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  • Launch Event for the UC Davis Labor and Community Center of the Greater Capital Region

    Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, 4 - 7:30 pm | King Hall, Rm 1001 & Courtyard

    The celebration featured California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez, who gave the keynote. Audience members also watched the film "Dignidad: Domestic Workers' Journey for Justice in California," which depicts the health and safety challenges immigrant workers face. The event ended with a mixer with UC Davis Law Review, which held a symposium the next day that focused on contemporary labor issues.

    See more photos and panels (Law Review Symposium, Exploring Contemporary Labor Struggles) from the event.

    Labor Center launch event
    UC Davis Labor and Community Center launch event at King Hall.
    A group of people with their fists up in solidarity.
    From left to right: UC Davis Law Professor and UCD Labor and Community Center Director Leticia Saucedo, Director of the California Domestic Worker Coalition Kim Alvarenga, UC Davis Law Professor Shayak Sarker, Executive Director of the Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California Megan Ortiz, Asian American Studies Professor Emerita and UCD Labor and Community Center Co-Director
    Robyn Rodriguez, leader in Mujeres Unidas y Activas Maria Herrera.
    A woman giving a presentation at King Hall.
    California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez giving the keynote.
    People mingling in the King Hall courtyard.
    Guests making connections.