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Friday, May 19, 7:00pm Globalization,
Democracy, and the Construction of a Progressive Future
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Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 Media and
Democracy
The New
Wisconsin Idea: The Role of the Bradley Foundation in State Public Policy Growing Disparities in Wealth, Income, and Job Quality This workshop focuses on the growing inequalities in income and employment in the U.S. and Wisconsin, their causes, and what can be done to reverse these trends. Annette Bernhardt, Center On Wisconsin Strategy Bonnie Block, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Chuck Collins, United for a Fair Economy Laura Dresser, Center On Wisconsin Strategy Erik Olin Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Progressive
Politics and the Electoral Arena Welfare Reform This workshop examines Wisconsin’s welfare "reform" and the challenges it presents. Carole Medaris, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Vicky Selkowe, Institute for Wisconsin’s Future Health Care Security for All This workshop examines the negative effects of the current U.S. health care system on individuals, families, and the broader society and the need for Universal Health Care. Linda Fabry Farley, Wisconsin Physicians for National Health Program; Wisconsin Citizen Action Health Care Task Force Eugene Farley, Wisconsin Physicians for National Health Program; Wisconsin Citizen Action Health Care Task Force Campaign Finance Reform in Wisconsin This workshop is an open-ended discussion of what it will take to achieve comprehensive campaign finance reform in Wisconsin, given the state’s current political realities. With representatives from: Common Cause Heffernan Commission Wisconsin Citizen Action Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Wisconsin State Legislature Globalization: The Political and Economic Implications for Wisconsin and the U.S. This session is an open-ended discussion of the political and economic implications of "globalization" and its supporting institutions (the WTO, the IMF, and the World Bank) for Wisconsin and the U.S., and what can and should be done to address them. Chuck Collins, United for a Fair Economy Joshua Farley, Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Maryland Dan Rodman, Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua Lori Wallach, Global Trade Watch Small Farms in the Global Economy This workshop focuses on the impact of economic globalization on the survival of small farms and strategies for combating it. Miriam Brown, Churches’ Center for Land and People Francis Goodman, Family Farm Defenders Lori Harms, Family Farm Defenders Margaret Krome, Agricultural Institute Labor on the Offensive: Opportunities and Challenges Workers are standing up and fighting back all over the country — organizing new unions, defending working standards, opposing corporate rule. This session focuses on the changes that have helped create this new, more dynamic environment, models for organizing in this period, and barriers that will have to be overcome to advance the movement's development. Jim Cavanaugh, South Central Federation of Labor Pat Hickey, Hotel Employees Restaurant Employees Union Betsy Hodges, Progressive Minnesota John Vellardita, PACE 1202 Turtles and Teamsters Together: The New Student-Labor Activism Today's University campuses are hotbeds of activism around sweatshop labor, campus working standards, and other labor solidarity issues. This workshop examines the new student-labor activism and ways to strengthen the bonds between the Student and Labor Movements. Bob Hemauer, Student Labor Action Coalition Molly McGrath, UW-Madison Alliance for Democracy (180/MDE) The Prison System: Who Pays and Who Profits? This workshop analyzes the serious problems associated with incarceration in Wisconsin and what can be done to address them. Jo Ann Griffin, Operation Bootstrap Esther Heffernan, Edgewood College Mark Werhly, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Building Progressive Coalitions The anti-mining movement has successfully reached outside traditional activist circles to build a broad-based coalition that includes inter-ethnic, labor, and environmental movements engaged in grassroots organizing against multinational corporations. This workshop explores the factors behind this successful case of coalition building and the strategic lessons that can be applied to other coalition building efforts. Zoltan Grossman, Midwest Treaty Network (http://www.treatyland.com/) Gerry Gunderson, Committee of Labor Against Sulfide Pollution (http://www.alphacdc.com/treaty/clasp.html) Organizing and the Power of Culture for Social Change This workshop examines the role that art can play in facilitating organizing for social change. Si Kahn, Grassroots Leadership Grassroots Organizing: NARAL’s Choice for America Initiative This workshop examines the problems facing the pro-choice movement and the components of NARAL’s solution. With its emphasis on creating activists out of supporters, NARAL’s Choice for America initiative provides a model for other organizing campaigns. Paige Shipman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Fundraising for Social Change This workshop explores fundraising strategies for organizations devoted to progressive social change. Chuck Collins, United for a Fair Economy Margaret Krome, Agricultural Institute Pam Rogers, Haymarket People’s Fund International Solidarity Activism: Standing Together without Falling Apart This workshop focuses on international solidarity organizing and the challenges it presents. Barbara Alvarado, Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project Julie Andersen, Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua Valerie Van Slyke, Colombia Support Network Economic Development and the Environment This workshop examines the environmental impact of economic development and the political and regulatory challenges it poses. Joshua Farley, Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Maryland Laura Olah, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger
Youth Activism:
From Charity to Social Change
Case Studies
in the Abuse of Corporate Power
Closing the
Racial Wealth Gap
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| Musical Performance |
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Saturday Evening, May 20 Si Kahn Performing songs from his latest CD, I Have Seen Freedom
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RadFest Program
Planning committee: If you have any questions, contact the Havens Center at 608-262-0854, 262-1240 or havensce@ssc.wisc.edu. |