Category Archives: Community Events
- 7-7-2016
Wage Standards for the City of Los Angeles
Representatives from the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC), Chinatown Service Center (CSC), Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), and Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) came together to announce the outreach plan for the new minimum wage rollout in the City of Los Angeles. Starting July 1, 2016, the new minimum wage for the City Continue Reading
- 16-5-2016
Nearly 100,000 Signatures for Build Better LA Ballot Measure Delivered to LA City Clerk for Approval
Yesterday, over 100 members of the Build Better LA Coalition, including construction trades workers, residents, housing advocates, and developers held a press conference to announce the collection of nearly 100,000 signatures from City of Los Angeles residents who support the Build Better LA initiative going on the November 2016 ballot. A group of workers delivered Continue Reading
- 11-5-2016
Low-Income Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Respond to Threat of Displacement in Neighborhoods across the Country, Calling for a National Response
AAPI Coalitions release report that illuminates local anti-displacement strategies and shares federal policy recommendations. The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) released Our Neighborhoods: Asian American & Pacific Islander Anti-Displacement Strategies at their report launch today. This timely report highlights twenty-four innovative strategies Continue Reading
- 24-3-2016
City Council Responds to Renters Call for Action
Yesterday the LA City Council voted 11-0 for the creation of a Quality Repairs pilot program that will prevent and better address substandard housing conditions, preserve our RSO housing stock and improve the overall health of tenants across this City. It was significant tenant and housing victory. The program aims to prevent shoddy or cosmetic Continue Reading
- 4-2-2016
Visit from Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
On February 4, 2016, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell, and other representatives from community partner organizations in Los Angeles, met with Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Counter Trafficking in Human Beings (SR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who is conducting an official country visit to United Continue Reading
- 29-1-2016
White House Regional Convening on New Americans
Thai CDC Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell and Program Director, Keith Breskin attended the invitation only White House Regional Convening on New Americans hosted by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti at the Los Angeles City Hall Tower on January 29, 2016. For more information about the convening, click on the LA Times article here.
- 16-10-2015
CITY ATTORNEY MIKE FEUER TO HOST THAI COMMUNITY FORUM
Los Angeles— City Attorney Mike Feuer will hold a community forum for the Los Angeles Thai Community on Monday, October 26, 2015. “Connecting with our neighborhoods to improve public safety is one of my top priorities,” said Feuer. “I encourage all residents to come out to the forum, share concerns and discuss with us how Continue Reading
- 13-10-2015
Workers Win Historic Victory as Gov. Brown Signs Wage Theft Prevention Bill
Fair Day’s Pay Act will make the promise of California’s labor laws real; Community and labor advocates aim for California to lead the nation in enforcement. Sacramento, CA – Workers across California won a landmark victory today when Governor Jerry Brown signed a sweeping bill that will crack down on the unscrupulous tactics employers have Continue Reading
- 23-9-2015
Thai Community Development Center’s Executive Director and a Thai Trafficking Survivor Invited to President Obama and First Lady Arrival Ceremony for His Holiness Pope Francis Holy See at the White House
Washington, D.C. – The Thai Community Development Center’s Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell and a Thai trafficking survivor from the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case, Rotchana Sussman, were invited by the White House to attend the Arrival Ceremony for His Holiness Pope Francis Holy See held by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Continue Reading
- 31-8-2015
Road to Freedom: A Journey of Resilience and Hope ~ A Month of Reflection and Forging a Vision for the Future
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We want to thank you for your support, contributions, and participation in the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case, “The Road to Freedom: a Journey of Resilience and Hope”. Without the work that you do and your contributions, our events would not have been Continue Reading