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Posted by | May 8, 2012
Labor Caucus

Connect with like-minded folks and talk with others from your community in our identity caucuses.

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Screening: “American Teacher”

Weaving interviews of policy experts and startling facts with the lives and careers of four teachers, "American Teacher" tells the collective story by and about those closest to the issues...

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Screening: “At the River I Stand,” presented by ATU

At the River I Stand is a powerful documentary that reconstructs the two months in Memphis, TN in 1968 leading to the tragic death of Martin Luther King Jr., the...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Take a Walk, Scott: Post-Mortem of the Wisconsin Recalls

On June 5, progressives across the country will either be celebrating Scott Walker's recall loss or angry about his victory. Either way, this panel will serve as a post-mortem for...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Victory in Ohio: How Senate Bill 5 was Defeated

Understand the success of the "We are Ohio" campaign's road to victory in beating back the right's attacks on working families. Get insight on how the tactics used in Ohio can translate...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Working Rhode Island: How We Built a Progressive Movement in Rhode Island

Working across class, generation, ethnic and trade barriers, Working Rhode Island is following the “One Big Union” model in exciting and dynamic ways. Built out of a common need to...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Taking the Offense in State Elections

In state after state, working people and the progressive community have met unprecedented attacks on their salaries, pensions and social services with blow-out success. But it’s not enough to play...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Collaboration, Not Co-option: Labor, Community Organizations and Occupy Wall Street Working Together

Occupy Wall Street has not only been a successful movement in and of itself, but it was pivotal in reinvigorating the work of labor unions and community organizations throughout the...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Inside the Activists’ Studio: What to Do When the Right Comes After You

When the right-wing noise machine gets started, any progressive group or individual can find themselves the target of a coordinated wave of attacks (remember ACORN?). Fighting back isn't easy—it takes...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Pushing Back: How Labor Groups are Fighting Concessions and Workplace Abuses in the Down Economy

Leveraging a weak economy and a diminished union base, corporations are now expecting more and more out of their workers while offering less and less in return. This panel will...

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