Nikki Fortunado Bas
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As we lament the financial meltdown, Bas reminds us that disadvantaged communities face a perpetual recession. The Executive Director of EBASE demonstrates, through concrete personal stories, how the basic concepts of the living wage, the community benefits model, and expanding the pie are pathways to a green and sustainable inclusive jobs movement.
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Work |
2009 |
Anna Burger
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"The most powerful woman in the labor movement," Burger talks about the EFCA, sharing the prosperity, and why labor unions aren't just good for union members, but for all workers.
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Work |
2009 |
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
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The head of Green for All believes this is the moment, and our movement needs to take advantage of it. A stirring and deeply personal presentation on organizing power by engaging community.
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Carbon |
2009 |
John Kao
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In a presentation that mixes speech, music, and audience input, the renown author and thinker dubbed "Mr. Creativity" talks about the meaning and importance of innovation, how we innovate, and the future as a design problem.
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Morning Plenary |
2009 |
Manuel Pastor
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An organizer and academic, Pastor gives an informative and entertaining talk on California's demographics as a harbinger for the country's, as well as la conyuntura (the immediate) vs. the long run, along with an inspirational quote from Eminem.
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Work |
2009 |
John Stocks
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The head of the National Education Association illustrates the pressures on our country's system of public education and the two responding camps emerging. In addition, Stocks advocates that teachers themselves reclaim responsibility for the quality, certification, and evaluation of the profession.
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Work |
2009 |
Melissa Bradley
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There is a big difference between getting a job and creating assets. The number of people in this country who are economically "at risk" is rising daily. Melissa Bradley outlines this issue and some ways we can help build wealth across the economic spectrum.
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Money |
2008 |
Jon Hiatt
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Hiatt advocates for collaboration between the organized labor movement and an emerging labor movement of worker centers and community based organizations. Presentation of "Community-Labor Coalitions: Los Angeles Car Wash Campaign."
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Money |
2008 |
Rob Johnson
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Months before the economic crisis, the former director at Soros Fund Management talks about excessive risk and much needed reforms in the financial system and the tension between markets, taxpayers and basic values.
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Money |
2008 |
