Ecominds-a Mailing List: Two HIRE MN actions - Sept 29, Oct 8

[Ralph Wyman (rwmuusja]

News of events from MUUSJA coalition partner HIRE-MN:

www.hiremn.org

HIRE Minnesota to Mourn the Passing of Another Failed Construction Season 
11:30 am - 1 pm
Tuesday, September 29
Meet at Lao Family Community of Minnesota
320 University Avenue W, St. Paul

Please join us in this important action to again highlight the Minnesota
Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) 17 years of failure to meet its
hiring goals for people of color.

HIRE Minnesota will stage a funeral procession to mourn the loss of yet
another construction season in 2009. We will meet at Lao Family Community of
Minnesota and march to the State Capitol lawn, where we will hold a funeral
to grieve for the loss of opportunity for people of color at MnDOT.  A small
delegation of HIRE Minnesota members will then proceed inside the MnDOT
headquarters to meet with Commissioner Tom Sorel and demand that systems are
put in place to bring back hope for better outcomes in 2010!

We are more powerful with more voices! Please join us to make sure MnDOT
hears our call for justice and equity! Please RSVP so we know to expect you!
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/393/personal2.asp?formid=meet&c=2984972

We also need volunteers to help make this event a success! Please sign up
online to volunteer for our Sunday, Sept. 27 phone bank to make calls to
HIRE Minnesota supporters!
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/393/personal2.asp?formid=meet&c=4559222 

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Come to the HIRE Minnesota Coalition Meeting on October 8
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Thursday, October 8
Summit Academy OIC
935 Olson Memorial Highway, Minneapolis (see map)

Another opportunity to make your voice heard: come to the next quarterly
HIRE Minnesota coalition meeting. Hear updates on what HIRE Minnesota is
working on, and help set the agenda for 2010! Please RSVP on the HIRE
Minnesota web site.
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/393/personal2.asp?formid=meet&c=8820544

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HIRE Minnesota is a coalition of community organizations that are seeking
public investments that provide access for all people to jobs, training and
living wages, and promote healthy communities, including building
sustainable public infrastructure and easing the climate crisis. For more
information, contact Alessandra Williams at awilliams [at] hiremn.org.