Back to All Events

Re-Imagining Solidarity Conference

  • University Of Washington (map)

A day-long conference dedicated to conversations among local activists on ways to join commitments and collaborate on transformative projects fighting for social justice, racial justice, gender justice, and workers’ empowerment in the current political moment.

FREE! Parking and lunch provided with registration. Space is limited.

REGISTER: labor.washington.edu/solidarity

TOPICS INCLUDE

· Transforming Politics As Usual: Electoral Politics

· Challenging Strategies for Advancing Social Justice Unionism

· Retaking Ownership of the Company Town

SPEAKERS INCLUDE 

· Bill Fletcher, author and activist

· Kent Wong, UCLA Labor Center

· Megan Ming Francis, UW Political Science

· Nicole Grant, MLK County Labor Council

· Dulce Gutiérrez, Yakima City Council

· Faye Guenther, UFCW 21

· Rosalinda Guillen, Community to Community Development

· Bob Hasegawa, Washington State Legislature

· Eunice How, UNITE-HERE Local 8

· Dean McGrath, ILWU Local 23

· Nikkita Oliver, Seattle Peoples Party

· Sarah Quinn, UW Sociology

· Matt Remle, Mazaska Talks

· Sandy Restrepo, Colectiva Legal del Pueblo

· Jonathan Rosenblum, author and activist

· Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council

· Reverend John Stean, Ebenezer AME Zion Church

2100356.BridgesConferencePoster.f1 (dragged)-page-001.jpg