Anibel deserves credit for the work she has been doing. Both BG and AG (before Goa and after!). During too. FN
On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 05:00, Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is what Americans do best - lend their helping hand. > > Roland. > Toronto > > > > On Dec 7, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Anibel Ferus-Comelo <anibe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > In commemoration of International Humans Rights Day and International > > Migrants Day, Gabriela Oakland, ASATA, and the Filipino Community Centre > > are holding a community discussion on the conditions of seafarers and how > > we can support them in the San Francisco Bay Area, California (USA). > > > > > > *I am interested in hearing from Goan/South Asian "shippies" who need > > support while at sea no matter where they currently are. Please circulate > > this widely. * > > > > > > Over 1.5 million seafarers worldwide work in incredibly dangerous and > > stressful conditions to bring the goods that Americans rely on everyday. > In > > 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic intensified the already horrific conditions > of > > seafarers, exposing them to the deadly virus and leaving over 300,000 > > seafarers stranded at sea unable to return to their home countries like > > China, the Philippines, and India. This unseen and forgotten labour is > the > > backbone of our global economy. > > > > > > The community event in California this Saturday is intended to jumpstart > a > > discussion about how people overseas can provide support in various forms > > to seafarers from the Global South, particularly Asia. If you'd like to > > join us, please get in touch. > > > > > > In Solidarity, > > > > Anibel Ferus-Comelo > > > > > > anibe...@gmail.com OR > > > > ani...@berkeley.edu > > > > UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education > > <http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/> > ᐧ
