Hello everybody,
My name is Gabriel (Gabe) Rodriguez and I am currently a graduate student in Public Administration at San Jose State University. I look forward to learning about organizational communication and applying it to my work in government and the non-profit sector.
I graduated with my B.A. in Political Science in Spring of 2007 and following receiving my degree went to work as an organizer at the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council. I joined the graduate program at State in Spring of 2008. This summer I will be hopefully spending my time not only in COMM 144 but also working at the Third Street Community Center and with the Strong Neighborhoods Initiative, both in San Jose.
Cheers,
Gabe
2 comments:
Gabe, Interesting work you're doing as a labor organizer. How did you get interested in working for unions?
I became interested through my work with the Cindy Chavez for Mayor Campaign. I worked directly with the local AFL-CIO during the campaign and saw how effective their political organizing was at getting out the vote and message delivery. So while I was originally inspired by their political capacity I grew to equally respect their desire to be a vehicle for social change and empowerment. I look very fondly on my time spent there.
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