This event was a big success, with more than 100 people at our Saturday keynote plenary. Thank you to all of you who joined us.
A big shout out to all the people who volunteered, your willingness to work so hard was much appreciated.
Emerging Leaders Conference 2017 - Agenda Draft
Social Justice Unionism in the Face of RTW
Friday, October 13th
5:30pm Doors Open
6:00pm Opening Panel Plenary: Defining 21th Century Social Justice Unionism & Understanding the Threat of RTW (Building C, Room 122)
- April Sims, Field Mobilization Director, WSLC
- Faye Guenther, Secretary Treasurer, UFCW 21
- Peter Hasegawa, Organizing Director MLKCLC
- Cindy Domingo, Board Chair of LELO/A Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing, APALA Member, and founding member of the Alliance for Resistance and Power
8:00pm Conference Agenda Review & Conference Icebreaker Activity
8:30pm Close
Saturday, October 14th
8:15am Doors Open
9:00am Keynote Plenary:
Featuring a Keynote Panel moderated by Jeff Johnson, President, Washington State Labor Council, on the Role of Racial Justice in the Labor Movement in a Right-to-Work Era including- Bill Fletcher, Internationally renowned labor and civil rights activist
- Jesse Hagopian, History teacher at Garfield High School and nationally renowned education activist
- Ligaya Domingo, Education Director, SEIU 1199NW
- Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center & Vice President of the California Federation of Teachers
11:00am Morning Break
11:30am Story Telling Workshop: Telling Stories that Fight RTW and Build Union Power, co-hosted by the Women Labor Leaders in Action (facilitated by Dante Gracia)
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Workshops Round 1:
- Fighting against Right-Wing Populism and Winning (taught by Bill Fletcher)
- Winning Issues Campaigns in the Workplace (taught by Sarah Laslett, Career Instructor, Oregon Labor Education & Research Center)
4:00pm Afternoon Break
4:30pm Workshops Round 2:
- Identifying Leaders (taught by UFCW 21)
- Member-to-Member Internal Organizing Workshop (taught by IBEW 77)
- Demonstrating Value in a Right-to-Work World (taught by PTE 17)
6:30pm Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders (WA YELL) Social
8:30pm Close