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DESCRIPTION:SF Conference-Teaching Labor/Worker Education\nJoin seasoned and young 
 labor educators to showcase strategies for your education 
 program\n\nSaturday, January 31, 2015\n8:30 am – 4:30 pm\nPierre Coste 
 Room, Statler Wing\nCity College Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan Avenue, San 
 Francisco, California\n\n\nPROGRAM AS OF January 15, 2015\n\nA day focusing 
 on the practices and practitioners of labor education, sponsored by the 
 United Association for Labor Education (UALE) and the City College of San 
 Francisco Labor and Community Studies Department. Union, school, worker’s 
 center, apprenticeship and community-based educators are invited to attend 
 and participate. All are welcome.\n\nThe exchange will consist of brief 
 presentations of examples of labor or social justice education content and 
 teaching strategy by Bay Area educators. Come and present, report, share or 
 just watch and learn.  Bring materials to display or 
 sell.\n\nAgenda\n\n8:30 – 9:00 - Registration. Coffee and tea available.  
 Book Table from Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco (closes after 
 lunch)\n\n9:00 – 9:15 - Welcome and introductions. Bill Shields, Chair, 
 Labor and Community Studies Department, CCSF\n\n9:15 – 11:30 - First 
 Curriculum Exchange session. 10 minutes for each presentation, 5 minutes 
 for discussion. Helena Worthen, facilitator.\n\nHelena Worthen, UALE and 
 NWU 1981: “Hard Questions”\nRobin Dewey, Program Coordinator, LOHP: 
 “Hazard Mapping”\nSan Francisco Council and LCSD, CCSF: “Popular 
 Education in a Multi-Union Leadership Training” \nGifford Hartman, IWW: 
 “Following the Work: ESL for AIWA through studying            the garment 
 industry and prevailing wages”\nTom Edminster: The CFT Labor in the 
 Schools Curriculum\nLa Colectiva de Mujeres/The Women’s Collective: 
 “Our Lives/Our        Stories/Nuestras Vidas/Nuestros 
 Testimonios”\nPeter Olney, ILWU: “The Power of Acting Together: Moving 
 Workers into       Action”\nLouise Rush: “The Local 2/Hospitality 
 Industry College Knowledge Program”\n\n11:30 – 12:15 - Lunch, 
 opportunities to talk with presenters. $10-15 donation requested for 
 lunch\n\n12:15 – 12:45 - Planning and organizational matters. Bill 
 Shields, facilitator. Helena Worthen: UALE. The AFL-CIO survey of 
 university and college labor ed programs. Steve Zeltzer: Using media to get 
 the message out\n\n12:45 – 2:20 - Second Curriculum Exchange Session.  
 Joe Berry, facilitator.\n\nRichard Bermack, photographer: “What it takes 
 to win the hearts and                                     minds of working 
 people”\nDerek Green, AGFLCH: Who is the audience for Labor 
 Culture?\nTenaya LaFore: “Reflecting on our experiences as 
 organiz-ees”\nVivian Price, Director, CSDH Labor Studies: 
 “Controversies between                             unions and communities 
 over environmental issues”\nJames Tracy, Housing Community Organizer: 
 “Housing as a Human                             Right”\nBrigid 
 O’Farrell, UAW/NWU 1981, author of book on Eleanor                        
                Roosevelt: “Using our Past to Change our Future”\nJune 
 Brumer, Grandmothers Against War: “An Iraq Vet speaks to High             
                        School Students.”\nSue Englander, CCSF: “Dig up 
 the Present from the Past”\n\n2:20 – 2:35 - Break\n\n2:35 – 4:30 - 
 Forum on Labor Education programs.  Reports and presentations about what 
 education programs are doing, by labor educators at colleges, universities, 
 unions, workers’ centers and community-based organizations. Bill shields, 
 facilitator.\n\nBill Shields, CCSF Department of Labor and Community 
 Studies\nAlicia Flores, UC Berkeley: Labor summer programs, connecting 
 students to labor and social justice programs\nClementina Jara, UC 
 Berkeley, the Dellums African American Leadership and the Latino Leadership 
 Institute programs\nMaria Abadesco, UC Berkeley, The Summer Institutes for 
 Union Women, upcoming Portland June 20\nVivian Price, Director, CSU 
 Dominguez Hills Labor Studies Program\nJim Kelley, Director, San Jose 
 Community College Labor Studies Program\nLa Collectiva de Mujeres/the 
 Women’s Collective\nNicky Trasvina, CFHE, LCLAA and SF State 
 University\n\n\nPeople who would like to be included in the Curriculum 
 Exchanges should contact Helena Worthen, helenaworthen@gmail.com or 
 510-828-2745 right away for instructions on how to prepare a proposal. 
 Similarly, labor educators who can talk abut their programs and their 
 activities should contact Joe Berry at joeberry@igc.org or Bill Shields at 
 wshields@ccsf.edu to get on the agenda.\n\nWe look forward to seeing 
 everyone on the 31st of January!\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/26/18767533.php
SUMMARY:SF Conference-Teaching Labor/Worker Education
LOCATION:Pierre Coste Room, Statler Wing\nCity College Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan 
 Avenue, San Francisco, California
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/26/18767533.php
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