African American Caucus

SEIU 721 Celebrates Juneteenth

SEIU 2015 President Laphonza Butler, Assembly member Reggie Jones-Sawyer, and SEIU 721 VP Linda Dent. Juneteenth, From Broken Chains to a New Reign "It's time to revitalize and it's time to re-liberate. It's time to vote, it's time to register," said Reverend William Smart during the Read More...

SEIU Local 721 Commemorates Juneteenth

Please join us Saturday, June 18 for food, beverages, inspirational words, music, and dancing in commemoration of Juneteenth. This event is free to all SEIU Local 721 members. Guest tickets are available for $5 each. Read More...

Voting Rights Act Turns 50; More Work To Be Done

President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. SEIU 721 is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act, championed by the Civil Rights movement and Read More...

SEIU 721 Juneteenth Celebration

The African American Caucus of SEIU 721 cordially invites you to our Annual Juneteenth Celebration.Saturday, June 20, 20156 p.m. - 12 a.m.SEIU 721 Top Parking Area1545 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90017"Our Lives Matter" is the theme of our celebration as we celebrate the rich Read More...

SEIU 721 Celebrates Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Read More...

Keeping the Dream Alive

On Jan. 20, SEIU Local 721 members marched alongside elected officials, local residents, community leaders and high school marching bands at the 29th annual Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles and the MLK Jr. Freedom March in Oxnard. In Los Angeles, SEIU 721 Vice President Linda Dent led the Read More...

March with SEIU 721 in MLK Parades

The Caucuses of SEIU 721 invite all members and community allies to join us this Monday, Jan. 20, to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at this year's Kingdom Day Parade Read More...