Migrant Workers Family Support Gala Tonight in Kitchener
Fundraising Gala - Migrant Workers Family Support Fund - Saturday February 18th!
The evening will include live music as well as traditional dancers, music, and food. Community and migrant workers support groups will speak about the tragedy and what can be done to help the migrant workers living and working in our community. Also, the formation of the Waterloo Region Migrant Workers Interest Group (WR-MWIG) will be announced! See below for more information.
Doors will open at 5p.m.! There will be a cover charge at the door of $10 and the proceeds of this event will go to the trust fund for the families.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
EL GREMIO INTERNACIONAL (CHILE)
LOS HERMANOS BROTHERS (PERU)
CANADIAN QUARTET & ECUADOR (CANADA)
EL SOMBRERO AZUL DANCE CREW (EL SALVADOR)
OTTO MORATAYA (GUATEMALA)
DJ BLAQUE DOGGG (JAMAICA)
DJ JIMMY MARTINEZ (COLOMBIA)
DJ WILSON ROMERO (EL SALVADOR)
See: http://www.nerudaproductions. com/content/event/fundraiser- peruvian-accident-victims-and- families
Location: Bella Vista Banquet Hall, 248 Stirling Ave. S., Kitchener (Stirling & Courtland)
Waterloo Region Migrant Workers Interest Group (WR-MWIG)
In the wake of a tragic accident on February 6, 2012, which claimed the lives of 9 migrant agricultural workers from Peru, an immigrant worker from Nicaragua (all of whom resided in the Kitchener area) as well as a Canadian truck driver, various community groups and individuals in the Waterloo Region have expressed interest in forming a network to provide support for migrant workers living and/or working in and around the Waterloo Region. Founding groups include The Working Centre, the International Migration Research Centre and Justicia for Migrant Workers, as well as many members of the local Latino community, but this group invites participation from all interested parties. The goals of the group will be to identify the needs of migrant workers in the region, provide support and information, and ultimately to create a more inclusive and just community. For more information, to get involved or to join the listserv, please email: wrmwig@gmail.com. Also visit us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Waterloo-Migrant-Workers- Interest-Group-W-MWIG/ 274696392602654
The inaugural meeting will include a presentation by two of WR-MWIG’s founders, WLU Professors Janet McLaughlin and Jenna Hennebry, on issues facing migrant workers, followed by an open discussion to plan next steps. More details on the group and meeting will be announced at the Fundraising Gala - Migrant Workers Family Fund this weekend!
WR-MWIG Inaugural Meeting
The evening will include live music as well as traditional dancers, music, and food. Community and migrant workers support groups will speak about the tragedy and what can be done to help the migrant workers living and working in our community. Also, the formation of the Waterloo Region Migrant Workers Interest Group (WR-MWIG) will be announced! See below for more information.
Doors will open at 5p.m.! There will be a cover charge at the door of $10 and the proceeds of this event will go to the trust fund for the families.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
EL GREMIO INTERNACIONAL (CHILE)
LOS HERMANOS BROTHERS (PERU)
CANADIAN QUARTET & ECUADOR (CANADA)
EL SOMBRERO AZUL DANCE CREW (EL SALVADOR)
OTTO MORATAYA (GUATEMALA)
DJ BLAQUE DOGGG (JAMAICA)
DJ JIMMY MARTINEZ (COLOMBIA)
DJ WILSON ROMERO (EL SALVADOR)
See: http://www.nerudaproductions. com/content/event/fundraiser- peruvian-accident-victims-and- families
Speakers include:
Wayne Hanley, Executive Vice-President, United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Stan Raper, National Co-ordinator for the Agricultural Workers Alliance(AWA)
Wayne Hanley, Executive Vice-President, United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
Stan Raper, National Co-ordinator for the Agricultural Workers Alliance(AWA)
Evelyn Encalada: Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW)
Dr. Jenna Hennebry and Dr. Janet McLaughlin of the International Migration Research Centre (IMRC) at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Waterloo Region Migrant Workers Interest Group
Location: Bella Vista Banquet Hall, 248 Stirling Ave. S., Kitchener (Stirling & Courtland)
Sponsored by:
Kitchener Pioneers Lions Club
Bowrings
The Hub
98.5FM
88.3FM
———Waterloo Region Migrant Workers Interest Group (WR-MWIG)
In the wake of a tragic accident on February 6, 2012, which claimed the lives of 9 migrant agricultural workers from Peru, an immigrant worker from Nicaragua (all of whom resided in the Kitchener area) as well as a Canadian truck driver, various community groups and individuals in the Waterloo Region have expressed interest in forming a network to provide support for migrant workers living and/or working in and around the Waterloo Region. Founding groups include The Working Centre, the International Migration Research Centre and Justicia for Migrant Workers, as well as many members of the local Latino community, but this group invites participation from all interested parties. The goals of the group will be to identify the needs of migrant workers in the region, provide support and information, and ultimately to create a more inclusive and just community. For more information, to get involved or to join the listserv, please email: wrmwig@gmail.com. Also visit us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Waterloo-Migrant-Workers- Interest-Group-W-MWIG/ 274696392602654
The inaugural meeting will include a presentation by two of WR-MWIG’s founders, WLU Professors Janet McLaughlin and Jenna Hennebry, on issues facing migrant workers, followed by an open discussion to plan next steps. More details on the group and meeting will be announced at the Fundraising Gala - Migrant Workers Family Fund this weekend!
WR-MWIG Inaugural Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 6
Where: The Queen Street Commons (The Working Centre Cafe), 43 Queen St. South, Kitchener
Time: 6-7:30pm
