[WPC] Your Activist Alert from the Washington Peace Center!

[Washington Peace Center]

    Hey There DC!

    The Activist Awards Gala is upon us! Dance! Eat! Drink!
    Celebrate!!!! Info below!!!

    This week's Activist Alert is up! Check it out and get out to some
    of the amazing events going on in the region this week.
    It's all here
    <http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/civic/activist_alert>! Just a
    click away!

    If you use the Activist Alert, please consider supporting the work
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    Scroll down to this week's highlights and an action alert, and see
    ya in the streets!

    -Virginia, Paul, and Sonia
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    The 4th Annual Activist Awards Gala is here!

    What are you going to wear?? December 18th is less than two weeks
    away! Get ready for a night of music from Baltimore Hip Hop star Son
    of Nun, Rock'n Girls Rock! DJs, and the amazing Mexicanos sin
    Fronteras band, "Sin Fronteras"!

    Speakers Dave Zirin, author of The People's History of Sports in the
    US and Linda Leaks of EMPOWER DC will send you away inspired!

    The DC51 Artists' Collective <http://dc51.com/> will have large and
    small art for sale all night!
    The WPC introduces the Rebeltini! Rebelling against the martini
    industrial complex at a gala near you...

    Want to spoil the surprise? Awardees listed HERE
    <http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/civic/gala>on the website!

    Dance Dance Dance! Food provided!
    $10-$20 to get in, $35 Premier Entry (Includes Gift)

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    Anti-Consumerism Caroling!

    Friday, December 19, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
    Georgetown, on M Street in front of"The Shops at Georgetown"
    Endorsed by the DC Guerilla Poetry Insurgency, sponsored by Massey
    Media ATTIRE: Please dress warmly, wear red or green if possible,
    and don that kitschy holiday scarf or Santa hat! SONGS: Get ready to
    sing! Song books will be provided. Please send your song book
    submissions by 12/18 to butterfly at lacy.com. Every effort will be
    made to include all submissions in the song book.

     Anti-consumerism caroling is always a load of fun, and Christmas is
    the perfect time to call on shoppers to buy less! Please join us in
    singing some great carols such as"Hark the Wal-Mart Angels
    Sing,""Away in a Sweatshop," and"The Twelve Days of Shopping." There
    are lots of reasons to call for a less consumptive holiday season.

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    Action Alert! Save Health Services for Mental Health Patients!

    A major health care crisis is brewing in DC. Nearly 12,000 mental
    health patients and their families are at risk, thanks to Mayor
    Adrian Fenty's push to privatize hundreds of jobs at the DC
    Department of Mental Health Community Services Agency (CSA). Please
    click here now
    <http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/save_services_for_DC/w6iubi2f7tkjj37?>
    to tell DC City Councilmembers to act. Councilmembers are set to
    vote Tuesday on emergency legislation putting a moratorium on
    privatizing services at the DC CSA. But some Councilmembers are
    still on the fence and your action could be the difference. Click
    here now
    <http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/save_services_for_DC/w6iubi2f7tkjj37?>
    to tell Councilmembers to pass emergency legislation that would stop
    this impending disaster.


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    Article of the week:

    <>Estimating the Contribution of Immigrant Business Owners to the
    U.S. Economy
    by Robert W. Fairlie, Ph.D.

    http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs334tot.pdf

    Overall Findings
    According to Census 2000, immigrants constitute

    12.2 percent of the total U.S. work force, and 12.5 percent of the
    total population of U.S. business owners. The total business income
    generated by immigrant business owners is $67 billion, representing
    11.6 percent of all business income in the United States. Immigrant
    business ownership is geographically concentrated in a few states.
    Highlights:

     . Immigrants are nearly 30 percent more likely to start a business
    than are nonimmigrants, and they represent 16.7 percent of all new
    business owners in the United States . Immigrant business owners
    make significant contributions to business income, generating $67
    billion of the $577 billion in U.S. business income, as estimated
    from 2000 U.S. Census Immigrant business ownership is geographically
    concentrated in a few states. Nearly 30 percent of all business
    owners in California are immigrants, compared with about 12.5
    percent of the population of U.S. business owners. Twenty-five
    percent of business owners in New York and more than 20 percent in
    New Jersey, Florida, and Hawaii are foreign-born.

    . In California, immigrants are 34.2 percent of the new business
    owners each month. Nearly 30 percent of all new business owners per
    month in New York, Florida, and Tex as are immigrants.

     . Immigrants own 11.2 percent of businesses with $100,000 or more
    in sales and 10.8 percent of businesses with employees.

    . Immigrants' contributions differ across sectors of the economy.
    They own a large share--more than one-fifth--of businesses in the
    arts, entertainment, and recreation industry. They also contribute
    significantly to other services, transportation, and wholesale and
    retail trade.

    . Immigrants also own a large share of businesses in the lowest and
    highest skill sectors and in several industries. . Although business
    owners from Mexico constitute the largest share of immigrant
    business owners, total immigrant business ownership, formation, and
    income originate with immigrant business owners from around the
    world. data. They generate nearly one-quarter of all business income
    in California--nearly $20 billion--and nearly one-fifth of business
    income in New York, Florida, and New Jersey.


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