Schedule of Classes and Workshops
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Plenary Sessions:
Sunday Evening: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Laurie Graham. Topic: The Healthcase Crisis and its Impact on Women.
Monday Morning: Speaker Rafia Zakaria. Topic: Women Today and Current Movements.
Tuesday Morning: Senator Vi Simpson, Senate District 40, Indiana. Topic: The Current Economic Crisis and its Impact on Women.
Tuesday Evening: Ruth Needleman. Topic: Movement Building.
Morning Classes:
Hell Raising 101: How to Build Shop Floor Power. Taught by Lettie Oliver, President of the Indianapolis Central Labor Council.
Taking on the Crisis: Wages, Organizing, and Corporate Power. Taught by Judy Ancel, Director of the Labor Edcuation Program at University of MO, Kansas City (UMKC).
Building Solidarity Among Women: Bridging the Diversities
Making Change: Lessons from History. Taught by Ruth Needleman, Professor of Labor Studies at Indiana University Purdue Unversity at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
Afternoon Workshops:
An FMLA Update. Taught by Rae Sovereign,Lecturer of Labor Studies, IU South Bend.
Domestic Violence: Not Just at Home Anymore
Financial Planning. Taught by AFSCME
Grass Roots Political Organizing. Taught by Marquita Walker, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Indiana University Purdue Unversity at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
Community Resources in a Time of Economic Crisis
Skills in Organizing. Taught by Alison Luthe, Community Organizer with Jobs for Justice and Becky Smith, Community Organizer with Unite Here.
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