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Start: 4:00 am
Register for the conference at www.sweatfree.org
Saturday, July 12, 11:00am-1:00pm
Broad Street Ministry, 315 S. Broad St., Philadelphia
11:00-12:30pm Worker Rights Board Hearing:
Sweatshops & State Purchasing Practices
Testimony by sweatshop workers and public employees who wear the uniforms they make.
12:30pm-1:00pm Sweatfree Rally
@ National Governors' Association Centennial Meeting
Gather at Broad Street Ministry
Urge all 50 governors to join the Sweatfree Consortium to stop tax dollar support for sweatshops.
Speakers will include:
* Carmencita "Chie" Abad, former sweatshop worker in U.S. territory of Saipan
* Kalpona Akter, former child garment worker from Bangladesh
* Dennis Brutus, human rights activist
* Bishop Dwayne Royster, Pastor of the Living Water United Church of Christ, Philadelphia
* ...and many more!
The Philadelphia Workers' Rights Board is a project of the Philadelphia Area Jobs with Justice, a coalition of faith leaders, students, unions, and community members who fight for living wages, top-notch benefits, and respect on the job for people in Philadelphia.
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