| The piece is titled, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For. This multimedia video and song is a collaboration SEIU Local 521's Cultural Committee and Los Angeles based multimedia artist/singer. Thenmozhi Soundararajan for the 2012 National SEIU Convention in Denver. The project connects the important historical labor struggles with the vital work we do now at SEIU for workers' rights in the future. We believe in our solid legacy that transcends cultures. For now more than ever, we must fight together this time for all unions and all workers. SEIU Local 521 -- Overview Our local represents OVER 55000 workers in Central California. Our membership includes thousands of public service workers in 17 Counties from the Monterey-Santa Cruz Coast, the Salinas Valley (Salad Bowl), to the high-tech world of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, and to the Central Valley of California where the United Farm Workers union was founded. Our mission is to improve the lives of all workers through economic justice. Member Artists and Collaborators • Jennifer Jensen • Ellen Rollins • James Hackett • Jamina Hackett • Henry Ildefonzo • Veronica Rodriguez • Luisa Blue-- Local 521 Staff Director • Thenmozhi Soundararajan aka DALIT DIVA-- Artist in Residence at Local 521, Multimedia Artist and Singer • Ian Trujillo Art Director and Animation * Andrew Kurylowski Composer • Amalia Deloney Collaborator, Arts and Democracy This project would not have been possible without our ... |