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In Memory of our Haitian sister
Elirose Pierre-Louis
Elirose Pierre-Louis
Last week, Haitian immigrant Elirose Pierre-Louis, one of the janitors who lost her job while fighting
for justice at Nova Southeastern University, lost her life to a heart attack that never should have
happened.
Please join leaders within the Haitian community, faith, labor, and other community leaders for
memorial services as we honor the struggle to win good jobs with health care for janitors at Nova
Southeastern University—and pay tribute to the inspiration Elirose provided for her coworkers and
neighbors.
Viewing and Procession
Friday, September 28, 6PM – 10PM
Monique and Loriston Community Funeral Chapel, 14990 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami, 33181
Funeral Services
Saturday, September 29, 12 NOON
Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church, 110 NE 62nd ST., Miami, FL 33138
Show your support for Elirose’s Family: Make a Donation
Haitian and community leaders have established the Elirose Funeral Fund and are collecting
donations to cover funeral-related costs—including bringing Elirose’s sons from Haiti to Miami to lay
their mother to rest.
You can help ease the burden of this most difficult time for Elirose’s family by making your own
donation. Please make checks payable to the “Elirose Memorial Fund” and send to:
Elirose Funeral Fund, c/o SEIU Local 11
333 W. 41st Street, 9th Floor
Miami Beach, FL 33140
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE ELIROSE IS REMEMBERED AND HER TRAGEDY IS NEVER
REPEATED.
For more information, contact SEIU’s Kathy Bird at 786-210-9030.
for justice at Nova Southeastern University, lost her life to a heart attack that never should have
happened.
Please join leaders within the Haitian community, faith, labor, and other community leaders for
memorial services as we honor the struggle to win good jobs with health care for janitors at Nova
Southeastern University—and pay tribute to the inspiration Elirose provided for her coworkers and
neighbors.
Viewing and Procession
Friday, September 28, 6PM – 10PM
Monique and Loriston Community Funeral Chapel, 14990 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami, 33181
Funeral Services
Saturday, September 29, 12 NOON
Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church, 110 NE 62nd ST., Miami, FL 33138
Show your support for Elirose’s Family: Make a Donation
Haitian and community leaders have established the Elirose Funeral Fund and are collecting
donations to cover funeral-related costs—including bringing Elirose’s sons from Haiti to Miami to lay
their mother to rest.
You can help ease the burden of this most difficult time for Elirose’s family by making your own
donation. Please make checks payable to the “Elirose Memorial Fund” and send to:
Elirose Funeral Fund, c/o SEIU Local 11
333 W. 41st Street, 9th Floor
Miami Beach, FL 33140
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE ELIROSE IS REMEMBERED AND HER TRAGEDY IS NEVER
REPEATED.
For more information, contact SEIU’s Kathy Bird at 786-210-9030.
improved labor-management practices, livable wages, health benefits and other higher standards are considered a priority and whose implementation is openly discussed and encouraged. • Build and strengthen social concerns or social justice committees that can participate specifically in worker issues both through direct outreach and advocacy. • Learn by creating opportunities for low-wage workers to express their needs and their struggles both through your congregation’s meetings and organizations as well as during your religious services. Build awareness of our working poverty and its solutions throughout our community. for Decent Jobs for and the community. Participate as worker rights assisting the poor gain greater financial stability Credits (ETIC), Food Stamps and financial literacy education and counseling. assisting the poor gain greater financial stability through Earned Income Tax Stamps and financial literacy education and counseling. Credits (ETIC), Food Stamps and financial literacy education and counseling. • Speak out on workplace issues in our community from the Pulpit or Bima, in the press and other forums stating the reasons that your faith traditions support worker justice and specific remedies for low-income workers. • Stand in solidarity with workers. Counsel and minister to the working poor whose rights are denied and whose work is denigrated. Pray for justice at worksites and with workers attempting to defend their rights. For more information contact Bruce Jay, Coordinator |
| What Clergy and Congregations can do to Promote Community Prosperity Through Worker Justice and the Dignity of Work |
| 150 SW 13th Avenue, Miami, FL 33135 Phone (786) 264-1708; Fax (786) 264-1859 interfaith@sfiwj.org; www.sfiwj.org |