Workers and Faith and Civic Leaders to Participate in Colorado’s 2nd Annual Interfaith Labor Seder, presented by Coloradans for the Common Good (CCG)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2023
Contact: Marcela Salazar | misalazar@ufcw7.com | 202-567-1163
The event brings together 225 participants from the Jewish Community, multiple faith traditions, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and labor leaders, for a Passover Seder which weaves in the stories of organized labor’s current struggles and celebrations.
** Members of the Media must RSVP here: misalazar@ufcw7.com **
WHEN: Monday, March 20, 2023, 6:00 – 8:30 PM
WHERE: Congregation Rodef Shalom, 450 S. Kearney, Denver, CO 80224
WHO: The event brings together 225 participants from the Jewish Community, multiple faith traditions, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and labor leaders, for a Passover Labor Seder.
Featured speakers include: Jorge Montiel, Lead Organizer, Coloradans for the Common Good; Rabbi Katie Mizrahi, B’nai Havurah; engaging worker storytellers from local unions; and Honorees Amie Baca-Oehlert, President of The Colorado Education Association, and David Seligman, Executive Director of Towards Justice. Elected officials confirmed to date include: Attorney General Phil Weiser; Representative Jason Crow (CO-6), Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-7), State Senator and Democratic Majority Whip Julie Gonzales (SD-34), State Representatives Emily Sirota (HD-9), Stephanie Vigil (HD-16), Steven Woodrow (HD-2), Mary Young (HD-50), and Elizabeth Epps (HD-6); and Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young. Also attending is Scott Moss, Director, Division of Labor and Statistics, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
The Interfaith Labor Seder kicks off with a welcome by Rabbi Rachel Kobrin, Congregation Rodef Shalom. Service leaders are Hal Aqua, Musician Leader of the Lost Tribe and Music Director of B’nai Havurah Denver Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, and Talia Winokur, DPS Educator, Board Member of B’nai Havurah and member of DCTA (Denver Classroom Teachers Assoc.).
WHY: Every year, Jews all over the world come together to celebrate freedom from slavery. The story told at this Labor Seder recognizes that freedom has not been won for all of us. There still exists unfair labor practices, harassment and racism, union busting, and fear for health and safety. Colorado workers and leaders will come together for this Seder to weave in the stories of organized labor’s current struggles and celebrations with the Biblical Exodus story of the Israelites struggle to free themselves from bondage.
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About Us
Coloradans for the Common Good (formerly Colorado IAF) is building a Broad-Based Organization in the Front Range comprised of local institutions, including congregations, unions, educational institutions, non-profits, and neighborhood organizations who share a concern for families and a passion for democracy and are led by their convictions, values, and faith to act for the common good.