[SDCPJ] 5th Anniversary of Living Wage Ordinance 4/13/10

It's the 5th anniversary of the Living Wage Ordinance and Michelle Shocked is coming to town to help celebrate!  On Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 12PM (Noon), come join the Center on Policy Initiatives and the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice at a commemoration concert in the Civic Center Plaza.  The Living Wage Ordinance, enacted in 2005, has improved the lives of more than a thousand workers who provide such services as cleaning our libraries, maintaining our parks, and guarding our water plants. Our communities are stronger because families have money to pay their bills and consumer dollars are reinvested in the local economy.  Singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked is a natural ally to the Living Wage. Her musical tradition is rooted in the lives of working people and her current "American Idle" tour shines a spotlight on workers by collecting songs about the difficulties of finding jobs.  Shocked will share the stage with local folk-rockers the ZenKeys Cooperative. City Councilmembers, including Donna Frye, will also take the stage for the proclamation of "Living Wage Day" in the City of San Diego.  The Living Wage Ordinance is a milestone on the journey toward realizing the promise of America's Finest City. Come out to thank our City leaders for the Living Wage, hear electrifying musical performances, and honor workers who have made the journey from the poverty line to self-sufficiency.  Click here to sign the thank you letter to the City of San Diego for five years of better lives for low-wage workers.  Thank you for supporting working families and see you at the Civic Center Plaza on April 13th!  For more information:  Corinne Wilson, cwilson@onlinecpi.org  Elizabeth Maldonado, Elizabeth@ICWJ.org