Category Archives: Human Rights
- 13-1-2016
Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON) Asian Pacific Islander (API) Human Trafficking Task Force Hosts a Press Conference January 13th, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Thai Community Development Center Speakers Include: Aniwat Khadphab, API Survivor Chancee Martorell, Executive Director, Thai Community Development Center Connie Chung Joe, Executive Director, Korean American Family Services Captain Merrill Ladenheim, LA Sheriff’s Department Human Trafficking Bureau The Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), a coalition of Continue Reading
- 23-12-2015
If you see something, say something! The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking has launched their new Public Service Announcements! Versions are available in: English, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Mandarin and Thai and started airing December 23, 2015. [embedplusvideo height=”629″ width=”800″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1PIxtIv” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/MQkPVpOxLRg?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=MQkPVpOxLRg&width=800&height=629&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep7133″ /]
- 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
- 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
- 5-8-2015
Twenty Years after Slavery in LA Symposium (Photo Slideshow) The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) and the Museum of Tolerance hosted the Anti-Trafficking Symposium: “Learning from the Past to Forge the Future” as part of the twentieth anniversary of the landmark El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Government officials, academicians, community leaders, and survivors discussed the status of human trafficking and Continue Reading
- 28-7-2015
Twenty Years after Slavery in LA (Photo Slideshow) El Monte, CA—Representatives from Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) stood with elected officials and community leaders and former slaves in front of El Monte City Hall to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the landmark case that freed seventy-two Thai nationals from captivity in a makeshift garment factory in El Monte. “These past Continue Reading
- 15-7-2015
Thai Community Development Center Joins Other Housing Rights Advocates to Demand Protections of Long-term Renters and Affordable Housing from Airbnb Short-Term Rentals Together with other housing rights advocates, Chanchanit Martorell, Thai CDC Executive Director, stood in front of a beautiful late 1920 era building on Cherokee Avenue reminiscent of Hollywood glamour and now own by Lance Robbins who is allowing Airbnb to use the units as short term rentals, and spoke at a press conference urging more Continue Reading
- 12-5-2015
Thai CDC Receives Recognition from Councilman Mitch O’ Farrell for its East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market on CalFresh Awareness Month in the City of Los Angeles On May 12th and on the occasion of CalFresh Awareness Month in the City of Los Angeles, Councilman Mitch O’ Farrell of Council District 13 recognized the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) for the work it does to combat food insecurity in East Hollywood through its East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market. Thai CDC Executive Continue Reading
- 22-4-2015
As Housing Crisis Ensues, LA City Council Hears and Passes 2 Policy Solutions. Councilmember Cedillo Responds to Renters’ Call for Action As the housing affordability crisis continues to reach staggering proportions across the city, more than 300 low-income renters and advocates will converge on the south lawn steps of City Hall to support new policy action. Last year the Renters’ Day LA movement sought to establish an annual call to action, to city councilmembers and renters Continue Reading
- 1-4-2015
New Report: Low-Income Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are Financially Vulnerable, Lack Access to the Financial Mainstream Research Shows Many AAPIs Rely on Family and Friends In the Absence of Culturally Relevant Financial Services and Products April 1, 2015 (Los Angeles, CA) – The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) today released Scrimping + Saving, a groundbreaking report that offers both new data and creative solutions for addressing Continue Reading