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HPJC Spring Conference


"The Widening Gap: Economic Injustice at Home and Abroad"

Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Honors College, Main Library

University of Houston

 

CONFERENCE GOALS

 

  • Display the causal connections between economic distress in the U.S. and a global system of elite domination.
  • Indicate the ways that the well-being of a large majority of Americans is being subverted by the economic, political, and media power of the wealthiest 1% of our population.
  • Raise economic justice to major importance in the public discourse surrounding the 2008 elections.
  • Energize people to organize for November.

 

CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORS

 

  • Office of Justice and Peace-Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston

  • Coalition of Working People and the Poor

  • Harris County AFL-CIO

  • Harris County Green Party

  • Houston Institute for Culture

  • Rice for Peace and Justice

  • United Students Against Sweatshops-UH Chapter.

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

Opening plenary: film "Global Village or Global Pillage" narrated by Ed Asner

      Panel of commentators plus general discussion

 

Workshops Round 1

Immigration from Mexico: its economic causes and impacts

Socially Responsible Business

Building Local Economies

The Drive to Privatize

 

Luncheon Presentation: "Fixing our broken healthcare system," Dr. Ana Malinow of Baylor College of Medicine and Healthcare for All Texas

 

Workshops Round 2

The Special Burden of Women

Big Pharmacy in the U.S. and Abroad

Unionizing and the obstacles organizers face

Worker control of factories: The Argentine experience

 

Closing plenary: The choice is ours. Lessons learned and the way forward.

 

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. $25 registration fee, $10 for students and low income. Lunch with a vegan option is included.

 

Directions: Take I-45 to Spur 5 exit. Turn right at first stop light, cross Calhoun St. and use Entrance 1. There will be parking available in the lot at the first right and paid parking in the above-ground garage after you turn left at the first stop sign. To reach the library, follow the street on which you entered campus. The first building on your right is the University Center. Continue to the next building (also large), which is the M.D. Anderson Library. Go around to the front entrance, enter and immediately turn to the right. Use stairs or elevator to second floor.

 

To get answers to any questions, call 713.861.6227.

 

Register now by choosing an option below:

- $25 regular
- $10 students and low-income