{"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\/tl\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Markita Blanchard, janitor ng pampublikong paaralan mula sa Detroit, Michigan at miyembro ng SEIU Local 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nagkaroon ako ng isang fairytale childhood na lumaki sa kanlurang bahagi ng Detroit. Kami ng tatlo kong kapatid ay nakatira sa iisang bahay na kinalakihan namin at kung saan inaalagaan namin ngayon ang aming 93-anyos na ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sa buong mga taon ng aking pagiging teenager, napapaligiran ako ng mga tao na, sa araw-araw, ay nagsabi na &quot;Ang mga Mexicano ay pumunta sa bansang ito upang nakawin ang aming mga trabaho!&quot; Tulad ng marami, na-brainwash ako ng mga tsismis, kathang-isip, at gawa-gawang kuwento para maniwala na kinukuha sa amin ng mga imigrante. Mula noon ay napagtanto ko na ito ay isang mahusay na alamat, isa pang kasinungalingan upang paghiwalayin tayo at pigilan tayo sa pagsasama-sama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nagtaguyod ako para sa mga karapatang sibil sa buong buhay ko, nakikipaglaban para sa pantay na pagkakataon at proteksyon. Parehong miyembro ng unyon ang mga magulang ko, kaya maaga akong tinuruan na maging tapat na tao sa unyon at ipaglaban ang tama. Bilang isang janitor sa isang lokal na pampublikong paaralan, nagtatrabaho ako sa tabi-tabi sa mga taong may kulay at mga imigrante na hindi gaanong pinalad kaysa sa aking sarili, mga taong kumukuha ng anumang mga trabahong kailangan\u2014mga taong hindi gustong gawin ng iba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakikita ko ang mga taong nagsisikap na bumuo ng isang mas magandang buhay para sa kanilang sarili at sa kanilang mga anak. Nagsusumikap sila at gusto ang parehong mga pangunahing bagay na gusto nating lahat: ang kalayaang mamuhay, magmahal, at maglaan para sa ating mga pamilya. Ang aking mga kapitbahay at katrabaho ay hindi kumukuha mula sa amin, sila ay nag-aambag sa bansang ito at nagbibigay pabalik sa kanilang mga komunidad. Ang mga imigrante ay karapat-dapat sa parehong bagay na nararapat sa akin: isang patas na bahagi at isang pagkakataon sa pakikipaglaban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ngayon, ang aking kapitbahayan ay walang katulad na naaalala ko. Ang aking pamilya ay hindi eksaktong nabubuhay sa suweldo sa suweldo\u2014ngunit higit na katulad ng suweldo-at-kalahating sahod. Pagkatapos magbasa-basa ng tinapay kasama ang aking mga kapatid na babae at kapatid na may kulay ng unyon, mayroon akong mas nakikiramay na lugar sa aking puso para sa mga taong nagsisikap na manatiling nakalutang sa &quot;lupain ng pagkakataon&quot; na ito nang walang balsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakilala ko ang isang kapatid kong imigrante sa unyon, isang binata na nakakulong at nahiwalay sa kanyang mga anak. Ngayon, kapag nag-doorbell, nag-panic ang kanyang mga anak dahil sa tingin nila ay may darating para kunin ang kanilang ama. Ito ay isang kakila-kilabot na kahihiyan. Walang sinuman ang dapat mabuhay sa patuloy na takot. Ang isa pang kapatid kong imigrante sa unyon ay isang doktor - isang taong nagpapagaling at mahabagin - na nawalan ng trabaho dahil lang sa huli ang kanyang mga papeles. Ang mga taong pumupunta rito ay nagiging mahalagang entidad sa pagpapalago ng ating ekonomiya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na-inspire ako sa mga kwento nila ng pakikibaka, sakripisyo, at sakit. Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit ako ay gumaganap ng isang karakter sa aking mga kaganapan sa unyon, &quot;One D Woman&quot; (D para sa <em>Detroit<\/em>) dahil nangangako akong magsalita laban sa lahat ng kawalang-katarungang kinakaharap ng mga kapwa ko manggagawa. Sa tuwing may rally o protesta, lumalabas ang \u201cOne D Woman\u201d bilang pakikiisa upang ipakita ang ating kapangyarihan bilang isang tao, isang komunidad, isa sa ating Detroit. Ang aking karakter ay isinilang mula sa kampanyang One Detroit na sinimulan ng mga Local 1 janitor sa Detroit matapos manalo sa isang makasaysayang kontrata noong 2018. Ang kampanya ng One Detroit ay nakasentro sa isang pagsisikap na matiyak na lahat ng masisipag na Detroiters ay namuhunan, simula sa pagkakaroon ng access sa magagandang trabaho sa unyon na nagbibigay-daan sa kanila na makipagtawaran para sa suweldo at mga benepisyo na kailangan nila upang umunlad sa gitna ng muling pagbangon ng lungsod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sa aking paglalakbay sa DC upang isulong ang hustisya ng imigrante, nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na makipag-usap sa mga senador at ibahagi ang aking pananaw sa kung paano natin dapat suportahan ang ating mga kapatid na imigrante at kung paano sila obligadong suportahan din tayo. Nakikiusap ako sa lahat na nagbabasa ng aking kuwento na pakiusap na ipasa ang mensaheng ito: Ang mga imigrante ay mahalaga sa pagbawi ng America. Sila ay ating mga kaibigan, ating mga kapitbahay, at narito upang lumikha ng mas matibay na komunidad para sa ating lahat.<\/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\">Nagbihis si Markita bilang &quot;One D Woman,&quot; bahagi ng The 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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