[act-ma] 5/3 CENTRO PRESENTE - "Giving Voice to Immigrant Workers"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 at 11:00am

International Workers' Day (part 2)
CENTRO PRESENTE
"Giving Voice to Immigrant Workers"

Legal Sea Foods and the Cheesecake Factory are exploiting immigrant workers!
We will be joined by three workers who will tell their stories of working
under a contractor who withholds wages and writes bad checks while providing
no benefits.  These workers have teamed up with Centro Presente and the
Chelsea Collaborative to gain wages back and develop a campaign that both
empowers immigrant communities to fight back and forces employers to do
right by their workers.

Established in 1981, Centro Presente is a member-driven, state-wide Latin
American immigrant organization dedicated to the self-determination and
self-sufficiency of the Latin American immigrant community of Massachusetts.
Operated and led primarily by Central American immigrants, Centro Presente
struggles for immigrant rights and for economic and social justice. Through
the integration of community organizing, leadership development and basic
services, Centro Presente strives to give our members voice and build
community power.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS

10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon
5:00pm  Meditation/Prayer Services

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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (5/10)

Mothers' Day
AUDREY COULTER
"A Journey toward Political Consciousness"


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman. Enjoy a
delicious lunch with friends! A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.


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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.


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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920

The Community Church of Boston is a free community of human beings united
for the study and practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical
ideals to individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to
all forms of social and economic life.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617)266-6710
(617)266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.communitychurchofboston.org