Capital Pride is proud to announce the recipients of the Annual 2013 Capital Pride Heroes Award, the TransPride Engendered Spirits, and the winners of the first awards named for the late founding board members of the Capital Pride Alliance, Bill Miles and Larry Stansbury. The recipients, including NWU-DC member Darren Phelps, will be honored at the Capital Pride Gala & Silent Auction, presented by Hilton Hotels & Resorts, on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:00–10:00 p.m., at The Powerhouse in Georgetown, 3255 Grace Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Join us for a special book discussion: Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, with author Helaine Olen.

AFL-CIO
815 16th St., N.W.
Washington, DC

(Bring your lunch—drinks will be provided.)

If you've ever bought a personal finance book—maybe you should read this instead.

The AFL-CIO–Union Plus Dreams of Jobs and Freedom Scholarship is funded by the AFL-CIO and its member unions to help graduating high school seniors realize their dreams of a college education.

This scholarship was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Application deadline: a complete application must be received on or before 12p.m. EDT on Monday, July 1, 2013.

Award date: the Scholarship Committee will determine award recipients by August 28, 2013.

You don't have to be a woman to go, though it will be mostly women. — Ann

Washington Union Women
The Berger-Marks Foundation

Invite You to a Brown-Bag Lunch Workshop

Unions & Social Media:
What Unions Are Doing; How to Use It Smartly

Where:

American Federation of Teachers
555 New Jersey Ave., NW
(Union Station Metro)

When:

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Noon–2:00

Panelists:

Split This Rock, whose director is NWU-DC member Sarah Browning, invites proposals for panel and roundtable discussions, workshops, and themed group readings for its fourth national poetry festival, scheduled for March 27–30, 2014, in Washington, DC. The deadline is June 30

Over 1,000 union leaders and members, community leaders and politicians are expected for the 36th annual Evening with Labor, which will be held on Saturday, March 16, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel (2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC), beginning at 6:30 p.m.

NWU-DC Treasurer Ann Hoffman will receive the Thomas M. Bradley Community Services Award.