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Bringing labor, community together
Florida local co-sponsors Festival for the People

by Rita Erwin Local 1821

May 3-4 marks the third year that Local 1821 and Region 8 Community Action Program (CAP) will have jointly sponsored the AAAFC's Cultural Arts Festival, a Festival For The People, held in Ocala, Fla.
The festival was started 14 years ago as a vehicle for all cultures to come together and share their unique histories. An estimated 4,500 people attend the festival every year.

Sponsorship gives Local 1821, along with our retirees, an opportunity to share some background history on the labor movement with our community. We provide literature on the accomplishments of minorities in the labor movement. Our local also sponsors a display, which our own Carol Westman designed and built for use at other events throughout our community. This year, Local 1821 will be raffling off two portable stereos to whoever can answer correctly ten labor-related questions.

The Festival for the People presents a unique opportunity for the UAW to impress on our community our dedication to diversity, community involvement and family. Our goal is to educate our community on labor unions, combat the negative stereotypes and to promote awareness of the positive impact labor unions have on families and communities.

For more information on this year's festival, visit the Region 8 website at www.uawregion8.org.