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“Building Labor’s Political Power” – #HowWorkersWin conference – May 5, 2023
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MODERATOR:
Samir Sonti
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Samir Sonti
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MODERATED BY:
Stephanie Luce
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MODERATOR:
Ruth Milkman
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Jennifer Abruzzo – General Counsel, NLRB
MODERATED BY:
Ellen Dichner
GUEST SPEAKER:
Rick Wartzman
MODERATOR:
Ruth Milkman
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Eman Abdelhadi
M.E. O’Brien
MODERATED BY:
Rebecca Lurie
GUEST SPEAKER:
Juan González
MODERATOR:
Alexandra Lescaze
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Rozina Ali – Contributing Writer, New York Times magazine
Gabrielle Gurley – Senior Editor, The American Prospect
Kim Kelly – Author, FIGHT LIKE HELL: The Untold History of American Labor
MODERATED BY:
Laura Flanders – Host and Executive Producer, The Laura Flanders Show
GUEST SPEAKERS:
J. Phillip Thompson, Stephen Lerner, and Ruth Milkman, Ligia Guallpa, Andrew Ross, and Maritza Silva-Farrell
MODERATED BY:
Paula Finn and Samir Sonti – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Chris Smalls – Amazon Labor Union
Michelle Eisen – Starbucks Workers United
MODERATED BY:
Heather McGhee – CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Aixa Torres; Marquis Jenkins; Joshua Barnett
MODERATED BY:
James Rodriguez – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
J.W. Mason – John Jay College, CUNY
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Andrew Ross – Author, SUNBELT BLUES
MODERATED BY:
James Rodriguez – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Erica Smiley – Jobs With Justice
Sarita Gupta – The Ford Foundation
MODERATED BY:
Laura Flanders – City Works and The Laura Flanders Show
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Penny Lewis; Carolina Bank Munoz; Emily Tumpson Molina
MODERATED BY:
Stephen Brier – Professor Emeritus, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Benjamin Braun
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – Assistant Professor, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKER:
Sujatha Gidla – Author, Ants Among Elephants: An Unotuchable Family and the Making of Modern India
MODERATED BY:
Kafui Attoh – Associate Professor, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Ashley Bohrer / Justin Akers-Chacon / Aly Wane
MODERATED BY:
Sofya Aptekar – Associate Professor, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Ai-jen Poo – Co-Director, Caring Across Generations
Phil Thompson – Professor of Political Science and Urban Planning, MIT
MODERATED BY:
Laura Flanders – Host, City Works and The Laura Flanders Show
GUEST SPEAKER:
Heather McGhee – Author, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
MODERATED BY:
Deepak Bhargava – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
MODERATED BY:
Joshua Freeman – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKER:
Gregory Pardlo – Pulitzer Prize Winner and author of TOTEM, DIGEST, and Air Traffic
MODERATED BY:
Paula Finn – Editor-in-Chief, New Labor Foruma
GUEST SPEAKER:
Kali Akuno – Co-founder & co-director, Cooperation Jackson
MODERATED BY:
Rebecca Lurie – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Heather Berg — Professor, Washington University; Author, Porn Work
MODERATED BY:
Whitney Strub – Contributor, New Labor Forum; Professor, Rutgers University
GUEST SPEAKER:
Jack Metzgar – Author, Bridging the Divide
MODERATED BY:
Joshua Freeman – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Zephyr Teachout — Professor, Fordham School of Law; Author, Break ‘Em Up!
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKER:
Sanford Jacoby – Author, Labor in the Age of Finance
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Leonie Haimson; Jullian Harris-Calvin; Jose Ortiz; James Rodriguez
MODERATED BY:
John Mollenkopf – CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
GUEST SPEAKER:
Cornel West – Keynote Address
SPONSORED BY:
CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
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Full day conference video. Please visit slu.cuny.edu/conferences for program info.
MODERATED BY:
CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“Occupy Wall Street’s Legacy 10 Years Later” September 17, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Michelle Crentsil – Political Director of the New York State Nurses Association
Lisa Fithian – Activist and the author of Shut it Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance (2019)
Sandy Nurse – Democratic Nominee of 37th District of the New York City Council and co-founder of Mayday Space and BK Rot
Jonathon Smucker – Co-founder of Pennsylvania Stands Up, Beyond the Choir, and Common Defense, and the author of Hegemony How-to: A Roadmap for Radicals (2017)
MODERATED BY:
Stephanie Luce– Professor of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“Storytelling for City Making” June 2, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Cassim Shepard – Principal/Founder, S/Q Projects
MODERATED BY:
Deepak Bhargava– Distinguished Professor of Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“THE RISE OF RACIST NATIONALISM IN NORTH AMERICA” March 25, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Harsha Walia – Chair of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
MODERATED BY:
Sofya Aptekar – Associate Professor of Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
Locked up & Locked Down: COVID 19, Decarceration, & Defunding the Police, March 16, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Jane-Roberte Sampeur – Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project, Legal Aid Society
MODERATED BY:
Ellen Dichner– Distinguished Lecturer of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“Work Won’t Love You Back,” March 9, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Sarah Jaffe – Contributor for New Labor Forum
MODERATED BY:
Ruth Milkman – Distinguished Lecturer of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“THE FIRST 100 DAYS”, January 21, 2021
GUEST SPEAKERS: Judith Browne Dianis – Executive Director, The Advancement Project
Dorian Warren – President, Community Change
Felicia Wong – CEO, Roosevelt Institute
Ellen Dichner – Distinguished Lecturer in Labor Studies, CUNY SLU
MODERATED BY: Deepak Bhargava – Distinguished Lecturer in Urban Studies, CUNY SLU
“Progressive Fractures on Land Use & Housing: Lessons from the Left Coast” September 9, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Miriam Greenberg – Professor of Sociology, University of California Santa Cruz
MODERATED BY:
Kafui Attoh – Associate Professor of Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“THE NEXT SHIFT: The Fall of Industry & the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America” April 14, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Gabriel Winant – Professor of History, University of Chicago
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – Professor of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“IMMIGRANT LABOR & THE NEW PRECARIAT” March 23, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Ruth Milkman – Chair of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – Associate Professor of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
Advancing Black Leadership: Building Worker Power in the Southern States, March 11, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Erica Smiley – Executive Director, Jobs With Justice
MODERATED BY:
Stephanie Luce – Professor of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
Black Led Antiracist Unionism: The Legacy of Ben Fletcher & I.W.W., February 4, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Peter Cole – Author, Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly; Professor of History, Western Illinois University
MODERATED BY:
Kafui Attoh – Professor of Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
Seismic Shifts: Organized Labor & Covid’s Impact on the Economy, January 28, 2021
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Heidi Shierholz – Director of Policy, Economic Policy Institute
Mark Levinson – Chief Economist, SEIU
MODERATED BY:
Joshua Freeman – Professor Emeritus, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“MAKING SENSE OF #ELECTION 2020: A REPORTERS’ ROUNDTABLE”
GUEST SPEAKERS: Juan Manuel Benitez; Michelle Chen; Jeet Heer; Harold Meyerson
MODERATED BY: Laura Flanders – Host, The Laura Flanders Show (PBS) & City Works (SLU)
“THE PANDEMIC ECONOMY & THE FUTURE OF WORK”
GUEST SPEAKER: Aaron Benanav – Author, Automation and the Future of Work (Verso 2020)
MODERATED BY: Joel Suarez – Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, CUNY SLU
“ECONOMIC, RACIAL & IMMIGRANT JUSTICE: A PROGRESSIVE CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA FOR 2021”
GUEST SPEAKER: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
MODERATED BY: Deepak Bhargava – Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies, SLU
“THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE COVID PANDEMIC”
GUEST SPEAKER: Leo Panitch – Professor at York University & Editor of The Socialist Register
MODERATED BY: Samir Sonti – Professor of Labor Studies, SLU
“PUBLIC HEALTH, PRIVATE EQUITY, & THE PANDEMIC”
GUEST SPEAKER: Max Fraser – Professor of History, University of Miami
MODERATED BY: Samir Sonti – Professor of Labor and Urban Studies, SLU
“CONFRONTING COVID: WORKERS & UNIONS ON THE FRONTLINE”
GUEST SPEAKER: Sara Nelson – President, Association of Flight Attendants
MODERATED BY: Ruth Milkman – Professor of Labor Studies, SLU
“COVID, CLIMATE CRISIS & THE NEED FOR A RESILIENCE WORKFORCE”
GUEST SPEAKER: Saket Soni – Executive Director, Resilience Force
MODERATED BY: Sean Sweeney – Coordinator, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
“Black Workers and the Triple Pandemic”, June 25, 2020
Guest Speakers: Michelle Crentsil Political Director, New York State Nurses Association, Courtney Sebring Creative Communications Director, BYP 100 April Sims Secretary-Treasurer, Washington State Labor Council Clarence Taylor Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Baruch College Maurice BP-Weeks Co-Executive Director, Action Center on Race and the Economy
Moderated by: Diana Robinson New York Union Semester Coordinator, The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
“Fighting for CUNY, Rebuilding NYC”, June 11, 2020
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