Labor Notes Troublemakers School
is coming to Portland!
Amid layoffs, legislative union-busting, cuts to education and social services, unemployment, foreclosures, and rising student debt, working people are rebuilding solidarity and fighting back.
Portland troublemakers—union and non-union workers, union leaders, and community activists—will participate in a day of skill-building workshops and strategy discussions to create a stronger workers’ movement.
Saturday, April 13
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
NIETC Building
16021 NE Airport Way
Drawing on local experiences and struggles around the country, workshops and panels will include these topics and more:
Use this form [5] to sign up for workshops.Link here: http://bit.ly/X3Mrfn [5].
Spanish interpretation will be offered for the plenary sessions and some workshops.
Contaremos con servicio de interpretación simultánea durante las sesiones plenarias y algunos talleres. Para mayor información favor de comunicarse con Lorene Scheer a 503-922-3331.
Stipends are available to support childcare expenses for those who need childcare in order to attend. If you are interested, contact Johanna Brenner (brennerj[at]pdx[dot]edu [6] or 971-998-7340).
Early registration [7] is strongly encouraged to help conference organizers make arrangements. The registration fee is $10 and covers a light breakfast, coffee, lunch, and the closing reception as well as workshop materials. We are able to keep registration costs low due to the generous support of our sponsoring organizations.
If your union or community organization is covering the cost of your registration, select the last option, “my union has paid my registration.” If you are unable to afford the cost of registration and are available to volunteer the day of the event, contact conference organizer Johanna Brenner to arrange your work trade (brennerj[at]pdx[dot]edu [6] or 971-998-7340). No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
The local organizing committee for the 2013 Portland Troubemakers School is grateful for the support of the following organizations that have made this event possible:
This school will be a great opportunity for union members, stewards, and community activists to share strategies that are working in this difficult economic environment—and critical skills for building solidarity and union power in Portland and beyond.
For more info, contact Jamie Partridge, 503-752-5112, jamiep7206[at]aol[dot]com. [8]
Links
[1] https://www.labornotes.org/print/4164?language=en
[2] https://www.labornotes.org/print/4164?language=es
[3] https://www.labornotes.org/contact
[4] https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=16021+NE+Airport+Way,+portland+or&aq=&sll=47.272986,-120.882277&sspn=3.861536,7.064209&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=16021+NE+Airport+Way,+Portland,+Multnomah,+Oregon+97230&t=m&ll=45.557874,-122.49773&spn=0.01202,0.01708&z=14&iwloc=A
[5] http://bit.ly/X3Mrfn
[6] https://www.labornotes.org/contact/brennerj/pdx/edu
[7] http://www.labornotes.org/events/2013/portland-registration
[8] https://www.labornotes.org/contact/jamiep7206/aol/com