RISING FROM OUR HARDSHIP:

HUNGER STRIKE FOR OUR HEALTH

a video documenting the daring, seven-day hunger strike led by injured workers in New York City

 

Date & Time: SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Location: American Indian Community House, 404 Lafayette Ave, 8th Floor (between West 4th & Astor Place)

Trains: F to Broadway/Lafayette, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to NYU/8th St., or ACE to West 4th St.

$5 suggested donation

Last May, 14 workers in New York City rose from extreme hardship to embark on a daring, seven-day hunger strike outside of NYS Governor Pataki’s office. “Rising From Our Hardship: Hunger Strike for Our Health” is a glimpse into the seven day journey to challenge Governor Pataki’s policies that force injured workers to wait as long as 10 or more years for Workers’ Compensation benefits, and that ignore the health needs of working people. With their health already frail from years of injury, the hunger strikers were uncertain that they could last seven days sleeping in the cold rain without eating, but after suffering years of humiliation and poverty under NYS Governor Pataki’s administration, these injured workers were determined.

“My health right now is very poor, but I will strive to finish these seven days. We injured workers have lost our human rights. We have no choice but to hunger strike.” You Di Liao, hunger striker, Day 2

This 30-minute documentary will be followed by a panel discussion with hunger strikers and members of the It’s About TIME! Campaign for Workers’ Health & Safety.

For more information, contact the It's About TIME! Campaign for Workers Health & Safety: c/o Nat'l Mobilization Against SweatShops, 718.625.9092 or nmass@yahoo.com.

It's About TIME! Campaign is sponsored by National Mobilization Against SweatShops, Chinese Staff & Workers' Association, & Workers Awaaz.

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