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I spoke with a group of Youth Challenge Academy cadets from Class 48, during their tour of the Capitol recently. The military has a special place in my life – especially YCA in Kalaeloa (formerly Barber Point NAS). I live just down the street, and I have the distinct pleasure of hearing their bugle blasting at reveille very early each morning. The mission of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens. In just 5 ½ months, these at-risk teens get a second chance to obtain their diploma while learning important life skills. It's not easy, and many don't make it through to the end. But many of the cadets do, and even continue their education after graduation. Some choose to join the military or enter the workforce. Read through some of the comments left by cadets on the Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy Oahu Facebook page. Their stories tell it all. Hawai’i’s YCA program has been recognized as one of the nation’s most effective for at-risk teens, and its value never ceases to amaze me. The YCA has been changing the lives of young men and women since 1998, leaving a positive mark on the Hawaiian community that will last for years to come. Keep up the good work cadets and see you at graduation in June. #changinglives #hawaiistrong #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #OURfuture
On July 24th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
I had the great pleasure of meeting the original Knitting Nannas Against Gas at the Newton screening of the Knitting Nanna's Against Gas doco.
See trailer - vimeo.com/frogmouthfilms/knittingnannastrailer
I had the great pleasure of meeting the original Knitting Nannas Against Gas at the Newton screening of the Knitting Nanna's Against Gas doco.
See trailer - vimeo.com/frogmouthfilms/knittingnannastrailer
I had the great pleasure of meeting the original Knitting Nannas Against Gas at the Newton screening of the Knitting Nanna's Against Gas doco.
See trailer - vimeo.com/frogmouthfilms/knittingnannastrailer
Before and after. This is what our little house has been reduced to for the next 6 months or so.
The lounge room has been removed as well as the back kitchen wall where the washing line was.
It's all weather proof and passed yesterday's intense weather test (Melbournites will understand) and we are so much more cosy than we ever thought we'd be.
Steve our builder insisted on reconnecting the oven, I still have the dishwasher and sink and so with two bedrooms, a relocated lounge room and a fully functioning kitchen, we are set to cruise through stage one of our development.
Gratitude!
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
I had the great pleasure of meeting the original Knitting Nannas Against Gas at the Newton screening of the Knitting Nanna's Against Gas doco.
See trailer - vimeo.com/frogmouthfilms/knittingnannastrailer
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
I had the great pleasure of meeting the original Knitting Nannas Against Gas at the Newton screening of the Knitting Nanna's Against Gas doco.
See trailer - vimeo.com/frogmouthfilms/knittingnannastrailer
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
I spoke with a group of Youth Challenge Academy cadets from Class 48, during their tour of the Capitol recently. The military has a special place in my life – especially YCA in Kalaeloa (formerly Barber Point NAS). I live just down the street, and I have the distinct pleasure of hearing their bugle blasting at reveille very early each morning. The mission of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens. In just 5 ½ months, these at-risk teens get a second chance to obtain their diploma while learning important life skills. It's not easy, and many don't make it through to the end. But many of the cadets do, and even continue their education after graduation. Some choose to join the military or enter the workforce. Read through some of the comments left by cadets on the Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy Oahu Facebook page. Their stories tell it all. Hawai’i’s YCA program has been recognized as one of the nation’s most effective for at-risk teens, and its value never ceases to amaze me. The YCA has been changing the lives of young men and women since 1998, leaving a positive mark on the Hawaiian community that will last for years to come. Keep up the good work cadets and see you at graduation in June. #changinglives #hawaiistrong #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #OURfuture
This picture is part of an event photograpy that documents the Thales Green initiative of planting 100 trees in the Giulesti Park in Bucharest.
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
On July 26th Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco.
The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very large crowd at Union Square, with a brass band warming up the crowd ("Solidarity forever, our union makes us strong!), and several enthusiastic speakers.The rally was one of many around the country, part of the AFL-CIO's Bring Jobs Home campaign.
In the past decade, more than 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American manufacturing jobs were lost to offshoring. More than 500,000 call-center jobs have also been shipped out of the country! Our government actually gives tax breaks to companies that close factories here, lay off the workers, move the machines to other countries, then ship the same goods back here to sell in the same stores! That's called "trade." As a result there is pressure on wages, and people are afraid to speak up for themselves or organize unions for fear of losing their own jobs.
Article and photo credits by Dave Johnson "Campaign for America's Future" at www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012073025/bring-jobs-home-r...
I had the great pleasure of meeting the original Knitting Nannas Against Gas at the Newton screening of the Knitting Nanna's Against Gas doco.
See trailer - vimeo.com/frogmouthfilms/knittingnannastrailer