Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15 are linked, growing social movements. As these two movements converge, how are they influencing each other? What are the chances their convergence might sow the seeds for a broader social and economic justice movement? What obstacles remain?

Invited Speakers:

• Jelani Cobb, journalist, historian, Director of the Africana Studies Institute, UConn, Hillman Judge
• Kendall Fells, Fast Food Forward- SEIU/Fight4$15
• Alicia Garza, National Domestic Workers Alliance, #SayHerName, #BlackLivesMatter

Introductory remarks by Francis Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor, CUNY, Consortial Faculty, Murphy Institute

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