WEALTH OF IDEAS

Time : Monday, August 29 · 7:30pm - 9:00pm Location : Sacramento Poetry Center 1719 25th St. Sacramento, CA Poets and activists delight you with a poetry reading benefitting Amnesty International. There is an encouraging source of social justice in written and spoken word. This very special evening features: Al Rojas, Emmanuel Sigauke, Brian Ang, Catherine Fraga, and Michael Gorman. Free. Refreshments. Biographies AL ROJAS worked intimately with Cesar Chavez to improve working conditions for farmworkers, and has, for decades, remained a...t the forefront of advocacy for latinos and workers. The activist is a CSUS alumnus and founded UFW, one of the most influential labor unions in California. Rojas began as a farmworker himself, organizing labor from 1961 to 1979. He became SEIU Local 1000 labor leader -- and then, California State Deputy Labor Commissioner. He is currently vice-president of the Sacramento Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. Many of EMMANU...