Freedom From Poverty at Camden Yards

Event Details:

Living Wages at Camden Yards seeks to end the poverty conditions at the stadium by organizing the stadium's day laborer workforce. This year is Summer of Justice as we reach out to the greater community to stand with us the cleaners at Camden Yards for economic justice.

FRIDAY JUNE 23 - starts at 4:00 PM
Gather at the corner of Charles and Lexington at 4 PM for the vigil's start. We'll be taking shifts from 4 PM Friday afternoon to 9:00 AM Saturday morning. Comfortable housing is provided at the UWA office, with meals, snacks, cots and group activities throughout the vigil. Transportation between the vigil site and UWA office is provided. All are welcome and encouraged to participate - for the entire vigil or for as long as you can join us! Call 410-522-1053 for more information.

All-Night Vigil for Justice
Stand with the low-wage workers leading the way to poverty's end by joining the United Workers in an all-night vigil outside of Peter Angelos's downtown Baltimore office building. Workers and supporters will be airing poverty's dirty laundry, using soiled Oriole's shirts and the shirts off of workers' back to make poverty's invisible visible.

Pancakes for Justice
We'll come together for a pancake breakfast at Lovely Lane Church at the end of the all-night vigil. Join the workers who spent the night in front of Angelos's office to show your support and to learn more about poverty's struggles in Baltimore. After the pancake breakfast we will start the Freedom from Poverty March.

SATURDAY JUNE 24 - starts at 9:00 AM
The pancake breakfast is at Lovely Lane Church, which is two blocks north of North Ave. on St. Paul.

Freedom from Poverty March
Low-wage workers will lead the march from Lovely Lane Church to Peter Angelos's offices. Poverty's dirty laundry will be aired, with workers and supporters carrying a clothes line with soiled Orioles shirts and the shirts off labor's backs.

SATURDAY JUNE 24 - starts at 10:00 AM
The march follows the pancake breakfast at Lovely Lane Church, which is two blocks north of North Ave. on St. Paul.

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Camden cleaners:

• Vigil starts at 4 PM on Friday June 23, meet at Health Care for the Homeless (111 Park Ave)
• March starts at 11 AM on Saturday June 24, meet at Health Care for the Homelss (111 Park Ave)
  

Corner day labor (mostly Spanish speaking):

• March starts at 10 AM on Saturday June 24, meet at the 7-11 corner on Broadway

Public:

• Vigil starts at 4 PM on Friday June 23, meet at Charles and Lexington
  
• March starts at 9 AM on Saturday June 24 (with breakfast first), or at 10 AM (no breakfast) at Lovely Lane Church (2 blocks north of North Ave on St. Paul)

Media:

• All-night Vigil for Justice starts at 4:30 PM on Friday June 23 at Peter Angelos's offices (Charles and Lexington)
  
• Freedom from Poverty March starts at 12 noon at the Washington Mon. in Mt. Vernon on Saturday June 24
  

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Tom Kertes,
Communications Organizer

Phone: 443/803-9574

http://unitedworkersassociation.org