Register for the SweatFree Communities National Conference taking place on the same weekend 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 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.