Departament Pracy Stanu Nowy Jork wysyła ostrzeżenie:
Albany NY (Kwiecień 15, 2009) —“ Commissioner M. Patricia Smith z Departamentu Pracy Stanu Nowy Jork oświadczyła dzisiaj, ze Departament Pracy jest świadomy o mającym miejsce fałszywym straszeniu bezrobotnych. Ludzie ci bez skrupułów wymuszają opłatę za wysłanie petycji o przyznanie bezrobocia. Wielu Polaków staje się ich ofiarami w metropolii Nowojorskiej.
Departament Pracy nie pobiera opłat od zwolnionych pracowników chcących otrzymać świadczenie pieniężne dla bezrobotnych ( przez Internet lub przez telefon).Departament ostrzega nowojorczyków, zwlasza z etnicznych środowisk, żeby byli świadomi, ze pobieranie opłat jest nie prawda.
—žTa wiadomość jest jasna: nie ma opłat za złożenie petycji o przyznanie swaiadczenia dla bezrobotnych. Jeżeli powiedziano ci cos innego jest to niezgodne prawda.— —“ powiedział Governor David A. Paterson.Â
—žJa popieram Commissioner Patricia Smith z Departamentu pracy za jej wysiłki aby oszustwo i nadużycia wycelowane w nowojorczyków , którzy szukają pomocy zostało wyeliminowane. Jest trudnym do uwierzenia, ze wykorzystuje się ludzi, którzy właśnie stracili prace i są w krytycznym położeniu.—
Commissioner Smith powiedziała, ,,Ja chce przypomnieć nowojorskim emigrantom, ze Biuro Departamentu Pracy dla Praw Pracowniczych Emigrantów może pomoc ci niezależnie od twojego statusu emigracyjnego. Jeżeli zostałeś skrzywdzony przez oszustów, zachęcam ciebie do skontaktowania się z naszym Biurem jak najszybciej.—
Biuro Praw Pracowniczych dla Emigrantów próbuje dotrzeć do emigrantów w ich własnych środowiskach. Biuro Pracy rozprowadza broszury z informacjami w jedenastu językach, w ostatnim czasie również po polsku i koreansku. Biuro informuje emigrantów o ich prawach i świadczeniach prowadzonych przez departament.
Najszybszym sposobem na złożenie petycji o przyznanie świadczenia dla bezrobotnych jest wypełnienie aplikacji na stronie internetowej Departamentu Pracy www.labor.ny.gov. Dla tych którzy nie maja dostępu do Internetu, proszę dzwonić pod numer 1-888-209-8124.
W 2006 imigranci stanowili 2.47 miliona zatrudnionych, czyli 26% zatrudnionych w Stanie Nowy Jork. W Mieście Nowy Jork imigranci Stanowili 1.76 Miliona czyli 47% wszystkich zatrudnionych.
Aby skontaktować się z Biurem Praw Pracowniczych dla Emigrantów proszę dzwonić 1-877-IMM-WRKR (1-877-466-9757).
The Pocket Opera presents The Haunted Manor (Straszny Dwor) by Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819 Minsk -1872 Warsaw) in a new translation with lyrics in English.
A NEW TRANSLATION of a buoyant and colorful comedy, by a composer revered in Poland as second only to Chopin.
“It is hard to think of a more prodigiously tuneful opera after Mozart than The Haunted Manor” wrote one critic. Greatly beloved in Poland where it is often performed, and where it is considered the quintessential Polish opera, comparable to The Bartered Bride, the quintessential Czech opera, yet it is practically unknown elsewhere. Pocket Opera, nudged by a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, comes to the rescue!
Two young soldiers, in a characteristically Polish burst of patriotic fervor, make a vow to remain single in order to be instantly available in case of need – a not unlikely prospect, considering their homeland’s turbulent history and its precarious location, sandwiched between two powerful and aggressive neighbors, Russia to the East, Prussia to the West.
This causes great consternation among the unmarried ladies in a land largely depleted of eligible men, due to decades of losses on the battlefield. Despite the somber background, a lively, exuberant, romantic comedy emerges, with a parade of colorful characters and a sparkling, ever flowing stream of dancelike melodies – the mazurka, the polonaise, the krakoviak . . .
How does the haunted manor come into play? Come and find out!
Costumes and props on-loan from the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation and Łowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble. Łowiczanie will perform in the opera. Singers include Patrycja Poluchowicz and Dalyte Kodzis. Rehearsal space for the Pocket Opera partially subsidized by The Polish Club Inc. (San Francisco).
Performances:
- Sunday, April 19th, 2:00 PM at the Legion of Honor – Florence Gould Theatre at the CPLH, San Francisco, CA
- Sunday, April 26th, 2:00 PM at the Legion of Honor – Florence Gould Theatre at the CPLH, San Francisco, CA
- Saturday, May 9th, 2:00 PM at the Julia Morgan Theater – Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley, CA
Philip Lowery from Pocket Opera will be interviewed by Zbigniew Stanczyk, “Studio Poland,” to air this coming Sunday, April 19th at 2pm on San Francisco’s KUSF (90.3 FM on your radio dial, or listen online).
Premiering Sunday, April 19 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network
Based up the true story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker in the early 1940s who is credited with saving the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II.
During the war Irena Sendler was able to move women in and out of the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto disguised as nurses working for the Warsaw’s Health Department. With the ruse of containing the spread of Typhus and Spotted Fever, Ms. Sendler and her fellow “nurses” were actually sneaking children out (with the consent of the Jewish parents) of the Ghetto by sedating them and hiding them inside boxes, suitcases and coffins as a way of saving them from deportation to German death camps. Once the children were snuck out they were given new identities and placed with Polish families or in convents to protect them. Ms. Sendler kept a record of all the children’s birth names and where they were placed hidden so once the war was over the children could be reunited with their families.
Unfortunately in 1943 Ms. Sendler’s deception was discovered and she was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo resulting with her feet being broken. She was scheduled to be executed but on the day of her execution she was rescued by “Zegota,” the same underground network she worked with to save the Jewish children. By the end of the war all of the 2,500 children she smuggled out were never betrayed or discovered by the Nazi German occupation forces.
New York State Department of Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Labor Department has been made aware of an ongoing scam targeting the unemployed at a time when they can least afford it. These unscrupulous scammers have been charging victims, including many in New York City’s Polish community, fees to file claims to collect Unemployment Insurance benefits.
The Labor Department does not charge individuals to sign up for benefits either on-line or over the phone, and is urging New Yorkers, particularly those in ethnic communities, to be aware of this growing scam.
—The message here is clear: there is no cost to sign up for Unemployment Insurance benefits. If you are told differently, then it’s a scam,” said Governor David A. Paterson. “I applaud Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith for her efforts to ensure the fraud and abuse that can be targeted at those New Yorkers who we are trying to help get assistance is eliminated. It is unconscionable that people would take advantage of those who have lost a job and are in their most critical time of need.—
Commissioner Smith said, “I’d like to remind New York’s immigrants that the Labor Department’s Bureau of Immigrant Workers’ Rights can help you, regardless of your immigration status. If you have been victimized by these scammers I urge you to call the Bureau immediately.”
The Bureau of Immigrant Workers’ Rights reaches out to immigrants, often in their own neighborhoods. It distributes important Labor Department materials in eleven languages, most recently Polish and Korean. The Bureau informs Immigrants of their rights and services provided by the department.
The fastest way to apply for unemployment insurance benefits is to file an application through the Labor Department website at www.labor.ny.gov. For those who do not have internet access, please call 1-888-209-8124.
In 2006, immigrants accounted for 2.47 million, or 26% of the workforce in New York State. In New York City, immigrants accounted for 1.76 million or 47% of the workforce.
To contact the Bureau of Immigrant Workers’ Rights call 1-877-IMM-WRKR (1-877-466-9757).
Jak złożyć wniosek o zasiłek z tytułu ubezpieczenia od skutków bezrobocia.
Wnioski można składać online na stronie www.labor.ny.gov.
Charles Fishman, the editor of Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust, and Dr. John Z. Guzlowski have started a blog about “Writing the Holocaust.” They will be sharing information about the poetry, fiction, films, and art of the Holocaust.
The current entry features a piece about Helen Eisen, the author of The Permeability of Memory, a fine book of poems about her experiences in the DP camps in Germany and how they shaped her life in the states.
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A day-long conference for educators and teaching artists
Scholarship opportunities exist – Applications due April 17th
Thursday May 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., The High Peaks Resort Lake Placid, NY
The New York State Alliance for Arts Education, in conjunction with the Adirondack Arts in Education Partnership, Champlain Valley Educational Services and the North Country Teacher Resource Center is proud to present a day-long Arts-in-Education (AIE) conference.
This conference is designed for all educators: general classroom teachers, sequential arts & music teachers, school administrators, teaching artists, cultural organization education coordinators, school librarians, and interested parents.
Participants will gain insight and strategies on bringing the arts into the classroom and infusing and enriching the curriculum in all subject areas through the arts. Those new to AIE will discover where to begin the journey, and where to turn for resources. Veterans will gain new techniques for the planning, execution and evaluation of AIE programs. Our goal is for everyone to come away with a renewed passion for ensuring that the arts are an integral part of every student’s education.
To register online – click here.
Featuring VSA arts of New York City ‘Murals Program’ & NYS Alliance for Arts Education ‘Side by Side Program’ (a VSAarts Sponsored Program)
April 27 – May 8, 2009, Empire State Plaza – South Annex East Wall, Albany, NY
Opening Reception: April 29, 2009, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
VSA arts is proud to present this Collaborative Exhibit highlighting the artwork created by students in the NYC ‘Murals on Parade’ and ‘Side by Side’ programs.
VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. For more information on VSA arts in NYS click here.
Please don’t miss the world premiere telecast on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 9pm.
The Hallmark Hall of Fame film by renowned TV director and producer John Kent Harrison is based on the true story of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested and brutally tortured by the Nazi’s for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.
On the day of her scheduled execution she was rescued by “Żegota—, the underground network with which she worked to save the Jewish children. She lived in Poland to the age of 98.
Canadian-born actress Anna Paquin, who plays Irena Sendler won an Oscar as a child for her work in “The Piano” and more recently a Golden Globe Award.