Labor Delegation To Lafayette Hunger Strikers' Base Camp Today
Tuesday, April 22, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Today at
5p,
the AFL-CIO is coordinating a labor delegation
to the ongoing hunger strike in
Lafayette Park. Two weeks ago, a group
consisting of several families torn
apart by the government’s current deportation
policy launched a 30-day hunger
strike based across from the White House in
Lafayette Park (AFL-CIO
Urges Support for Lafayette Park Hunger
Strikers 4/12
UC). “The hunger strikers are
calling
for an end to the inhumane deportations that
are tearing apart families and
communities across the United States,”
reports the AFL-CIO’s Jennifer Angarita.
“We hope to have a strong delegation and show
of solidarity at today’s labor
action. Participants will hear from affected
immigrant working families and
take part in a speak out/story circle. They are
also asking for donations of
blankets, bottled water and Pedialyte.” RSVP
at jangarita@aflcio.org