July 8, 2019
It was a magnificent evening at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. as we gathered for the 15th annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration. Jobs With Justice Education Fund gathered to honor and celebrate some of the leaders and visionaries in our movement, alongside alumni, VIPs, and hundreds of… Read More»
Tags: AC, awards, Awards Celebration, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration, Geoffrey Owens, Jobs With Justice, Odessa Kelly, Sara Nelson, Sarita Gupta
June 21, 2018
On Wednesday night, Jobs With Justice Education Fund applauded visionary leaders in the workers’ rights movement at the 14th annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration. The evening commenced with an exciting silent auction and bubbling reception, filled with labor, social justice, and economic justice movement leaders, activists, advocates and… Read More»
Tags: AFT-WV, Awards Celebration, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha, CTUL, Ed Smith, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration, Ullico, West Virginia Teachers and School Service Personnel, WVEA, WVSSPA
May 29, 2018
Immigrant rights have been under vicious attack by the Trump administration. Many undocumented Americans worry every day about their status in this country, deportations and enforcement are on the rise, and countless individuals deal with daily exploitation and injustice at work. Despite the incredible gains made by farmworker unions like… Read More»
Tags: Awards Celebration, Ben & Jerry's, Discount Foundation Legacy Award, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration, Enrique Balcazar, FLOC, Immigrant rights, immigrant workers, immigration, Migrant Justice, Milk with Dignity, Neighborhood Funders Group, UFW
June 16, 2017
On Tuesday night, labor rights leaders, advocates, and allies came together at Jobs With Justice Education Fund’s 13th annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration. This event honors outstanding leaders who have upheld Eleanor Roosevelt’s belief that workers’ rights are human rights. Each of the three remarkable recipients, Paul… Read More»
Tags: Adhikaar, AFSCME, American Postal Workers Union, APWU, Awards Celebration, Discount Foundation Legacy Award, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration, Elissa McBride, Jobs With Justice, Luna Ranjit, Mark Dimondstein, Paul Booth, Sarita Gupta, Stop Staples campaign
June 25, 2015
More than 400 labor leaders, advocates and allies gathered for Jobs With Justice Education Fund’s 11th annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration last night. Each year, the event honors outstanding leaders who have upheld Eleanor Roosevelt’s belief that workers’ rights are human rights. Following a reception where supporters of… Read More»
Tags: Awards Celebration, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jack Marco, Maria Elena Durazo, Sally Kohn, San Francisco
November 24, 2014
On November 20, for the 10th consecutive year, more than 400 labor leaders, advocates, policymakers and allies from the labor, progressive, social justice and student movements joined Jobs With Justice for our annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration. Book-ended by major victories for working people, this celebration was definitely… Read More»
Tags: AFT, Awards Celebration, Department of Labor, FMCS, George Cohen, Randi Weingarten, Tom Perez, UAW, UAW Local 42, VW