USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fwd: Immigrant Workers Health and Safety Hearing/ Over to you community

This is the kind of behind the scene advocacy that some of us do. Unglamorous, cerebral, unseen and unpaid even though it takes utmost professionalism in research, strategic presentation, public relations competence and a WHOLE LOT PUBLIC CREDIBILITY EARNED.  The schedule was supposed to be full. I used subtleties. We need a Continental African. If our voice is not part of the input, the policy /resources will not reflect our concerns. I can only try to do my best to ensure our community is not kept off the table. OVER TO YOU. Send me a mail so that we can go over the research and you do a MARVELOUS JOB. Check the website - down in the thread.

MsJoe

 

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From: JIMGROSFELD@VERIZON.NET
To: MsJoe21St@aol.com
CC: patricklacefield@montgomerycountymd.gov, SonyaHealy@montgomerycountymd.gov, WaltonHarris@montgomerycountymd.gov
Sent: 9/15/2012 6:05:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: Immigrant Workers Health and Safety Hearing

 

Dear Ms. Joe,

I was unclear from our earlier exchange that you'd like someone from your organization to speak. Right now the format is that each of the speakers in the opening panel, immigrants with first-hand experience with on-the-job dangers. After all have made their remarks they would take questions. Is there an immigrant worker from your community who would be willing to tell her/his story? If so, please e-mail me their name, contact information, as well as a few sentences describing their experience, as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance and see you next Friday!

Best,

Jim Grossfeld

On Sep 15, 2012, at 5:30 PM, MsJoe21St@aol.com wrote:

Hello Mr. Grossfeld:

 

Thanks always for your prompt response. Maybe there is a misunderstanding. I am with the Continental African community (African immigrants); not Haitian (a country) with an estimated 20,000 people in the DC/MD/VA Metropolitan Area.

 

Here  are two contacts for the Haitian Community: Carole Coaxum, email: cp.coaxum@att.net  301-935-5975. Father Arsene Jasmin is a chaplain for the Haitian Community and his contact number is: 202-234-8000.  I don't know them personally; I was given the numbers. I know Yves personally that is why I mentioned him. We were hosts of respective programs at WPFW - Pacifica Radio. He still is. I misplaced his number but I will get it next week.

 

My community (at least 10 times larger)  faces similar and peculiar problems but with no outreach. Maybe next time African immigrants would be given the opportunity to be represented.

http://caslight.weebly.com/workers-heath--safety.html

http://caslight.weebly.com/

 

Please keep us informed on the outcomes of the hearing.

 

Regards, 

Evelyn Joe

 

 

In a message dated 9/15/2012 2:58:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JIMGROSFELD@VERIZON.NET writes:

Dear Ms. Joe,

Thank you very much for your e-mail and, again, for your kind offer of assistance in reaching out to the Haitian community. As I mentioned when we spoke the first time, it is a disgrace that the on-the-job dangers faced by immigrant Haitian workers has received little, if any, attention within the local media and by other opinion leaders. In that respect, your help in identifying a representative of the immigrant Haitian community who can speak next Friday morning is invaluable. It would be great if you could send me Yves contact information so I can phone him directly!

Thank you so very much!

Jim Grossfeld

On Sep 14, 2012, at 4:40 PM, MsJoe21St@aol.com wrote:

Hello Mr. Grossfeld:

 

It was nice speaking with you. Please find the link to our website, which provides insight on the work we are doing. On Health, you can click Workers' Health and Safety.  I have copied Mr. Eyong Joe who works as an outreach staff with Councilwoman Valerie Ervins and the Office of Community Partnership.

 

I will be going to WPFW Radio and I will speak with Yves in the Haitian community.

 

 

http://caslight.weebly.com/

 

ThanK You.

 

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