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Christelle Beernaert, Rémy Martiat, Kevin Pensis, Augustin Vercammen.
"Betronic" visual identity workshop, Haute École Albert Jacquard, Namur (B), 2014.
Photographer - Visual Distress MM#510136
Model - Myself - Red Rhapsody MM#375616
Hair/MU/Wardrobe - Myself
Location - Primal Stare Studios
Staff Sgt. Patrick Kerr, top, performs a visual inspection of a simulated casualty, Spc. David Thompson, during 68W lane training at TTC Grand Prairie, Texas June 19, 2010. (Photo by Sgt. Travis Edwards)
VISUAL LIBRARIES - Leave your Mark.
A collaborative, visual project which encourages you to sign out a Visual Library Book and ‘Leave Your Mark’.
A Visual Library Book is whatever you want it to be, a sketchbook, a journal, a diary, a notepad.
You can ‘Leave Your Mark’ in whatever way you want, ranging from drawing, writing, sewing, adding photographs, markings, printing and sticking. How you make your marks is entirely up to you. All we ask is that you have fun with the different themes. Just borrow it on your library card with other books and materials. If you are not already a member, just ask the staff to help you.
45 Visual Library Books have been placed in Portsmouth Central Library and each has its own theme ranging from; Portsmouth, My City, When I Open My Eyes, Whilst I Was Waiting, Love, What’s in My Pocket and Memories. The intention is for you to feel free to explore the Visual Library Books and choose a theme that you like.
In Association with: Rhodia, Seawhite, Portsmouth City Council, University of Portsmouth, COPIC Pens
For Further Details: claire.sambrook@port.ac.uk
“Not family friendly”: Religious community leaders, labor, human rights and anti-wage theft activists protest against Hamden Town House Restaurant’s alleged wage theft and other illegal practices, 2260 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut 06518, Thursday, April 20, 2017.
www.nhregister.com/general-news/20170420/workers-file-law...
Text of Press Release:
Six Workers Sue Hamden Restaurant for Stolen Wages, Injuries, Abuse
Legal complaint filed today
Hamden, CT -- Community activists, workers, and Hamden clergy held a press conference at Hamden Town House Restaurant this afternoon to announce a lawsuit filed today by six former employees of the restaurant. The workers are suing for lost wages and unpaid overtime premiums, as well as for damages related to workplace injuries, destroyed personal property, and workplace intimidation and abuse.
In the complaint filed today, the six former workers affirm that Hamden Town House Restaurant paid them as little as $3.14, $4.20, or $5.97 per hour.
All the workers allege that they were illegally paid less than minimum wage. During the time they were working at the restaurant, Connecticut minimum wage increased steadily from $7.65 to $9.15; it currently stands at $10.10 per hour.
The six plaintiffs all worked between 52 and 72 hours per week. They were entitled, according to both Connecticut and federal law, to receive extra compensation (“time and a half”) for all the hours they worked over 40. None of the workers ever received overtime benefits.
“I am speaking out because I don’t want this abuse to continue,” said Ivan, one of the former workers, of Hamden. “For six years, Town House Hamden Restaurant exploited and mistreated me. We want justice.”
“The living wage in Connecticut is at least $15 per hour,” said John Jairo Lugo, a leader of Unidad Latina en Accion (ULA). “At a time when many legislators are demanding that Connecticut raise the minimum wage to $15, it’s deplorable that many businesses are cheating and illegally paying $4 or $5 per hour. This is slavery in Connecticut. You as consumers have the power to stand up and demand that Connecticut businesses end wage theft now.”
The complaint also describes the intimidation, threats, and abuse the workers faced from the restaurant owners. For example, when two of the workers were injured, the restaurant owners did not allow them to take the necessary time off to recover.
Two of the workers also explain that all of their personal belongings were destroyed when their house, which was owned by Hamden Town House Restaurant, burned in a fire. The workers believe that the restaurant owners collected insurance money for the damage. However, the only compensation they ever received for their lost property (which included clothing, electronics, money, and personal documents), was a few items of clothing purchased at Wal-Mart.
"In this Easter season, I am reminded that I follow Jesus Christ, who said that we will be judged according to the way we treat 'the least of these,'" said Rev. Paul Fleck of Hamden Plains United Methodist Church.
“By filing this complaint, these workers are both asserting their rights and trying to give courage to other exploited workers who are kept ignorant of their rights,” said Elise Wander, a law student intern at New Haven Legal Assistance Association and a member of the team representing the workers. “We believe the judge and the court system will protect the workers and their right to fair and humane treatment.”