Higher Ed Workshops at the 2010 U.S. Social Forum
Submitted by Patrick on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 12:19pm
The 2010 U.S. Social Forum is almost upon us! The USSF is the next most important step in our struggle to build a powerful multi-racial, multi-sectoral, inter-generational, diverse, inclusive, internationalist movement that transforms this country and changes history.
When I first started compiling this list, I originally wanted it to be all student- & youth-related workshops at USSF. Then I looked at the list. There are literally hundreds of workshops that fall under that category: a hassle for me, but a wonderful sign for the left. In the interest of brevity and precision, I've listed here all the workshops that are focused at least partially on higher education issues and organizing.
As you can see, there are workshops looking at higher ed and students from just about every imaginable angle (and sadly you can also see how much scheduling overlap there is).
All the workshops are listed in chronological order, from Wednesday to Friday - the sole exception being the first entry, the Friday workshop I'm co-facilitating (blogmaster's prerogative!). Let me know if I've missed one, thanks!
See you all at USSF!
| Student Power: Organizing and Envisioning Democracy in Higher Ed | Fri, 06/25 3:30pm - 5:30pm UAW Building: Escort |
First Sponsoring Org: Coalition for Student Power |
| We will introduce student power, its history & current tactics, and a group imagining of a more democratic & liberating university. | ||
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| Defending Free Speech for Political Groups on Campuses | Wed, 06/23 10am - 12pm Cobo Hall: W2-64 |
First Sponsoring Org: Harold Washington College Socialist Club |
| We propose that instead of student governments colleges have student unions and be democratically lead by students voting on who will represent them, and for their to be a a withdrawl of any restictions on political clubs,groups, or organizations. | ||
| Building student organizers out of nothing: how students without privilege can change shit too | Wed, 06/23 1pm - 3pm Wayne Co. Comm. College: 342 |
First Sponsoring Org: Brooklyn College Coffee Collective |
| This interactive workshop will explore ways that students who lack resources and institutional support can work together to create change in their universities. | ||
| Advancing Community Engagement with Student Leaders | Wed, 06/23 1pm - 5:30pm Cobo Hall: D2-10 |
First Sponsoring Org: CSU Center for Community Engagement |
| Explore the vital role youth play in shaping the development of student leadership programs for social change utilizing nationally recognized models from the CSU. | ||
| Demystifying the Budget Crisis for our Students and Communities--T4T | Wed, 06/23 1pm - 5:30pm Cobo Hall: D2-09 |
First Sponsoring Org: Vampire Slayers |
| This four-hour workshop will model and give you practice in leading four different popular education activities to demystify the budget crisis that is deeply impacting our schools and communities. All materials will be provided—geared for California but can be adapted for other states. The activities are intended for adults and high school and college students. | ||
| Voice for the Voiceless, Organizing Part Time Faculty in Higher Education | Wed, 06/23 1pm - 3pm Wayne County Community College: 340 |
First Sponsoring Org: Union of Part Time Faculty, AFT Local 477 |
| Higher Education uses an increasing number of part time faculty to save money. This workshop will help those faculty members, as well as community members plan steps to strengthen the voices of and working conditions for part time/contingent/adjunct faculty members. | ||
| Building the NW Student Coalition | Wed, 06/23 3:30pm - 5:30pm TWW: 1 |
First Sponsoring Org: Washington State University-Vancouver |
| The purpose of this workshop is to have a highly inclusive and engaged discussion of, for and about student coalition and solidarity movements for social and environmental justice. Students from the Social and Environmental Justice Club, Washington State University Vancouver will share a new model for student movement building called the NW Student Coalition (nwstudentcoaltion.net). By the end of the workshop and this years USSF, we hope to bridge more gaps between campuses in the U.S. with heightened student involvement in networking and solidarity. | ||
| Universities as Engines of Democratic Sustainable Development | Wed, 06/23 3:30pm - 5:30pm Wayne Co. Comm. College: 342 |
First Sponsoring Org: Brooklyn College Coffee Collective |
| Strategize with Brooklyn College/CUNY to scale up the grassroots economy—student run coops, aquaponics, gardens, new courses and programs | ||
| Students and Social Movements | Wed, 06/23 3:30pm - 5:30pm Cobo Hall: W2-63 |
First Sponsoring Org: Harold Washington College Socialist Club |
| Two HWC students and a moderator will present on leasons and perspectives on organizing on campuses and connecting with the world outside of academi to change the world. | ||
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| Politics of the Contemporary American Student Left | Thu, 06/24 10am - 12pm Wayne Co. Comm. College: 348 |
First Sponsoring Org: Platypus Affiliated Society |
| Within both historical and contemporary imaginations, university students are posed as playing an indispensable part in progressive and radical Left political movements. The twenty-first century student Left is hardly monolithic in its inclinations, ideologies and impulses. We welcome everyone concerned with the state of the contemporary American student Left, especially students and young people. | ||
| From Schools to Commons: Education Struggles | Thu, 06/24 1pm - 3pm WSU Cohn: 220 |
First Sponsoring Org: Midnight Notes |
| Discuss tension in university movement between financial demands and demands to decommodify education, create knowledge commons. | ||
| Students and Workers unite! Strategies to build power in our communities | Thu, 06/24 1pm - 3pm UAW Building: Navigator |
First Sponsoring Org: Student Labor Action Project/ Jobs with Justice |
| This workshop will be a presentation of case studies of successful student-labor solidarity campaigns in campuses across the country. We will explore the strategies and tactics of each campaign and discuss new and innovative ways of building power in our communities through student labor solidarity. Hear from students and workers in the forefront of the fight and understand the new SLAP model being created nationwide. | ||
| Students in the Campus Anti-War Movement | Thu, 06/24 1pm - 3pm TWW: Fourier |
First Sponsoring Org: Students for a Democratic Society |
| SDS workshop addressing the need to continue building a student anti-war movement on campus in the post-Bush era. | ||
| Stop Speculators from Driving Up World Food Prices: how workers and university students can make a difference | Thu, 06/24 1pm - 3pm UAW Building: Ford |
First Sponsoring Org: Maryknoll For Global Concerns |
| Learn about a growing campaign of workers and university students who aim to stop speculators from playing with global food prices. | ||
| Organizing Against Student Debt | Thu, 06/24 1pm - 3pm WSU Manoogian: 112 |
First Sponsoring Org: The Experimental College of the Twin Cities |
| We propose a workshop as part of organizing a national network for a global day of action in protest of student debt and toward the creation of a debt-abolition coalition. | ||
| The Democratization of Higher Education: The Crisis and Beyond | Thu, 06/24 3:30pm - 5:30pm UAW Building: Taurus |
First Sponsoring Org: Responsible Endowments Coalition |
| Panelists from The Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC), North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO), and the United States Student Association (USSA) will share strategies for collective student action, practices for demanding responsible investments, and tools for creating student-owned cooperative housing, businesses and credit unions. | ||
| Connecting Seemingly Distant Worlds: Integrating International Solidarity into US-based Student Organizing | Thu, 06/24 3:30pm - 5:30pm WSU Manoogian: 150 |
First Sponsoring Org: Americans for Informed Democracy |
| This workshop seeks to provide a space for young organizers to explore principles and practice of international solidarity and apply new knowledge to current campaigns. | ||
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| Student Research on Boston's Solidarity Economy | Fri, 06/25 10am - 12pm TWW: 1 |
First Sponsoring Org: Students for a Cooperative Economy (S-FACE) |
| We, Wellesley College students, will present our research on the Boston solidarity economy and our cooperative learning methods. | ||
| Reclaiming the Ivory Towers: Students Achieving Access and Affordability | Fri, 06/25 10am - 12pm WSU Prentis: 10 |
First Sponsoring Org: Michigan State University Young Democratic Socialists |
| Strategies for securing egalitarian access to free public education by pressuring university administrations, state and federal legislations | ||
| Think Strategy: Tools for Effective Student Organizing | Fri, 06/25 10am - 12pm Woodward Academy: 1472 |
First Sponsoring Org: Americans for Informed Democracy |
| This workshop is for beginner to intermediate student organizers and will impart four concrete tools for planning effective student-led campaigns. | ||
| When they say cut backs, we say fight back! Understanding the movement to save higher education | Fri, 06/25 10am - 12pm Cobo Hall: W2-64 |
First Sponsoring Org: Student Labor Action Project/ Jobs with Justice |
| Join students who have been in the forefront of the fight to save higher education. Hear what has happened in different states and how workers and students are fighting back against these attacks to higher education. Learn about strategies, new models of organizing against these cuts on the back of students and workers, recent victories such as the passage of the student aid reform bill and discuss new alternatives to the current system of access to higher education. | ||
| 2010 Youth Agenda: Solutions For Our Communities From Our Generation | Fri, 06/25 10am - 12pm Wayne Co. Comm. College: 131 |
First Sponsoring Org: Generational Alliance |
| Young “surge” voters were a huge factor in both 2006 and 2008, representing a coalition of key vote communities—youth of color, low-income youth, and LGBTQ youth. In 2008 we displayed our strength by voting in record numbers; a surge of new voters that changed the election. With millions of “surge” voters, 2010 will determine the health of our democracy for a generation. We need to have a clear plan for winning policy victories to reengage our communities. It’s a plan that will build the excitement and energy necessary to inspire a wave of Resurge voters in 2010. | ||
| The Fight for Education Rights: March 4th and Beyond | Fri, 06/25/2010 1pm - 5:30pm Cobo Hall: D3-18 |
First Sponsoring Org: Students for a Democratic Society Second: FIST - Fight Imperialism, Stand Together |
| This workshop will involved students from across the country that participated in the March 4th national day of action sharing their stories of struggles on their campus, as well as a discussion of how to move the struggle forward and next steps in the fight. | ||
| Youth Movement to Create a National Student Bill of Rights for Education Justice | Fri, 06/25 1pm - 5:30pm Cobo Hall: D3-19 |
First Sponsoring Org: National Student Bill of Rights for All Youth |
| We are working to create a National Student Bill of Rights for All Youth (NSBR) that will become a driving force for youth and education justice movement building! | ||
| Harvesting Solidarity: Farmworkers, Student/Youth allies, and the Fight for Fair Food | Fri, 06/25 1pm - 3pm WSU Student Center: 289 |
First Sponsoring Org: Student/Farmworker Alliance |
| The Student/Farmworker Alliance is a national network of students and youth organizing alongside farmworkers to end sweatshops and modern-day slavery in the fields. In alliance with the farmworker-led Coalition of Immokalee Workers, we've been at the forefront of winning some of the biggest victories against corporate greed our generation has seen, and we're just getting started. | ||
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