-ethnicity-gende... College of Education + Human Development The University of Texas at San Antonio 501 W. César E. Chávez Blvd |SATX78207 UTSA 2021-2022 Staff Senator<https://www.utsa.edu/staffsenate/>