Please contact Mary Gable at mgable@epi.org with any conference-related questions.
Agenda
Updated 9/30/2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
4:00 - 5:30 pm Registration
5:30-7:00 pm Dinner
Regency AB
7:10-8:40 pm Opening Plenary Session
Lessons from Wisconsin
Regency CD
Speakers: John Nichols, Peter Rickman, Bruce Colburn, Cristine Neumann-Ortiz, Sen. Lena Taylor, Mary Bell, Adrienne Pagac, Laura Flanders (moderator)
8:40-11:00 pm Welcome Reception (with Preview/Discussion of the Laura Flanders show)
Regency AB
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast - An Introduction to New Web Resources: Fighting the Right, One PDF at a Time
(Demonstration of Building the Middle Class Website, PayWizard.org Wage Indicator Website , ALEC Exposed)
Regency AB
Speakers: Colin Gordon, Paulien Osse, Mary Bottari, Richard Freeman
8:40-9:50 am Plenary Session
Fighting the Attack on the Public Sector
Regency CD
Speakers: Dean Baker, Elaine Mejia, Donald Cohen, Paul Booth, Laura Dresser (moderator)
10:00-11:10 am Session 1.1
Attacks on Public-Sector Collective Bargaining: What We've Seen, What Works, and What's Next
Lakeshore A
Speakers: Paul Booth, Doug Pratt, Christine Silvia-DeGennaro, Ed Muir, Doug Hall (moderator)
Health Care: Affordable Care Act Implementation, Bold Ideas from Vermont, and the Dangers of Fake Insurance
Lakeshore B
Speakers: Colin Gordon, Judith Solomon, Paul Cillo, Noah Berger (moderator)
Clean Energy
Economy
Lakeshore C
Speakers: Brian Lombardozzi, Matthew Howard, Dave Palmer, Darlene Lombos, Carol Zabin, James Irwin (moderator)
Privatization and Government Performance
Gilpatrick Room
Speakers: Steve Herzenberg, Phineas Baxandall, Zach Schiller, Jane Kiser
Media Training for Policy Experts: Part 1
Regency CD
Speakers: Michelle Ringuette, Gordon Lafer
11:20 am-12:50 pm Lunch ( 11:20-11:40 am) and Plenary Session (11:40 am-12:50 pm)
The Fight for a Fair Economy
Regency AB
Speakers: Steve Kest, Lauren Cumbia, Vanessa Johnson
1:00-2:10 pm Session 1.2
Economic Development in Hard Times: TIFs, CAPCOs, and Other Bad Ideas
Lakeshore A
Speakers: Greg LeRoy, Kathy White, Julia Sass Rubin, Deborah Howlett
Paid Sick Days / Family Leave Insurance
Lakeshore B
Speakers: Marilyn Watkins, Ellen Bravo, Lindsay Farrell, Vicki Shabo
Fighting Voter Suppression
Lakeshore C
Speakers: Cristina Francisco-McGuire, Steve Carbo, Amy Hanauer (moderator)
The Right's New Frontier: The Attack on "Job-Killing" Regulations
Gilpatrick Room
Speakers: Katherine McFate, Mary Botarri
Financing Good Infrastructure
Regency CD
Speakers: Joel Rogers, Michael Likosky, Bennett Johnson, Scott Bernstein
2:20-3:30 pm Session 1.3
Better Budget Choices Through Progressive Revenue Options
Lakeshore A
Speakers: Matt Gardner, Laurel Lucia, Nicole Tichon, Ken Taylor, Jack Norman (moderator)
Pro-Immigrant Labor Policy: Defending Immigrant Workers to Protect All Workers
Lakeshore B
Speakers: Fran Berstein, Mary Bauer, Karen Woodall, Daniel Costa (moderator)
Innovative Unionization
Lakeshore C
Speakers: Dan Schlademan, Rick Sloan, Steve Herzenberg
Fighting Foreclosure and Beyond
Gilpatrick Room
Speakers: Dean Baker, George Goehl, Steve Meacham, Joel Rogers (moderator)
Media Training for Policy Experts: Part 2
Regency CD
Speakers: Michelle Ringuette, Gordon Lafer
3:40-5:00 pm EARN Directors' Meeting
Regency CD
7:10 pm EARN at the Ballpark: Brewers vs. Rockies
Miller Park
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast - Preview of SEIU Corporate Research Training
Regency AB
8:40-9:50 am Session 2.1
State Budget Deficits: "It's the Economy, Stupid, not Public Sector Workers or Collective Bargaining"
Lakeshore A
Speakers: Sylvia Allegretto, David Madland
Attacks on the Private Sector: Right-to-Work, Project Labor Agreements, Prevailing Wage Laws
Lakeshore B
Speakers: Gordon Lafer, Dale Belman, Giz Kaczarowski - Document 1, Document 2
EARN on the Web: BuildingtheMiddleClass.org
Lakeshore C
Speakers: Colin Gordon
Unemployment Insurance: A Tool for Job Preservation, Income Support, & Economic Stimulus
Gilpatrick Room
Speakers: Dean Baker, Judy Conti, Mike Evangelist
10:00-11:10 am Session 2.2
Education for Democracy: From Early Care to Higher Education
Lakeshore A
Speakers: John Burbank - Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Broader & Bolder Education Document, Steve Herzenberg
EARN on the Web: PayWizard.org / Wage Indicator Website
Lakeshore C
Speakers: Paulien Osse
Democratizing Campaign Finance
Gilpatrick Room
Speakers: David Donnelly, Mike Dean, Mike McCabe, Joel Rogers (moderator)
Immigrants and Communities of Color in the Recovery
Regency CD
Speakers: Algernon Austin, Catherine Singley, Nicole Woo, John Schmitt (moderator)
11:20 am-12:30 pm Session 2.3
Confronting the Wage Crisis: Organizing for Quality Jobs
Lakeshore A
Speakers: Jen Kern, Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Tsedeye Gebresalassie
Retirement Security
Lakeshore C
Speakers: Dean Baker, Llana Boivie, Steve Kreisberg, John Burbank (moderator)
Localizing Finance
Gilpatrick Room
Speakers: Anthony Gad, Tim Keane, Keith Welks, Joel Rogers (moderator)
12:40-2:00 pm Lunch (12:40-1:00 pm) and Closing Plenary Session (1:00-2:00 pm)
What's Next? EARN's Strategy for 2012 and Beyond
Regency AB
Speakers: Amy Hanauer, Joel Rogers, Wade Buchanan, Allison Rowland
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