ROC UNITED'S
20TH ANNIVERSARY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 | 6:00pm EST
Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United held its 20th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, September 29, 2022, 6:00 pm, at the Ford Foundation for Social Justice. The gala marked the start of a year-long celebration of ROC United’s two decades of committed service to restaurant workers and raise much-needed funds to continue our advocacy, education, training and research.
Today, millions of restaurant workers—the majority of whom are women, people of color and immigrants—still earn $2.13 an hour and experience wage theft or harassment each day. ROC United has been working around the clock to fight against discrimination and injustices in the workplace so that these hardworking workers will have a thriving wage and an equitable restaurant industry.
ROC United President's Message:
'Help Us Reach Our $1 Million Goal'
HONOREES
TARANA BURKE
Founder of #MeToo Movement, and Senior Director of Girls for Gender Equity, Trailblazer Award
SARITA GUPTA
Vice President of U.S. Programs at Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, ROC United Board Leadership Award
Bruce G. Herman Worker-Center Leadership Awardee
Awarded to Dr. Sekou Siby, President and CEO of ROC United
AI-JEN POO
President, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Equity Award
MARILYN SNEIDERMAN
Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization (CIWO) at Rutgers University’s School of Management and Labor Relations, Movement Building Award
UNITE HERE INTERNATIONAL UNION
A labor union that represents 300,000 working people across Canada and the United States, Capacity Building Award
ZINGERMAN’S COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSES
A source of great food for thousands of visitors every year in Ann Arbor, MI, Raising Industry Standards of Employment Award
VENUE: FORD FOUNDATION CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
320 East 43rd St | New York City
For more information, contact Yusra Razouki at yusra@rocunited.org.
20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SEKOU SIBY, DBA
President and CEO
ROC United
MARIA FIGUEROA, MPA, LPD
Dean, Harry Van Arsdale Jr
School of Labor Studies SUNY Empire State College
REV. REGINALD BRANTLEY, ESQUIRE
Pastor
Corona Congregational Church, UCC
CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDO
Executive Director
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
FATIMA GOSS GRAVES
President and CEO
National Women’s Law Center
FELICIA GRIFFIN
CEO
Sweet Magnolia Consulting
ROB HOPE
Senior Initiative Officer
San Francisco Foundation
GWEN MILLS
Secretary-Treasurer
UNITE HERE
KATHLEEN M. MULLIGAN, PHD
Director
Labor Leadership Programs – Cornell University ILR
JOSE OLIVA
Campaigns Director
Heal Food Alliance
DAWN PADMORE
VP of Awards
The James Beard Foundation
ED PROBST
President
Vanguard Insurance Agency
ERICA SMILEY
Executive Director
Jobs with Justice
ANDY VAN KLEUNEN
CEO
National Skills Coalition
Below is a sponsorship form with more details. For further questions, please contact Stephanie Astic at roc@asticproductions.com or +1.212.581.1400. Please note that the deadline to be listed on the invitation and gala brochure is Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
On behalf of everyone at ROC United, we thank you for your kind consideration and generous support. We hope that you and your organization will join us for this extraordinarily historic occasion.
SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT
