{"id":783,"date":"2024-05-16T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamerica.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:34:29","slug":"markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ht\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Markita Blanchard, gadyen lek\u00f2l piblik ki soti Detroit, Michigan ak manm lokal 1 SEIU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mwen te gen yon anfans istwa fe grandi sou b\u00f2 lw\u00e8s la nan Detroit. Mwen menm ak twa fr\u00e8 m yo abite nan menm kay kote nou te grandi a e kote n ap pran swen manman nou ki gen 93 an kounye a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pandan tout ane adolesan mwen an, mwen te antoure pa moun ki, chak jou, te di ke &quot;Meksiken te vin nan peyi sa a pou v\u00f2l\u00e8 travay nou!&quot; Menm jan ak anpil moun, rim\u00e8, fiksyon, ak istwa yo te f\u00e8 m te lave s\u00e8vo pou m te kw\u00e8 ke imigran yo t ap pran nan men nou. Depi mwen vin reyalize ke sa se yon gwo mit, yon l\u00f2t manti pou divize nou epi anpeche nou mete t\u00e8t yo ansanm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mwen te defann dwa sivil tout lavi mwen, batay pou op\u00f2tinite egal ak pwoteksyon. Tou de paran m yo te manm sendika, kidonk yo te aprann mwen byen bon\u00e8 pou m vin yon sendika fid\u00e8l epi pou m goumen pou sa ki dwat. K\u00f2m yon gadyen nan yon lek\u00f2l piblik lokal, mwen travay k\u00f2t a k\u00f2t ak moun ki gen koul\u00e8 pal ak imigran ki gen menm mwens chans pase mwen menm, moun ki pran nan nenp\u00f2t travay ki neses\u00e8-sa yo ke p\u00e8sonn pa vle f\u00e8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see folks who are trying to build a better life for themselves and their children. They work hard and want the same basic things we all want: the freedom to live, love, and provide for our families. My neighbors and coworkers aren\u2019t taking from us, they are contributing to this country and giving back to their communities. Immigrants deserve the same thing I deserve: a fair share and a fighting chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jodi a, katye mwen an pa gen anyen tankou mwen sonje li. Fanmi mwen pa egzakteman k ap viv ch\u00e8k pou ch\u00e8k sal\u00e8-men plis tankou ch\u00e8k-ak-yon mwatye nan ch\u00e8k sal\u00e8. Apre m fin kraze pen ak s\u00e8 inyon mwen yo ak fr\u00e8 koul\u00e8 m yo, mwen gen yon kote ki pi senpatik nan k\u00e8 m pou moun k ap eseye rete flote nan &quot;peyi op\u00f2tinite&quot; sa a san yon kann\u00f2t lavi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mwen te rankontre yon fr\u00e8 imigran sendika mwen an, yon j\u00e8n gason yo te arete epi separe ak pitit li yo. Kounye a, l\u00e8 son\u00e8t la sonnen, pitit li yo panike paske yo panse yon moun ap vin pran papa yo ale. Se yon wont terib. Pa gen moun ki ta dwe viv nan laper\u00e8z konstan. Yon l\u00f2t s\u00e8 imigran sendika mwen an se yon dokt\u00e8 - yon moun ki gen gerizon ak konpasyon - ki te p\u00e8di travay li tou senpleman paske papye li an reta. Moun ki vin isit la vin tounen yon antite vital pou grandi ekonomi nou an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mwen enspire pa istwa yo nan lit, sakrifis, ak doul\u00e8. Se pout\u00e8t sa mwen jwe yon p\u00e8sonaj nan ev\u00e8nman sendika mwen an, &quot;One D Woman&quot; (D pou <em>Detroit<\/em>) paske mwen pran angajman pou m pale kont tout enjistis k ap f\u00e8 fas ak p\u00e8p par\u00e8y travay\u00e8 m yo. Chak fwa gen yon rasanbleman oswa yon manifestasyon, \u201cOne D Woman\u201d soti nan solidarite pou demontre pouvwa nou k\u00f2m yon s\u00e8l p\u00e8p, yon s\u00e8l kominote, yon s\u00e8l Detroit nou. P\u00e8sonaj mwen an te f\u00e8t nan kanpay One Detroit te k\u00f2manse pa lokal 1 janitors nan Detroit apre li te genyen yon kontra istorik an 2018. Kanpay One Detroit la santre sou yon ef\u00f2 pou asire ke tout Detroiters k ap travay di yo envesti nan, k\u00f2manse ak aks\u00e8 a bon bagay. dj\u00f2b sendika ki p\u00e8m\u00e8t yo negosye pou sal\u00e8 ak benefis yo bezwen pou pwospere nan mitan vil la rezurjans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pandan vwayaj mwen nan DC pou m defann jistis imigran yo, mwen te gen yon chans pou m pale ak senat\u00e8 yo epi pataje pwennvi mwen sou fason nou ta dwe sip\u00f2te s\u00e8 ak fr\u00e8 imigran nou yo ak kijan yo oblije sip\u00f2te nou tou. M ap sipliye tout moun ki li istwa mwen an pou yo tanpri pase mesaj sa a: Imigran yo enp\u00f2tan anpil pou rekiperasyon Amerik la. Yo se zanmi nou, vwazen nou, e yo la pou kreye kominote ki pi solid pou nou tout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1571\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard_Local-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-with-Rashida-Tlaib-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1569\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-with-Rashida-Tlaib--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-with-Rashida-Tlaib--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-with-Rashida-Tlaib--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-with-Rashida-Tlaib-.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1570\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1-921x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1-921x1024.jpg 921w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1-768x854.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1-1381x1536.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita_Blanchard_Local-1.jpg 1510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-ONE-D-Woman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-ONE-D-Woman.jpg\" alt=\"Markita Blanchard ONE D Woman\" class=\"wp-image-785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-ONE-D-Woman.jpg 360w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Markita-Blanchard-ONE-D-Woman-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Markita abiye tankou &quot;One D Woman,&quot; yon pati nan One Detroit Campaign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a fairytale childhood growing up on the westside of Detroit. My three brothers and I live in the same house we were raised in and where we now care for our 93-year-old mother. 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