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April, 2009

Los Angeles Career Fair

Published on Wednesday, 29th April, 2009 at 1:49PM
05/28/2009 - 11:00am
05/28/2009 - 1:00pm

Everyone is invited to attend the Los Angeles Career Fair at The Radison Hotel at Los Angeles Airport.

 

You will have an opportunity to: 

Meet employersFind a job 

Career Fair

Published on Wednesday, 29th April, 2009 at 1:40PM
05/12/2009 - 10:00am
05/12/2009 - 1:00pm

Looking for a job?

You are invited to attend Monster's Career Fair. You will have an opportunity to: 

Meet employers on a one on one basis

Learn how to stand out from the crowd and much more.  

Walk the Talk Internship Program

This resource was originally posted on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 12:44pm

Strengthening Our Lives (SOL) is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for “Walk The Talk,” a Voter Registration Internship, for summer of 2009 in various locations through California.  SOL is offering 50 paid internships as part of our non-partisan voter registration drives throughout California in an effort to encourage youth to learn essential leadership skills they can use in their careers while being part of a program that will change the politics of California. 

For further information and application, please visit the following link: http://sites.google.com/a/sol-california.com/wtt/ 


Green Jobs and Sustainability

This resource was originally posted on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:46am

Woodrow W. Clark, II spoke to hundreds of students and faculty at Pierce College on Thursday, April 16, 2009 about the environment, the green economy and technology and what going green means for their educational and professional pursuits.  Dr. Clark presented a PowerPoint presentation, showing data, images and information about how we got where we are today and what viable options there are for the future so that we can have renewable energy resources and help our economy grow in a responsible sustainable fashion.  The presentation concluded with remarks on what going green means for the future of jobs and how students can prepare for the Third Industrial Revolution.  The presentation ended with a question and answer session where students and faculty were able to ask Dr. Clark questions about what they can do in light of what is happening to our environment and our economy.  Dr. Clark generously provided a copy of his presentation to add to our web resources.


Pierce Students and Faculty Learn About Going Green and What It Means For Them

Published on Thursday, 16th April, 2009 at 1:54PM
Woodrow Clark, II talking at Pierce College

Woodrow W. Clark, II spoke to hundreds of students and faculty at Pierce College on Thursday, April 16, 2009 about the environment, the green economy and technology and what going green means for their educational and professional pursuits.  Dr. Clark presented a PowerPoint presentation, showing data, images and information about how we got where we are today and what viable options there are for the future so that we can have renewable energy resources and help our economy grow in a responsible sustainable fashion.  The presentation concluded with remarks on what going green means for the future of jobs and how students can prepare for the Third Industrial Revolution.  The presentation ended with a question and answer session where students and faculty were able to ask Dr. Clark questions about what they can do in light of what is happening to our environment and our economy.

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May 1st Immigration March

Published on Wednesday, 15th April, 2009 at 12:25PM
05/01/2009
May 1st is a day to celebrate the contribition of immigrants and workers to building the foundation of our coutry.  Multi-ethnic Immigrant Worker Organizing Network (MIWON), along with its partners for May 1st 2009, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (LACFL)  and the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), invite you to join us in an exciting new approach to the annual May 1st March. MIWON,along with key allies, has led a multi-ethnic May 1st March, since 2000, with the goal of making the voices of workers - particularly immigrant workers - heard here in the United States (U.S.) while standing in solidarity with workers all over the world. 

History 81 satisfies IGETC, update on History 82

Published on Monday, 6th April, 2009 at 10:04AM

A History of Working People HISTORY 81 (UC:CSU) currently satisfies:

CSU GE AREA D6, and CSU US-1

IGETC Area 4F

 

A History of working People HISTORY 82 (CSU) currently satisfies:

CSU GE AREA D6, and CSU US-1

The 82 course was approved after the submission deadline for UC transferability.  The course will be submitted this summer for transferability and again in December for IGETC.

 

CSU US-1 means the courses partially fulfills the US History/Constitution requirement for the CSU system.

Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

This resource was originally posted on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 9:36am
April 4 is  the anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have Been to the Mountaintop" speech--his final speech before his assassination on the following day April 4, 1968.It is in his memory that we send out this 1-page educational sheet about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's last campaign.

Cesar Chavez Day and the Forgotten Asian Americans

Published on Wednesday, 1st April, 2009 at 1:56PM
Image of Philip Vera Cruz
 
This past Cesar Chavez Day (March 31) reminds us how forgotten stories can perpetuate stereotypes. Charlotte, an Asian American student leader at Pomona College, asked me how do we ignite people into political action and sweep away the tired public perception of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) as passive and docile. I asked her if she knew the story of Pilipino or Japanese American farm workers in the fields and she admitted she knew very little. Considering the last of the Pilipino farm workers from an earlier period died in 1997 and very little has been written in any depth, most of the students across all races shared this common amnesia.
 
The story of Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) has been widely circulated to the point of Cesar’s birthday being designated as a California state holiday and President Obama declaring public support of it becoming a national one.

DHLI April 2009 Updates

Published on Wednesday, 1st April, 2009 at 1:13PM
NEWS
  • ILWU 63 and LA Harbor College will enter into a working partnership to create educational programs for local community!
  • Former International ILWU President David Arian does Book Reading & Signing at LA Harbor College!
  • Film “Made in LA” shown and Garment Workers Center Director Kimi Lee speaks at LA Harbor College!
  • LA Trade Tech Approves Introduction to Labor Studies course for meeting American Institutions Requirement for Graduation!
  • With LA Trade Tech Labor Center, DHLI helps teach first labor studies classes at newly opened Helen Bernstein High School!
  • LA Valley College Approves Sociology of Labor Class!
  • West LA College Obtains UC Transferability for California Literature and Labor Class!
  • East LA College will schedule History of Working People Class in Fall 2009!
  • At memorial service for the late labor scholar Jeff Stansbury, it was announced DHLI will administer the Jeff Stansbury Action Scholarship for Community College Students!
  • DHLI appointed to CA Speaker of Assembly’s Commission on Labor Education
For More Updates and Information, see PDF docum

DHLI April 2009 Updates!

Published on Wednesday, 1st April, 2009 at 1:06PM
Image of DHLI April 2009 Update Newsletter

NEWS

 
  • ILWU 63 and LA Harbor College will enter into a working partnership to create educational programs for local community!
  • Former International ILWU President David Arian does Book Reading & Signing at LA Harbor College!
  • Film “Made in LA” shown and Garment Workers Center Director Kimi Lee speaks at LA Harbor College!
  • LA Trade Tech Approves Introduction to Labor Studies course for meeting American Institutions Requirement for Graduation!
  • With LA Trade Tech Labor Center, DHLI helps teach first labor studies classes at newly opened Helen Bernstein High School!
  • LA Valley College Approves Sociology of Labor Class!
  • West LA College Obtains UC Transferability for California Literature and Labor Class!
  • East LA College will schedule History of Working People Class in Fall 2009!
  • At memorial service for the late labor scholar Jeff Stansbury, it was announced DHLI will administer the Jeff Stansbury Action Scholarship for Community College Students!
  • DHLI appointed to CA Speaker of Assembly’s Commission on Labor Education

 

For more updates, information and for the full article, "Cesar Chavez Day adn the Forgotten Asian Americans" see PDF document, available for download.

Sign Up for the Online California Literature in the California Labor Movement Class

Published on Wednesday, 1st April, 2009 at 12:52PM
Image of flyer for English 275 course
California Literature in the California Labor Movement
Online Course at West L.A. College, Fall 2009
English 275 – Section # 8057
CSU and UC transferable
Class begins Monday, August 31, 2009  
Information and registration at www.wlac.cc.ca.us/

Presented by West Los Angeles College with support from the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute, this course explores the social and political history of working people in California through its literature, including fiction, poetry, drama, expository forms, and films.