Events
CCCSI hosts and collaborates on a variety of events each year. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information on a specific event please contact the individual indicated or email CCCSI.
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Tribal Nations, Indian Communities and Higher Education:Creating Collaborations in Southern California
Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th in McConnell Founders Room, Pitzer College
How can colleges and tribes work together to support tribal communities?
This event is intended to create dialogue between members of southern California Indigenous communities and the faculty, staff and students of colleges and universities in the area. Sessions will include questions from the audience and discussions rather than just formal presentations. In addition, some sessions are specifically designed to create opportunities for extended dialogue where participants can imagine and consider possible collaborations.
Saturday, November 21st, 6pm: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Rancho Cucamonga
Jornaleros (Day Laborers) will attend the mass and will be on site (with Pitzer students) to hand out food, dance, give offerings and spend time with the local community. As we brace for cold weather and prepare to give thanks for all we have – it’s important to remember that this time of year often leaves many hungry/cold. This is also an opportunity for the day laborers to gain needed support from their local community. FMI contact Scott Scoggins
Monday, December 21st: Location TBA
This year the Coalition will host a Homeless Memorial Service on the first day of winter at a local park to memorialize homeless persons who have died over the past year. This is a group that often passes from life with few, if any, to remember their names. We will likely need help handing out flyers, building the event program, or in other ways yet to be revealed. Further details pending - FMI contact Tricia Morgan
A report on homeless deaths, "Dying without Dignity," was released on December 21, 2007. Please click here to read the report http://www.nationalhomeless.org/../publications/dyingwithoutdignity/index.html
Activism
CCCSI works with a number local community groups and non-profit organizations who engage in the struggle for social justice. Here is a list of activist events happening in the community. [Please note - these are NOT CCCSI events - we are simply helping our partners by increasing awareness of these events on campus].
Saturday, November 21st, 9am to 4pm: Warehouse Workers United Fontana Office
Please join the warehouse workers for a day of learning and solidarity
This event will feature workshops on wage and hour,
health and safety in the workplace, how to get a credit union account, and
workers' compensation. The warehouse and temp system has systematically
been violating rights in warehouses across the region, and these workshops
will focus on how only by organizing will workers be able to stand up to
this industry and demand that their rights be respected. In addition, there will be opportunities for workers to speak privately with immigration
lawyers or clergy members.
They need
volunteers to hand out turkeys to workers and their families, help set up
and take down, register attendees, hand out petitions, etc.
Warehouse Workers United Website
Pomona Economic Opportunity Website