Events and Activities
Together we move mountains Celebrating generations of change 同慶革新 傳世代 團結一致 共移山
Thank you to everyone who joined us on August 4th to celebrate CPA's 40th Anniversary. CPA was proud to honor the National Guestworkers Alliance and New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, the Free MUNI for Youth Coalition, and Jobs with Justice San Francisco (honorees pictured above)
Photos are available for viewing on CPA's Facebook page.
Read Alex's speech on the CPA Blog.
Thank you to all of our event sponsors. CPA appeciates your support in celebrating your 40th anniversary.
運動遠見者 Movement Visionary - $10000 Rolland & Kathy Lowe James & Gretchen Sandler UNITE HERE International Union SEIU 1021 運動建立者 Movement Builder - $5000 The...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Together we move mountains Celebrating generations of change 同慶革新 傳世代 團結一致 共移山
Chinese Progressive Association40th Anniversary CelebrationSaturday, August 4th, 2012,6 PM to 9 PMCounty Fair Building at Golden Gate Park near the Botanical Gardens9th Avenue and Lincoln WaySan Francisco, CA
This year, CPA marks 40 years of grassroots leadership and movement building. We are excited to celebrate this momentous milestone and invite you to join us in commemorating our 40th anniversary on Saturday, August 4th, 2012.
Keynote Speaker 主題演講人
Saket Soni, Executive Director of the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice
Honoring 表揚
Free MUNI for Youth Coalition
Jobs with Justice San Francisco
New Orleans Workers' Center for...
Monday, February 6, 2012
Building the Next American Revolution: A Celebration and Tribute to Grace Lee Boggs
Updated: 3/3/2012: Online ticket purchasing has closed! Tickets are available at the door. Please purchase your ticket on site.
Saturday, March 3rd, 20121:00 PM to 4:00 PM Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor (in the Hilton Hotel) San Francisco, CA 94108
Ticket price: $5-$20 sliding scale. Purchase tickets in advance online.
As CPA celebrates our 40th anniversary this year, we are excited to begin 2012 by honoring the legacy of an Asian American movement shero, Grace Lee Boggs. We will co-host a very special event, “Building the Next American Revolution: A Celebration and Tribute to Grace Lee Boggs,” which will take...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Occupy Wall Street West Day of Action
Friday, January 20, 2012Meet at CPA at 2 PM @ 1042 Grant Avenue, 5th Floor
This Friday, January 20th, the second anniversary of the Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission decision, in which the Supreme Court determined that corporations are “people” and allowed them campaign finance free speech rights, CPA members are joining the mass mobilization and Day of Action in San Francisco to stand up to Wall Street and lift up the voices of the 99%.
As part of the Lunar New Year tradition, CPA will be welcoming the Year of the Dragon by cleaning out the greed of the 1%.
Join the CPA Contingent! Occupy Wall Street West Day of Action Friday, January 20, 2012 Meet at CPA at 2 PM @ 1042 Grant Avenue,...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Celebrate the National Day of Action Against Wage Theft with the Progressive Workers AllianceLow Wage Workers Speak Out at Occupy SFAction & Teach-In
on Wage Theft & Just Jobs for the 99%
Thursday, November 17th 2011 @ Occupy SF
4-6 pm: Teach-in — Meet at Occupy SF, Justin Herman Plaza (by Embarcadero BART)
At 2:30 pm sharp, we will also have a Community Action against Wage Theft! For those interested, meet at Mission and Spear
On the National Day of Action against Wage Theft, join the SF Progressive Workers Alliance, Labor and Faith groups for a community action and teach-in on wage theft and just jobs. Hear testimonies from low-wage workers about their struggles as part of the 99%, as well as...
We are the 99% -- From Wall Street to Chinatown
While the wealthiest 1% of Americans own 43% of our nation’s wealth...
unemployment is at an all time high (unemployment in Chinatown is 30%)
of those with jobs, many are underemployed or experiencing wage theft
education, health care, affordable housing, and social security and other programs are being cut
We are the 99%
Many of us came to this country so our children could have a better future to realize the American dream. But no matter how hard we work, we are finding unemployment, wage theft, poverty, crammed housing and cuts to education and other social programs.
Are the 99% of the people just too lazy or stupid? Or is there something wrong with our current system?
We've...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
CPA is proud to stand in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Together, and other efforts across the country. Long before the Wall Street protests began, our members and their families have been suffering from the economic crisis. Immigrants, communities of color, and low-wage workers have long felt the impact of unemployment, lack of access to healthcare, and poor living and working conditions. Unemployment in Chinatown is over 30%, 1 in 2 workers face wage theft, and social services continue to be placed on the chopping block. It’s time to hold corporate America and the wealthy 1% accountable! Our members have declared: “We are the 99%!” 我們是99％!
Will you join them in standing up to Wall Street tomorrow?...
Join the San Francisco Progressive Workers Alliance to help pass the ordinance to strengthen labor law enforcement.
Tuesday, August 2nd
Press Event12 noon at the steps of City Hall
Hearing - Full Board of Supervisors Vote on Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance2 pm at City Hall
For more information or to RSVP, call (415) 621-4155.
To RSVP on Facebook.
*The San Francisco Progressive Workers Alliance is Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Queer, and Young Workers United in struggle: Young Workers United (YWU), Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), La Raza Centro Legal - Day Laborer Program and Women’s Collective, Filipino Community Center, Pride at Work (PAW), People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER), Mujeres Unidas y Activas...
Join the Chinese Progressive Associationand the Progressive Workers Alliance (PWA)to launch our Campaign to End Wage Theft!
Campaign to End Wage Theft
Kickoff EventThursday, May 12th, 201110 am: Press Event at City Hall Stepswith Street Theater and more!11 am: City hearing Room 263RSVP to fiona [at] cpasf.org
Progressive Workers Alliance at the International Workers' Day March, San Francisco 2011
Everyone deserves to be paid for the hours they work.But this right is denied to many low-wage workers who are paid below minimum wage, obliged to work off the clock, denied overtime pay, and sometimes get no pay at all.*Wage theft doesn’t just take money from workers. Wage theft hurts everyone—responsible employers trying to compete...
HAPI Hour: Border Trip Send Off and Fundraiser
Tuesday, March 22, 20115:30-7:30 PMKells Irish Restaurant & Bar530 Jackson Street (Between Columbus & Montgomery)
Please support us in making this trip possible. Join us for HAPI Hour fundraiser and send off the delegation on their trip.
From March 31st - April 1st, CPA will be leading a delegation of 30 youth and adult grassroots members, as well as staff and activists to visit community organizations and activists in the San Diego-Mexico border region organizing around immigration, housing, and environmental justice issues. We hope to challenge mainstream notions of immigration, to deepen our analysis about the root causes of globalization and immigration, as well as to inspire us...
Saturday, March 12, 2011
3/12 - Dance Dance For Revolution!
Doors open at 9 PM| El Rio @ 3156 Mission Street | San Francisco$10-$20 sliding scale. 21 and over. No one turned away for lack of funds.Come shake it with some of the best DJ's in the Bay, kick it with good folx, and raise money for the movement. Dance party donations go to CPA and BAYAN USA.Contact: Shaw San Liu at shawsan@gmail.com
Communities United: CPA US-Mexico Border Exposure Trip
Earlier this year, we witnessed the inauguration of the first Asian American mayors of SF and Oakland. While this is exciting and historic, especially for the Asian American community, we must also underscore that poor and working class immigrants and...
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Asia’s Workers Fight for Health, Safety and Workplace Rights Speaker: Sanjiv PanditaMonday, January 25 5:00 pm Chinese Progressive Association 1042 Grant Ave, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA (between Jackson and Pacific)
Sanjiv Pandita is Executive Director of the Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) and has been on the front lines of labor activism in Asia for more than a decade. His expertise in Occupational Health and Safety has won international awards, including from the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, and recognition as one of the 50 most influential Environmental, Health and Safety leaders in 2008. Sanjiv’s writings on grassroots movements and workers’ health issues have been published widely. Sanjiv will speak about...
