Please print form and mail to LAUSLAW PO Box 26382 Los Angeles, CA 90026

In June, LA-US Labor Against War (USLAW) is hosting two prominent Iraqi Labor Leaders for events in our area. Similar to the Iraq Labor Tour in 2005, this tour will raise our consciousness about the everyday realities for Iraqis and the struggle of those organizing in the labor movement there. This LA visit is part of an historic national tour reaching 13 US cities.

We're excited for the return of Faleh Abood Umara, General Secretary of the Iraq Federation of Oil Workers, and proud to be hosting the first woman president of any union in Iraq, Hashmeya Mohsen al Hussein, President of the Iraq Electrical Utility Workers Union.

We invite you to sponsor this visit with a donation of $100 or more (cash or in-kind) to help us offset the costs of the LA portion of the tour. Amounts in excess of $100 will be donated to the US LAW Iraq Labor Solidarity Fund, used to support the labor movement in Iraq and to support USLAW's international solidarity activities. Of course, we will accept donations in any amount if the sponsorship is not possible.

Our local activities will take place June 8 & 10, and will consist of press events, two large public events,
June 8, 5 PM at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center, 675 S. Parkview
June 9, 7:30 PM at UTLA Headquarters, 3303 Wilshire Blvd.
and meetings with various local labor leaders, politicians and activists. We will widely publicize all public events through radio, print media and flyers. KPFK-FM is our media sponsor. Labor sponsors will also be invited to a special luncheon with Faleh and Hashmeya during their visit.

Make your donation by sending the form below with a check made out to;LA County Federation of Labor; (with ;LA-USLAW/ILT; in the memo line) to LA-USLAW, PO Box 26382, Los Angeles, CA 90026.

Thank you for your consideration. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call me at

626-392-6378 or via email at LAUSLAW1@aol.com.

In solidarity,
Andy Griggs

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