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spring march 2015 News from Rosie the Riveter Trust supporting the Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S even years ago, the Trust held one of its first dinners to benefit park programs in the old Machine Shop at the former Kaiser shipyards. The building was industrial, unimproved, and an unusual dinner locale. Talented Trust volunteers turned a gritty venue into a fabulous one, suffused with “We Can Do It spirit.” Guests wore 40’s attire and celebrated the spirit of the Home Front. Each year since, led by non-stop board member, Jane Bartke, volunteers have transformed an array of historic buildings, including the Craneway, the auditorium at Atchison Village, the under-construction new Visitor Center, and last year, a rustic warehouse at the old Filice and Perrelli Cannery Building. What makes each year’s event more exciting and successful is the fun of meeting old friends and new in an unusual historic setting. This year’s dinner will be no exception! We expect more than 200 people to join us for a fabulous dinner event in another unique historic location. All funds raised benefit important park programs. If you haven’t purchased a ticket, see the inset below and don’t miss the fun! O ne of the key themes celebrated at Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park is the impact the wartime defense industries – and especially the West Coast shipbuilding industry– had on race and gender re- lations in America. The soaring need for labor in the booming Kaiser and other West Coast ship- yards opened up new worlds of opportunity for previously disenfranchised African-Americans and women of all races, leaving a legacy of fitful, hard-won progress toward greater equality that grad- ually helped re- shape American society. That progress, however, did not come without a strug- gle by the hundreds of thousands of migrant and local homefront workers confronting a mainstream culture of deep-set racial and gender prejudices. The opening of the WWII shipbuild- ing and other defense industries to previously exclud- ed minorities and women was due less to enlightened social policies than to pressure by African-American activists like A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. In the summer of 1941, they threatened a massive protest on the White House lawn unless President Roosevelt issued an ex- ecutive order ending racist Jim Crow policies that excluded African-Americans from working in the de- fense industries. Roosevelt responded with Executive Order 8802, the first Presidential directive on race since Reconstruction, which declared: “There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries and in government because of race, creed, color, or national origin.” Nonetheless, the directive – not actually a law – was largely ignored by most employers. Similarly, it was largely the shortage of white male workers and the large protest demonstrations by women, both black and white, that forced the Boilermakers Union, representing up to 70% of all West Coast shipyard workers, to lift its prohibition against hiring female yard workers. As a result of their efforts, thousands of women, who made up the majority of migrants, found jobs in the East Bay shipyards beginning in 1942. At the shipyards’ peak employment, more than 30,000 women were working in the East Bay yards, including more than a quarter of Kaiser’s shipyard labor force in 1944. The Struggle for Racial and Gender Equality in the WWII Shipyards Spring 2015 In their Honor • • • In Honor of Agnes Moore Judy Jentzen. In Honor of Clara Rose Boyer Scott Tandy. In Honor of Lillian Tandy Diane Hedler. In Honor of Billie Blanchard Lucille Cole. In Honor of Cecilia Kotalik Kathryn Davis. In Honor of Marie Davies Lana Roderick. In Honor of Marie Paladino Laura Klieves. In Honor of Hazel Bennett Patricia Ann Wong. In Honor of “Rosie” Rena Pearl Chung. In Honor of Alma Taylor Beverly and Alfred Granzella. In Honor of Ann Spencer. Shirley Rhead. In Memory of Rose Wilson Lane. Dave Seibert . In Honor of Phil Seibert Sr. Pam Stello. In Honor of Jeanne Kortz Meg Stockwell . In Honor of my aunt, Millie Mucha! Barbara Forsstrom. In Memory of Al Gong Even so, the vast majority of migrant black women were employed as unskilled janitors and laborers, with fewer than 10% of all women defense workers in higher paid skilled positions, such as welders and shipfitters, compared to nearly 50% of all white male workers. Furthermore, women did not qualify for union office-holding positions. And most black men and women were admitted only into the white-controlled “auxiliary” union locals for blacks, with no right to vote in elections and no grievance mechanisms. Nonetheless, the work represented a big improvement in both pay and social mobility for many southern blacks. The employers’ worksites were not segregated (officially, at least), and although racial tensions were frequent, many black men and women worked alongside men and women who were white, Latino, Asian, and Native American. As the migrant stream became a mighty river, both migrant and local blacks organized themselves in the battle against racist union policies. Notable among them were the East Bay Shipyard Workers’ Committee against Discrimination, led by Ray Thompson, a black shipfitter, and the San Francisco Committee against Segregation and Discrimination, representing black workers in the Sausalito yards. As the war wound down, the economic gains for women and blacks began to slip away, especially for black women, who were the first to be laid off. As historian Donna Graves notes, “Arguments against female employment reached a deafening pitch as government, labor unions and businesses worked to grant returning vets priority status and to return gender and familial roles to their prewar ‘norm’." At war’s end, a survey found that although 70% of Bay Area women workers wanted to keep their jobs, most became unemployed. The full story of the struggle for equality by black and women workers in the homefront shipyards constitutes one of the greatest chapters in the history of American race and gender relations. For an excellent overview, see the book “The Second Gold Rush: Oakland and the East Bay in World War II,” by Marilynn S. Johnson, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1993. H istorian Marilynn S. Johnson referred to the East Bay shipyards of WWII as the “new frontier of race relations” in America as millions of mostly southern migrants came seeking greater economic and social opportunity on the homefront. Between 1940 and 1945, the black population of the Bay Area grew from 19,759 to 64,680, or 227%. In Richmond, the black population swelled from just 270 in 1940 to 13,374 in 1950, or from 1% to 13% of the population. An estimated 85% of black migrants to the Bay Area came from the South, mostly from Louisiana and Texas. To the surprise of many native residents, who expected the migrants to return home after the war, 85% stayed on permanently. J oin us for “You’ve Come a Long Way, Rosie!” DON’T MISS THE FUN APRIL 11TH! Enjoy champagne and hors d’oeuvres, dinner, a silent auc- tion, and wonderful historic displays at yet another unique historic location in Richmond. Help us kick off the 15th anniversary year for the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park! Sponsorships and full table purchases are still available. Contact Marsha Mather- Thrift, Executive Director at mmather@ rosietheriveter.org to sponsor. Individual tickets are $150. You can purchase online at www.rosietheriveter.org, or email [email protected] to receive a printed invitation. Questions? Call 510-507-2276. Rosie the Riveter Trust Annual Dinner —Marsha Mather-Thrift Left: Margaret Archie, Kaiser shipyard welder. Right: Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, CA
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News from Rosie the Riveter Trust supporting the Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park
F R O M T H E E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R
Seven years ago, the Trust held one of its first dinners to benefit park programs in the old Machine Shop at the former Kaiser shipyards.
The building was industrial, unimproved, and an unusual dinner locale. Talented Trust volunteers turned a gritty venue into a fabulous one, suffused with “We Can Do It spirit.” Guests wore 40’s attire and celebrated the spirit of the Home Front.
Each year since, led by non-stop board member, Jane Bartke, volunteers have transformed an array of historic buildings, including the Craneway, the
auditorium at Atchison Village, the under-construction new Visitor Center, and last year, a rustic warehouse at the old Filice and Perrelli Cannery Building.
What makes each year’s event more exciting and successful is the fun of meeting old friends and new in an unusual historic setting. This year’s dinner will be no exception! We expect more than 200 people to join us for a fabulous dinner event in another unique historic location. All funds raised benefit important park programs. If you haven’t purchased a ticket, see the inset below and don’t miss the fun!
One of the key themes celebrated at Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park is the impact the wartime
defense industries – and especially the West Coast shipbuilding industry– had on race and gender re-lations in America. The soaring need for labor in the booming Kaiser and other West Coast ship-yards opened up new worlds of opportunity for previously disenfranchised African-Americans and women of all races, leaving a legacy of fitful,
hard-won progress toward greater equality that grad-ually helped re-shape American society.
That progress, however, did not come without a strug-gle by the hundreds of thousands of migrant and local homefront workers confronting a mainstream culture of deep-set racial and gender prejudices.
The opening of the WWII shipbuild-
ing and other defense industries to previously exclud-ed minorities and women was due less to enlightened social policies than to pressure by African-American activists like A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. In the summer of 1941, they threatened a massive protest on the White House lawn unless President Roosevelt issued an ex-ecutive order ending racist Jim Crow policies that excluded African-Americans from working in the de-fense industries.
Roosevelt responded with Executive Order 8802, the first Presidential directive on race since Reconstruction, which declared: “There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries and in government because of race, creed, color, or national origin.” Nonetheless, the directive – not actually a law – was largely ignored by most employers.
Similarly, it was largely the shortage of white male workers and the large protest demonstrations by women, both black and white, that forced the Boilermakers Union, representing up to 70% of all West Coast shipyard workers, to lift its prohibition against hiring female yard workers. As a result of their efforts, thousands of women, who made up the majority of migrants, found jobs in the East Bay shipyards beginning in 1942. At the shipyards’ peak employment, more than 30,000 women were working in the East Bay yards, including more than a quarter of Kaiser’s shipyard labor force in 1944.
The Struggle for Racial and Gender Equality in the WWII Shipyards
Spring 2015 In their Honor • • • In Honor of Agnes MooreJudy Jentzen. In Honor of Clara Rose BoyerScott Tandy. In Honor of Lillian Tandy Diane Hedler. In Honor of Billie BlanchardLucille Cole. In Honor of Cecilia KotalikKathryn Davis. In Honor of Marie DaviesLana Roderick. In Honor of Marie PaladinoLaura Klieves. In Honor of Hazel BennettPatricia Ann Wong. In Honor of “Rosie” Rena Pearl Chung.In Honor of Alma TaylorBeverly and Alfred Granzella. In Honor of Ann Spencer.Shirley Rhead. In Memory of Rose Wilson Lane.Dave Seibert. In Honor of Phil Seibert Sr.Pam Stello. In Honor of Jeanne KortzMeg Stockwell. In Honor of my aunt, Millie Mucha!Barbara Forsstrom. In Memory of Al Gong
Even so, the vast majority of migrant black women were employed as unskilled janitors and laborers, with fewer than 10% of all women defense workers in higher paid skilled positions, such as welders and shipfitters, compared to nearly 50% of all white male workers. Furthermore, women did not qualify for union office-holding positions. And most black men and women were admitted only into the white-controlled “auxiliary” union locals for blacks, with no right to vote in elections and no grievance mechanisms.
Nonetheless, the work represented a big improvement in both pay and social mobility for many southern blacks. The employers’ worksites were not segregated (officially, at least), and although racial tensions were frequent, many black men and women worked alongside men and women who were white, Latino, Asian, and Native American.
As the migrant stream became a mighty river, both migrant and local blacks organized themselves in the battle against racist union policies. Notable among them were the East Bay Shipyard Workers’ Committee against Discrimination, led by Ray Thompson, a black shipfitter, and the San Francisco Committee against Segregation and Discrimination, representing black workers in the Sausalito yards.
As the war wound down, the economic gains for women and blacks began to slip away, especially for black women, who were the first to be laid off. As historian Donna Graves notes, “Arguments against female employment reached a deafening pitch as government, labor unions and businesses worked to grant returning vets priority status and to return gender and familial roles to their prewar ‘norm’." At war’s end, a survey found that although 70% of Bay Area women workers wanted to keep their jobs, most became unemployed.
The full story of the struggle for equality by black and women workers in the homefront shipyards constitutes one of the greatest chapters in the history of American race and gender relations. For an excellent overview, see the book “The Second Gold Rush: Oakland and the East Bay in World War II,” by Marilynn S. Johnson, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1993.
Historian Marilynn S. Johnson referred to the East Bay shipyards of WWII as the “new frontier of race relations”
in America as millions of mostly southern migrants came seeking greater economic and social opportunity on the homefront. Between 1940 and 1945, the black population of the Bay Area grew from 19,759 to 64,680, or 227%. In Richmond, the black population swelled from just 270 in 1940 to 13,374 in 1950, or from 1% to 13% of the population. An estimated 85% of black migrants to the Bay Area came from the South, mostly from Louisiana and Texas. To the surprise of many native residents, who expected the migrants to return home after the war, 85% stayed on permanently.
Join us for “You’ve Come a Long Way, Rosie!” DON’T MISS THE FUN APRIL 11TH!
Enjoy champagne and hors d’oeuvres, dinner, a silent auc-tion, and wonderful historic displays at yet another unique historic location in Richmond. Help us kick off the 15th anniversary year for the Rosie the
Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park!
Sponsorships and full table purchases are still available. Contact Marsha Mather-Thrift, Executive Director at [email protected] to sponsor.
Individual tickets are $150. You can purchase online at www.rosietheriveter.org, or email [email protected] to receive a printed invitation.
Questions? Call 510-507-2276.
Rosie the Riveter Trust Annual Dinner
—Marsha Mather-Thrift
Left: Margaret Archie, Kaiser shipyard welder.Right: Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, CA
TRUSTBOARD OF DIRECTORSDiane M. Hedler, PresidentVera Rowsey, Vice PresidentLynne Horiuchi, Secretary Cathy Durfee, Treasurer Jane A. BartkeTom ButtMark CameronConny FordLetitia D. Moore Barbara Smith Nicholas Targ
ROSIE THE RIVETER TRUST STAFFMarsha Mather-Thrift, Executive DirectorPhilip B. Young, Pro Bono Legal Counsel Rosalyn Sternberg, Development AssociateJon Stewart, Volunteer Newsletter EditorTo sign up for our enews, email [email protected] or go to our website at www.rosietheriveter.org. For more information, call 510-507-2276
Photos courtesy of RORI to accompany Struggle for Racial and Gender Equality in the WWII Shipyards Inside Left: Margaret Archie, Kaiser shipyard welder. Right: Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, CA; Newsletter Design by Spokewise. Printing by Autumn Press. Printed with soy-based inks on recycled paper.
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As we gear up for all of the activities in the new year, 2015 is
also a time when we will be reflecting on just how far we have come. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the park
and it is important to remember where we started. When the park was established in October of 2000 the National Park Service was new to the city and we did not have a home. The first superintendent worked out of County Supervisor John Gioia’s office and there were only a few locations where people could experience the home front legacy – the Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park and the SS Red Oak Victory in Shipyard no. 3. Over the years we have been able to work closely with a variety of partners to accomplish amazing things, including: moving a whirley crane to Shipyard
no. 3, restoring the Maritime Child Development Center, ensuring and enhancing access to Shipyard no. 3 and the bay trail, restoring the Rigger’s Loft, constructing a new visitor center with permanent exhibits, producing two award winning films, building a museum collection of over 19,000 items, collecting over 250 oral histories, and providing information along the bay trail and shoreline parks as well as along Macdonald Avenue in downtown Richmond. More importantly we have raised awareness about the park not only locally, but regionally and nationally. We continue to break new ground in our efforts to preserve the stories and share the legacy of the home front, and Rosie the Riveter Trust has been there from the beginning, and even before, to help make it possible. We look forward to working with the Trust and all of our partners in helping to chart an even more engaging and exciting future for the park's next 15 years.
F R O M T H E P A R K S U P E R I N T E N D E N T
—Tom Leatherman
SUNDAYS
Women, Get a War Job!3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19 at 2 PM (45 minutes) Learn about the WWII media campaign that called women to “do their part.” Which women were addressed? Which women answered?
The Port Chicago Disaster & Aftermath3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19 at 3 PM (45 min.) What kinds of questions were sailors and civilians asking after 1 million pounds of explosives blew up in Concord in 1944?
Shoreline History On Your Bike (or Rollerblades or Skateboard)!3/22, 4/26, 10 AM to 12:30 PM (2 ½ hrs.) Explore Richmond’s WWII-era history along the Bay Trail. Join the world’s slowest bike tour for 2.5 miles on a flat, shoreline path. Bring bike/ skateboard/ skates and meet park rangers at the Visitor Center. (Helmets required. Rain cancels.) RSVP to [email protected] or (510) 232-5050 x6628.
MONDAYS
Women, Get a War Job! 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 at 11 AM (45 minutes) See SUNDAY des.
TUESDAYS
Play Hard in the Shipyard 3/10, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28 at 11 AM (30 minutes) Wondering how the shipyard workers spent their free time? From friendly competitions, to intramural sports, home front workers knew how to have a good time! Join us to learn more
about the recreational lifestyles of World War II shipyard workers.
Of Lost Conversations 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28 at 2 PM (45 min.) Ranger Betty Soskin discusses her experience as a young African American woman during WWII.
“Women on the Home Front…And Beyond” Film Series Heroic women play the leading roles in these fi lms, all made or set during WWII. All films will be shown aboard the historic SS Red Oak Victory. Boarding begins at 6:30, films begin at 7 PM. For information and directions to the ship, call 510-237-2933. 3/17: Shining Through (1992) Starring Michael Douglas, and Melanie Griffith as a brave woman who goes undercover in Germany for the Allies to discover the secrets of the V2 rocket. This film is rated R; no one under 17 admitted without a parent. 4/14: Force of Arms (1951): William Holden, a soldier, and Nancy Olson, a nurse, find love during war. 5/12: The Josephine Baker Story (1991): Ingénue and ex-pat Josephine Baker stays in France during WWII and helps Jews escape the Nazis. This film is rated R; no one under 17 admitted without a parent.
WEDNESDAYS
Richmond Bus Tour with Ranger Betty Soskin (RESERVATION ONLY) 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15 from 10:00am to 12:30pm (2 ½ hours) Board the bus with ranger Betty Soskin to visit key park sites while reflecting on African American home front experiences. Space is limited, reservations required: call 510-232-5050 x0 for start time and location.
Women, Get a War Job! 3/18, 3/25, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 at 2 PM (45 minutes) See SUNDAY description.
THURSDAYS
Of Lost Conversations 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30 at 11 AM (45 minutes) See TUESDAY description.
Blossoms and Thorns 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 at 2 PM (1 hr) A docent from the Japanese American Citizens’ League screens the documentary, Blossoms and Thorns, about Richmond’s pre-and post-war community of flower growers and nursery owners, and shares their experiences from a WWII internment camp.
FRIDAYS
Rosie Meet and Greet!3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 from 10 AM to 12 PM; 1 PM to 2 PM Most Fridays, a group of civilian WWII docents share their stories in an informal setting at the Visitor Center. Here is your chance to ask the experts about life and work on the WWII American Home Front.
Rails through Richmond 3/27, 4/24 at 12 PM (45 min.) Railroads opened the West, including the City of Richmond, western terminus of the Santa Fe. Join a ranger to explore the railroad’s impact on WWII, & vice versa.
Rationing on the Home Front 3/20, 4/17 at 12 PM (1 hour) During WWII, Americans were asked to sacrifice in support of the troops, and this was evident daily at the dinner table. Learn about food rationing and share a sweet treat invented by wartime bakers.
Warbling through the War Years 3/6, 3/13, 3/27, 4/17, 4/24 at 2 PM (45 minutes) World War II produced popular music from jitterbug to broken hearts, which we’ll see and hear
through samples from radio, records, and the movies.
The Children of the Camps 3/20 at 2 PM (1.5 hours) Children of the Camps, a powerful documentary by Dr. Satsuki Ina, which portrays the lingering personal impact of the WWII internment experience on Japanese Americans who were children during their imprisonment. Seating limited to 48 people, reservations recommended. Please call 510-232-5050 x0 and leave your name and phone number, and specify which day and time.
Hidden Legacy: Traditional Japanese Performing Arts in the WWII Internment 4/10 at 2 PM (1.5 hrs) For her film, Hidden Legacy, koto player Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto-Wong interviewed Japanese American artists who were interned during WWII to tell the story of how traditional Japanese cultural arts were maintained at a time when the War Relocation Authority emphasized the importance of assimilation and Americanization. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Please call 510-232-5050 x0 and leave your name and phone number and specify which day and time.
Cats of Mirikitani5/1 at 11 AM (1 hour) Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy;s painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing power of community and art, this film has won awards at some 20 festivals, including prizes at Tribeca, Tokyo, Quito, Bologna, Durban, Galway, Seoul,& Lyon.
SATURDAYS
Volunteer Training3/7, 3/14, 3/21 at 9 AM (4 hrs. on each date) The Park is currently seeking volunteers to assist with operations at our Visitor Center. We are looking for people 18 years old or older, with a passion for history, education, & public service, who can commit to work at least 8 hrs/mo. Volunteers must be available to attend all training units listed. To apply, or for more information, contact Lucien Sonder at [email protected] or 510-232-5050 x6622.
Dogs for Defense3/7 at 3:30 PM (45 minutes) Learn about how thousands of American families not only lent a hand, but four paws as well, by donating their family dogs to assist soldiers on the front lines and on the home front during WWII.
Of Lost Conversations3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25 at 2 PM (45 mi.) See TUESDAY des.
Opposing the Good War: Conscientious Objectors in WWII3/14 at 3:30 PM (1 hour) For the first time starting in 1940, conscientious objectors were granted the right to do
“work of national importance” on the home front, instead of fighting in a war they did not support. Learn about the many ways COs served their country during WWII, and the profound impact their service had on them, and the nation.
Children of the Camps 3/21 at 3 PM (1.5 hrs) Dr. Satsuki Ina will be present to introduce her film, Children of the Camps. Seating is limited, reservations REQUIRED. See FRIDAY description for film details.
Wagging Tails and War Tales4/4 at 10 AM (2 hr. one-way walk) Join
National Park Service rangers from Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park for a dog-friendly walk along Richmond’s Bay Trail. Bring your furry friend on leash, and learn more about how family dogs contributed to war efforts during WWII. This program is part of the Healthy Parks, Healthy People Bay Area Initiative. NOTE: Space is limited. To reserve your spot and find out the starting location, call 510-232-5050 x6622 and leave your name and phone number. Note: Rain cancels.
Documentary Film “Hidden Legacy” and Koto Performance4/11 at 2 PM (2 hours) This screening (see FRIDAY description for film details) will be preceded by a short koto performance and introduction by the director, and a Q&A will follow. Seating is limited and reservations are REQUIRED. Please call 510-232-5050 x0 and leave your name and phone number and specify which day and time.
The Cat Who Chose to Dream4/18 at 12 PM (1.5 hours) Child psychologist and author Loriene Honda will present a slideshow on her children’s book, The Cat Who Chose to Dream. This is the story of a cat’s choice to be incarcerated at a World War II prison camp as a gesture of loving support to the Japanese American family to whom he belongs. Through the beautiful artwork of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, and the inclusion of therapeutic relaxation and visualization techniques, Ms. Honda demonstrates how the imaginative mind can prove to be one’s most powerful tool in surpassing adversity. Seating is limited and reservations REQUIRED. Please call 510-232-5050 x0 and leave your name and phone number; specify which day and time.
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