Conferences, Workshops and Special Events

LEP Fall 2020 Workshop Series:
Diversity and Inclusion in the Labor Movement

Join us for our Fall Workshop Series on Diversity and Inclusion in the Labor Movement. This 5-session series will be available via Zoom for $100 for the entire series or $25 per session.

Co-sponsored with Michigan AFL-CIO.

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  • African-Americans and the labor movement - September 15

    Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 // 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Presenter: Cynthia Hewitt, Morehouse College

    Agenda

    • Introduction to the series (5 min.)
    • African American labor history (40 minutes)
    • Constituency group / social movement groups – talk about movement perspectives and an agenda for the future (20 minutes)
    • Q&A via Break-out rooms or Chat (25 minutes)

     

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  • Women and the labor movement - September 22

    Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 // 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Presenter: Lisa Fine, MSU or LeShawn Harris, MSU

    Agenda

    • Women’s labor history (40 minutes)
    • Constituency group / social movement groups – talk about movement perspectives and an agenda for the future (20 minutes)
    • Q&A via Break-out rooms or Chat (30 minutes)

     

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  • LatinX and the labor movement - September 29

    Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 // 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Presenter: Delia Fernandez, MSU

    Agenda

    • LatinX labor history (40 minutes)
    • Constituency group / social movement groups – talk about movement perspectives and an agenda for the future (20 minutes)
    • Q&A via Break-out rooms or Chat (30 minutes)

     

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  • LGBTQ rights - October 6

    Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 // 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Presenter: Stacy Hickox, MSU

    Agenda

    • History of legal rights for LGBTQ employees (30 minutes)
    • Constituency group / social movement groups – talk about movement perspectives and an agenda for the future (20 minutes)
    • Q&A via Break-out rooms or Chat (30 minutes)

     

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  • Fighting discrimination and promoting inclusion - October 13

    Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 // 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Presenter: Stacy Hickox, MSU, Michelle Kaminski, MSU, and/or Rick Shafer, MSU

    Agenda

    • Using the law to combat discrimination (30 minutes)
    • What is Restorative Justice?  How can we use it to promote inclusion in our unions? (30 minutes)
    • Q&A via Break-out rooms or Chat (30 minutes)

     

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Labor Education