Wednesday, January 11, 2006
SWOP homepageAnother Busy Week
*Staff meeting, as usual, Tuesday morning. Went well. Didn't get to stay for all of it. We finished up the commemorative program and adbook for the 25th anniversary celebration. It looks good. Roberto and Marjorie worked hard on it. I helped with the pics and the intro...
*Still getting ready to go to Venezuela, for the World Social Forum. Today there's a conference call with the Grassroots Global Justice Coordinating Committee. Looks like I can only make the first part of it. I'm really excited, though I haven't had the time to prepare. Celia and Jo Anne have saved my butt so far. (A spot popped up with the dentist, and I don't know if anyone's notice but it's hard to get a dental appointment in this town. For real.)
*Still gathering stuff for a history exhibit. Hopefully, it can be a start of an ongoing project.
*We have a direct mailer going out soon for an Environmental Justice Memorial going through the upcoming legislative session. I need a nice piece of imagery! (This is a follow up to last year's NM Healthy Communities Act, planned to be re-introduced in the near future.)
*People in the coalition are really moving on this Fair Wage initiative. Saw that the governor put it out there (journal subscription) that he's for it. The Journal said he put a rural/urban wage split on the table. I heard he was against it the split, and basically supported the coalition's bottom line. (Click to see who's signed on in support.) The Journal also said the guv mentioned indexing the wage to an increase in cost of living determined each year, and allowing city's such as Santa Fe to be able to raise wages even higher - both of which are supported by the coalition.
We'll see. Joaquin said he is going down to the Southeast part of the state this weekend to talk to some members about what we can do down there.
Ok, it's getting late, and I need some rest. As always, check back for more updates.
*Still getting ready to go to Venezuela, for the World Social Forum. Today there's a conference call with the Grassroots Global Justice Coordinating Committee. Looks like I can only make the first part of it. I'm really excited, though I haven't had the time to prepare. Celia and Jo Anne have saved my butt so far. (A spot popped up with the dentist, and I don't know if anyone's notice but it's hard to get a dental appointment in this town. For real.)
*Still gathering stuff for a history exhibit. Hopefully, it can be a start of an ongoing project.
*We have a direct mailer going out soon for an Environmental Justice Memorial going through the upcoming legislative session. I need a nice piece of imagery! (This is a follow up to last year's NM Healthy Communities Act, planned to be re-introduced in the near future.)
*People in the coalition are really moving on this Fair Wage initiative. Saw that the governor put it out there (journal subscription) that he's for it. The Journal said he put a rural/urban wage split on the table. I heard he was against it the split, and basically supported the coalition's bottom line. (Click to see who's signed on in support.) The Journal also said the guv mentioned indexing the wage to an increase in cost of living determined each year, and allowing city's such as Santa Fe to be able to raise wages even higher - both of which are supported by the coalition.
We'll see. Joaquin said he is going down to the Southeast part of the state this weekend to talk to some members about what we can do down there.
Ok, it's getting late, and I need some rest. As always, check back for more updates.
