Join us for the 2nd Annual Brandworkers Awards Dinner:
Celebrating Champions of Economic Justice
Workers and community members will once again gather to honor champions of economic justice in a stunning setting. Delicious food and drink along with great music and committed individuals will ensure a memorable evening.
For more information and to purchase tickets and dinner journal ads: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/126090
Honoring:
The Workers of the Flaum Appetizing Campaign
-in recognition of a group of immigrant workers winning important victories towards workplace justice in New York City's food processing industry with the Brandworkers Focus on the Food Chain campaign-
The National Lawyers Guild Labor & Employment Committee
-in recognition of the nation's leading progressive workers' rights attorneys for their support of Brandworkers' mission and their contribution to the broader movement for human rights-
Dinner Co-Chairs and the Brandworkers Board of Directors look forward to seeing you on this special evening:
Co-Chairs
Beth Baltimore, Esq., Legal Services NYC (Bronx); Heidi Boghosian, Esq., National Lawyers Guild; Andrew Chapin, Fordham Law School; Hillary Exter, Esq., Fordham Law School; Melanie Greenberg, Writer; Michael Hirschhorn, International Human Rights Funders Group; Gonzalo Mercado, El Centro del Inmigrante; Daniel Meyers, Esq., National Lawyers Guild (NYC); Sandy Pope, Teamsters Local 805; Michael Ratner, Esq., Center for Constitutional Rights, Nancy Romer, Ph.D, CUNY & Brooklyn Food Coalition; Lizabeth Schalet, Esq., Lipman & Plesur; Michael Steven Smith, Esq. Attorney & Law & Disorder Radio, WBAI; Anand Swaminathan, Esq., Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard; Amelia Tuminaro, Esq., Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss; Juno Turner, Esq., Outten & Golden; Alex Van Schaick, CUNY Law.
Board of Directors
Cesar Barturen; Leanne Davis; Raymundo Lara Molina; and Greg Pason.
Live Musical Performances (labor donated): Rainy Day Cacophany & The Dust Busters!
Live Traditional Dance Performance (labor donated): El Centro's Latino Folklorico Dance Group
For more information and to purchase tickets and dinner journal ads: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/126090
Join us for an extraordinary evening!
Notes:
172 Norfolk Street is between Houston and Stanton St. on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. You can take the F or V trains to the 2nd Ave. stop or F/J/M/Z to the Delancey-Essex stop. Please e-mail dinner journal ads to info@brandworkers.org by October 14, 2010.