On Sunday, December 4, almost 50 participants from MataHari Women Workers’ Center, the JLC, and the broader community joined together for "In Our Care: Creating Community Protection in an Era of Uncertainty." This was the first event unveiling the findings of our two year long Domestic Workers and Employers Oral History project. We shared our personal histories around migration and began the important work of building bridges based on our shared experiences of immigration.We encourage people to continue to support the Oral History project and the advancement of immigrants' rights and domestic workers' rights by making a donation here.We look forward to a full presentation of the project in September 2017. Stay tuned!
Oral historian Jayne Guberman reporting on the Domestic Workers and Employers Oral History project at "In Our Care: Creating Community Protection in an Era of Uncertainty."
MataHari Executive Director Monique Nguyen tells her family's story of migration at "In Our Care: Creating Community Protection in an Era of Uncertainty."
In Our Care: Creating Community Protection in an Era of Uncertainty
First Report on Oral History Project of Domestic Workers and Employers of Domestic Workers
Facebook event here. Please RSVP.
"In Our Care" is a community building series where we will discuss the future of domestic care in our lives and in our society. How does our view of domestic work/labor impact the way we all care for one another in society?
In a post-2016-election environment, domestic workers, many of whom are immigrants, are seeing an increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric, hate crimes, and proposed anti-immigrant policies. The fear and apprehension in our communities are real. On December 4th, in the first of our series on care, we will come together to begin to build relationships across the lines of immigration status to vision together, to resist division, and to create alternative models of safety and protection.
Background: Two years ago, Matahari Women Workers' Center and the New England Jewish Labor Committee embarked on an oral history project to honor the history and lived realities of those who do care work and receive care. We want to build a bridge between domestic workers and domestic employers and engage in shaping a future free from exploitation, where workers are respected, valued, and families have access to dignified care through all stages of life.
Please RSVP to the Facebook event or to NewEnglandJLC@jewishlabor.org. Email or call with questions: NewEnglandJLC@jewishlabor.org or 617 227-0888.