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July 13, 2010
SF Fly Away Productions Event July 21 22
Bridge Builders and Other Unconventional Women
Arts and Activism Apprenticeship Performances
July 21 and 22 at 7 pm
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street @ 9th
San Francisco, CA
See
http://www.flyawayproductions.com/
So Cal 2010 Blue Collar Women's Picnic August 21
2010 Blue Collar Women’s Picnic
And Archive Donation*
Women in Blue collar, construction trades, dock workers,
non-traditional employment, firefighters, union or not,
advocates, apprentices, friends and family
Saturday August 21
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
El Dorado Park, Long Beach
On Spring Street, North of the 605 Frwy
North entrance, Gate 2 – follow the handmade signs
$6 Entry charge to park per auto
Bring your own food, beverages, chairs, etc. BBQ’s available.
Contact: Jane Templin IBEW Local 11
323 221-5881 ext 3004
or
Pat Williams IUOE Local 501
213 385-1561 Ext 124
(RSVP is appreciated so we know how many to expect and how much area to save. tho NOT required.)
* Bring things from your career, trade, life, to donate to Cal State Dominguez Hills Tradeswomen’s Archive. (If you want to keep the original, make sure you bring copies!) For more info contact Vivian Price at 310-243-3583 vprice@csudh.edu
or Pat Williams patjwilliams4@aol.com
July 06, 2010
San Mateo Power Pathways Semester Orientation
ATTEND an INFORMATIONAL ORIENTATION: Learn about College of San Mateo's Power & Electrical Systems Certificate Training Program. Training Program Starts Fall Semester, August 2010.
Location: College of San Mateo, Choral Room (by Theatre)
1700 W. Hillsdale Boulevard, San Mateo
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010
Time: 7:30-9:00 PM
This training program will prepare students for Power and Electrical Systems jobs such as: Electrical Technician, Instrument and Control Technician, Maintenance Technician, and Apprentice Systems Operator.
Power and Electrical Systems positions targeted by the Power Pathways Program have salaries ranging from $50,220 - $71,884 annual at the entry level and $52,968-$88,860 annual at journey level.
Two tuition scholarships, sponsored by PG&E and EBMUD, will be awarded to eligible workshop attendees. Detail to be provided at the workshop.
*This program requires minimum math skills level of advanced algebra/trignometry.
For more information regarding the program, you may also see:
http://collegeofsanmateo.edu/powersystems/faqs.asp
July 01, 2010
LABORFEST Movie SF July 7
San Francisco Premiere
Wednesday July 7, 2010 7 pm
LABORFEST 2010 at Little Roxie Theater FREE
Directors Gilbert Gonzalez and Vivian Price will be there to do a Q&A
Little Roxie Theatre - 3117 16th St., at Valencia, San Francisco, CA 94110
Harvest of Loneliness (2010, 58 min) will premiere July 7th at 7pm at the Roxie Theater in SF as part of Labor Fest 2010. FREE admission.
The film is co-directed by Gilbert Gonzalez and former IBEW electrician Vivian Price.
It deals with issues of gender, labor, and exploitation of migrant workers in the historic Bracero Program and connects to the present.
See new film on the Bracero Program http://www.harvestofloneliness.com