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Thomas Merton Center New Person Awards!
by Thomas Merton Center Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2005 at 7:39 AM
info@thomasmertoncenter.org (email address validated) 412-361-3022

This years TMC New Person Awards on May 7th will honor Labor and Community Solidarity activists. It will be a great night and a chance to show your support for Pittsburgh's own dynamic local center for resistance. Viva TMC!

New Person Awards 2005

The New Person Awards is an annual event that serves to honor local activists with a commitment to peace and justice in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The theme for this year’s New Person Awards is Labor and Community Solidarity. In choosing this year’s theme, the Thomas Merton Center re-commits itself to the struggle for a living wage, healthcare for all, and fair bargaining rights for all workers. We do this by honoring ten individuals and organizations on the front lines in the fight for a just world, struggles that take place in the workplace, in local communities, right here in Pittsburgh. These awardees serve as shining examples and guides to lead us, inspiring us to join them to create a better world.

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005

Time: 7:00 to 10:00 pm (includes celebration with entertainment, food and drink)

Place: Teamsters Temple, 4701 Butler Street (Lawrenceville)

Cost: $20 per ticket or $10 low-income

This years outstanding awardees are:

· Save Our Transit

· Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85

· Harriet Bryant, on behalf of locked out Centre City Tower janitors

· Rich Johnson, Service Employees International Union Local 3

· TMC Healthcare Campaign

· Charles McCollester, Pennsylvania Labor Center, IUP

· Ally Caldwell, HERE/UNITE Local 57

· Dan Kovalik, USWA attorney

· Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR)

· Mon Valley Unemployed Committee


Entertainment provided by Evan Greer and the Riot Folk Collective

Evan Greer is a radical folk singer with the Riot Folk collective. His music is self-described as aggressive folk from the front lines out of Boston. And Riot Folk’s message is "making folk a threat again."

"An eloquent and energetic writer. He reminds me of Phil Ochs."
--Howard Zinn, Author of People’s History of the United States.

"Evan’s vocals are clear and definitive as he weaves a story around his concise guitar playing!"
--WERU-FM Radio

"Phenomenal activist folk!"
--Pacifica Radio KPFA-FM

To reserve a seat, call the Thomas Merton Center at 412-361-3022 or email jeremy@thomasmertoncenter.org Seating is limited so please rsvp early…

Reserve seats now!

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