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2004
City of Justice Awards Dinner
Celebrating the Building a Better
Los Angeles
On
December 1, 2004, LAANE celebrated its annual City of
Justice Awards Dinner. The dinner was held at the Cathedral
of Our Lady of the Angels Center at Cathedral Plaza.
Honorees were leaders of the Hotel Workers, Security
Guards, and Grocery Workers Campaigns, as well as John
Wilhelm, president of UNITE HERE!'s Hospitality Division,
Fabian Núñez, speaker of the California
State Assembly and civil rights and social justice leader
Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr., who received the Lifetime
Achievement Award.
From
left, UNITE HERE! Hospitality Division President
John Wilhelm, UNITE HERE! Local 11 President Maria
Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation of
Labor Executive Secretary Treasurer Miguel Contreras,
and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez |
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Longtime LAANE supporter Wally Marks with LAANE
Development Director Stella Maloyan |
Rev.
James M. Lawson Jr., civil rights and social justice
leader and lifetime achievement honoree, electrifying
the audience with a rousing call to action. |
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Larry
Walker, security officer and honoree, speaking about
the struggles of low-wage security guards in Los
Angeles |
Donald
Wilson, Century Plaza Hotel chef and honoree, accepting
his award |
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From
left, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Cindy Miscikowski,
Eric Garcetti,
Wendy Greuel and Jan Perry |
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Fabian
Nunez, Speaker of the California Assembly and honoree,
accepting his award. |
The
Yuval Ron Ensemble, opening the evening with an
inspiring performance of music and dance from the
Middle East |
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From
left, LAANE Board Member and UNITE HERE! Local
11 Vice President Tom Walsh, Los Angeles City
Councilmember Eric Garcetti, LAANE Executive Director
Madeline Janis-Aparicio, hotel worker and honoree
Donald Wilson, UNITE HERE! Hospitality Division
President John Wilhelm, and LAANE Development
Director Stella Maloyan |
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Representatives
from Amalgamated Bank with LAANE Development Director
Stella Maloyan
Kent
Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center, LAANE
Board Member and co-emcee, with John Wilhelm,
President of UNITE HERE! Hospitality Division
and honoree
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John
Wilhelm, President of UNITE HERE! Hospitality Division
and honoree, outlining the challenges and opportunities
facing the American labor movement |
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Guests
during the reception |
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Awards Dinner
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