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New Labor Forum: Black Lives Matter/Fight for Fifteen: A New Social Movement
October 19, 2015 @ 8:30 am - 10:15 am
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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