Hey everyone,
Unfortunetly this snow isn't letting up so to be on the safe side we are cancelling the SWA dinner tonight at Tower Inn. More than anything we just wanted to thank everyone for their work and dedication over the past semester. I hope everyone has a wonderful break and gets to relax a little.
Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Richard Shafer
Hey everyone,
We have made reservations for SWA to have a dinner together at Tower Inn on Thursday December 15th at 7:30. Non-members are welcome as well. We hope as many of you as possible can come and unwind with us as we not only celebrate the upcoming holidays but also the end of another tough semester. Bring family or friends as we discuss plans for next semester and more importantly relax a little. Thanks to our members who have worked hard to make SWA a reality.
Sincerely,
Richard Shafer
Alter.net post a informative story about The 14 Worst Corporate Evildoers that included some of SWA member's favorite topics.
Wal-Mart
Many people have heard of the way that Wal-Mart steamrolls its way into every possible town, destroying local supermarkets and countless small businesses. We have also heard about Wal-Mart's long track record of worker abuse, from forced overtime to sex discrimination to illegal child labor to relentless union busting. Wal-Mart also notoriously fails to provide health insurance to over half of its employees, who are then left to rely on themselves or taxpayers, who provide for a portion of their healthcare needs through government Medicaid.Less well known is the fact that Wal-Mart maintains its low price level by allowing substandard labor conditions at the overseas factories producing most of its goods. The company continually demands lower prices from its suppliers, who, in turn, make more outrageous and abusive demands on their workers in order to meet Wal-Mart's requirements.
Coca-Cola
Between 1989 and 2002, eight union leaders from Coca-Cola bottling plants in Colombia were killed after protesting the company's labor practices. Hundreds of other Coca-Cola workers who have joined or considered joining the Colombian union SINALTRAINAL have been kidnapped, tortured, and detained by paramilitaries who are hired to intimidate workers to prevent them from unionizing.Coca-Cola is also one of the most discriminatory employers in the world. In the year 2000, 2,000 African-American employees in the U.S. sued the company for race-based disparities in pay and promotions.
You can read the source of alter.net's article over at Global Exchange and their "Most Wanted" Corporate Human Rights Violators of 2005 Report.
Social Welfare Action
is supporting
Students with Children
&
Welfare Rights at EMU
Hold their annual Holiday Open House Party and
We need your help!
We are looking for the following items to spread holiday cheer so all the families at Eastern can enjoy this holiday season:
Household Items
Food - Non-Perishables
Laundry & Dish Soap
Toiletries – Shampoo, Soap, Tooth Care, etc.
Non-Denominational Holiday Decorations
Gift Cards – Farmer Jack, Kroger, Meijer,
Target, etc.
For Children
Unwrapped Gifts for kids all ages. Infants to Teens
Toys Books Crafts
New or Gently-Used Clothing
As a good rule of thumb, try and think of what items
you would be happy to receive this holiday season and share your joy with others.
For your convenience, SWA
members will be visiting most classes to receive your donations. There will also
be a drop off table on the second floor of Marshall from Monday November 28th
to Thursday December 1st. Or you can also visit Richard, Mel or
Betty in the Social Work Department on the third floor of Marshall.
A campus wide email was just sent out about suspected arson on campus at the Office of Student Judicial Services over the weekend.
The following is from Student Judicial Services:
Dear members of the EMU community:
The Office of Student Judicial Services (SJS) was the target of what appears to be arson over the weekend. While causing some inconvenience, this act has not disrupted the office’s services for students, faculty and staff.
The department continues to work toward its mission of maintaining a campus environment that is conducive to learning, protects the university's educational purposes, maintains reasonable order on campus, and defends the rights of all members of the University community.
Hearings will proceed as scheduled. Questions regarding pending cases should be directed to the department, which has been relocated to the Snow Health Center.
Contact Information:
Office of Student Judicial Services
326 Snow Health Center
Phone: 734.487.2157
Fax: 734.487.4376
E-mail: SA_SJS@emich.edu
Web: www.emich.edu/sjsThe office would like to express its appreciation to the many members of the EMU family who have provided support to ensure that the department’s progress has not been hindered by this event.
Sincerely,
The SJS Team
For those of you who don't know,
The Office of Student Judicial Services is responsible for three major functions
1. Administration of conduct policies and procedures.
2. Handling of student employment grievances.
3. Investigation of student-to-student sexual harassment claims.
Speakers: Dr. Patricia Somsel from Michigan Department of Community Health, Dr. Duane Newton from the Microbiology/Virology Lab at the UM Health System and Ms. Laura Bauman, from the Washtenaw County Public Health.
This event is free and open to the EMU campus and local community to discuss the important issues surrounding the potential of avian influenza epidemic and what the county is doing to prepare for such an event.
Sponsored by: Clinical Lab Sciences Organization, Student Nurses Association and Health Administration Student Organization, and CHHS
Dear
BSW and MSW students and faculty:
The
goal of this email is to inform students about domestic violence. First Step defines domestic violence as:
Domestic
Violence Facts
You may notice students and faculty wearing a purple ribbon around campus this month. This ribbon acknowledges October as domestic violence awareness month. Please wear a purple ribbon during the month of October and help us promote awareness around domestic violence, and more specifically to:
Where can I get a purple ribbon?
Thursday October 27, 2:30-5:00
Watch
for announcements in your social work classes for dates and times or contact us
via email at dvinfoemu@yahoo.com for
general information regarding our project.
Please join us along with First
Step in campaigning against domestic violence and wear a purple ribbon during
the month of October.
Thank
you for your support.
Jeanette
Bouton
Danica
Grceski
Wendy
Whitlock
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Parks refused to obey a public bus driver's orders to move to the back of the bus to make extra seats for whites. Rosa was tired of being treated as a second-class citizen and held her ground. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for disorderly conduct as well as for violating a local ordinance.
The very next night, 50 leaders of the African American community, headed by relatively unknown minister Martin Luther King, Jr. gathered to discuss the proper actions to be taken after Mrs. Parks' arrest. What ensued next was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The entire black community boycotted public buses for 381 days. Dozens of public buses stood idle for months until the law legalizing segregation in public buses was lifted. This event helped spark many other protests against segregation. Through her role in initiating this boycott, Rosa Parks helped make other Americans aware of the civil rights struggle.
In 1956 Parks's case ultimately resulted in United States Supreme Court's ruling that segregated bus service was unconstitutional. (Taken from wikipedia)
In contrast to our last post, a mug shot we can all be proud of....
Feel free to check out Tom Delay's mug shot and arrest warrant at the famous website The Smoking Gun.
While your there don't forget to check out all the puppy dog greeting cards and correspondance Harriet Miers has sent George W. Bush.
If you thought the economy was aimed at making us poorer and the lottery was our only hope? Well, forget about it!!!! The rich have a lock on that too! Millionaire Senator wins a big chunk of the Powerball Prize, this week! Talk about the "rich keep getting richer!!!!"
For more information see the AP article at AOL News.
By Betty Sellers
Hurricane Relief Fund
100% goes twords survivors
