Updates from CPA
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Creating Healthy Communities: Making Healthcare Services Accessible in San Francisco
On March 22, 2012, CPA released "Creating Healthy Communities: Making Healthcare Services Accessible in San Francisco," a report which reveals the need for increased healthcare services in San Francisco's low-income neighborhoods.
The report is based on a survey conducted by CPA's youth organizing program in 2011. Youth leaders conducted over 800 surveys in English, Chinese, and Spanish in San Francisco, particularly in the Excelsior and Chinatown neighborhoods.
Key findings
Respondents in Excelsior and Chinatown were 4 times more likely to be uninsured, compared to the average San Franciscan
More than half of Excelsior respondents, and...
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...
The 2011 People’s Slate
Join us in voting for the propositions that will help the working class and immigrant communities of color here in San Francisco!Prop A: YesContinue to invest in and improve our city’s public schools!Prop B: YesStrengthen and repair our city streets for safer walking, driving and biking.Prop C: YesSupport a compromise pension reform measure for all San Francisco workers.Prop D: NoThis measure is ill conceived and dangerous for the city!Prop E: NoDon’t set a bad precedent of politicians changing voter-approved ballotmeasures.Prop F: No Position.Prop G: No Position. Prop H: NoDon’t be fooled; this measure will actually take away students’ choicesand learning opportunities.
San Francisco Rising Alliance is a...
Monday, October 31, 2011
Chinese Progressive Association Holds Community Teach-In About Why We’re the 99%!
On Sunday, October 30th, over 150 people attended a community teach-in about the Occupy movement at Portsmouth Square, a park in San Francisco’s Chinatown which is referred to as “the living room of Chinatown.” It’s where seniors play cards, kids play on swing sets, and community residents just sit outside to chat with neighbors and enjoy the good weather. The teach-in, organized by the Chinese Progressive Association, was the first event in the Bay Area (that we’ve heard of) that was located in a community of color, was bilingual (English and Chinese), and specifically focused on what the Occupy movement means for the working class Chinese community...
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...
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The Eva Lowe Fellowship for Social Justice
The Eva Lowe Fellowship for Social Justice provides a unique opportunity to a new generation of activists and organizers who want to build the power of and improve the lives of the working class Chinese immigrant community.
During ten weeks of intensive training, ground work and reflection, Eva Lowe Fellows will learn about and support Chinese immigrant struggles in San Francisco, work to connect the larger API Movement across the country and build lasting relationships with peers, mentors and community members.
2011 Fellowship Class
(ELFs with CPA worker leaders supporting NBC Construction workers fighting against wage theft, May 2011 Hayward)
Alice Tse, Senior Fellow Alice...
Youth MOJO was established in 2009 by youth for youth and is a leadership development program centered around social justice, community engagement, and community organizing around low-income and working class families. Our leadership program trains youth with leadership, advocacy, communication, research, and organizing skills.Through Youth MOJO, our youth have worked on campaigns to save Healthy Families, a California health insurance program for low-income families, from being cut and a campaign to save St. Luke's Hospital, one of the 2 hospitals in southern San Francisco, from downsizing. We have also mobilized around the annual California budget, particularly around cuts to education and social services. This summer Youth MOJO will be...
"This trip will broaden my horizon in terms of the Mexican culture, the hardship they face, and the effect of international laws (such as NAFTA) on the Mexican economy and workforce." - Youth Member Participant
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 communities of color continue to be pitted against each other on all social and economic justice issues such as jobs/employment, healthcare access and vital city services.
Building from our deep relationships and solidarity with other immigrant communities locally, at the end of...
"Remember to Vote Tuesday, November 2!"Our state and local budgets have faced record deficits the past couple of years. Programs and services for seniors, youth, immigrants and working families are always the first to be cut. At this same time, many larger corporations and landlords have made record profits during this economic crisis.This November, our communities have united to provide proactive solutions for the voters that protect the most vulnerable. Proposition J and Proposition N are progressive revenue measures that slightly increase taxes on the wealthy, such as the hotel industry and downtown landlords, and would bring over $70 million to prevent future cuts to vital services. CPA has...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Eva Lowe Fellowship for Social Justice provides a unique opportunity to a new generation of activists and organizers who want to build the power of and improve the lives of the working class Chinese immigrant community.
During ten weeks of intensive training, ground work and reflection, Eva Lowe Fellows will learn about and support Chinese immigrant struggles in San Francisco, work to connect the larger API Movement across the country and build lasting relationships with peers, mentors and community members. fellowship details All placements for the program will be in San Francisco, California between June and August 2011.
Scholarships ranging from $500 - $2000 are available but students are also encouraged to seek additional and...
Friday, September 17, 2010
Study Finds 1 out of 2 Workers Making Below Minimum Wage in San Francisco Chinatown Restaurants:
Millions Lost to the Local Economy Every Year
Friday, September 17th, San Francisco, CA - Chinatown restaurant workers in conjunction with the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) and key research partners will release a study that exposes sweatshop conditions in restaurant workers in the popular tourist district Chinatown. This groundbreaking report examines health and working conditions in Chinatown restaurants, with over 400 workers interviewed by their peers, and lays out a vision for improving working conditions for a healthy Chinatown. Key findings about the working conditions...
