Archive:Announcements

• Kalmanovitz Practitioner Fellow Debbie Berkowitz Quoted in AFL-CIO Report “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect”

  The AFL-CIO’s 35th Annual ‘Death on the Job’ Report provides a national and state-by-state analysis of workers’ health and safety and policy recommendations for how the government can better protect

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• KI Intern Andy Feng (C’26) Graduates Leaving Behind Legacy Dedicated to Immigrants and Workers

  Our former intern Andy feng ('C26) has been profiled by the College of Arts and Sciences for his academic and political contributions to the university! “Andy embodies the idea that learning shoul

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• Lane Windham Joins Joseph A. McCartin as Co-Director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University 

  Dear friends and supporters:  I am happy to share the news that Lane Windham has joined me as Co-Director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative as of today, April 1.  This shared leadership will allow

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• Kalmanovitz Initiative Brings 100s Together for Year End Celebration

  On December 11, 2025 over 200 workers, labor leaders, scholars, students and activists gathered on Georgetown’s campus in Riggs library to celebrate the Kalmanovitz's initiative for Labor and the Wor

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• The SEW’s Interwoven Nominated for Anthem Award

  We are so excited to announce that The Kalmanovitz Initiative’s Solidarity Economy Workshop has been nominated as a finalist in Corporate Social Responsibility under Awareness Categories, Sustainabi

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• Kalmanovitz 15 Year Report

  On November 10, 2009, Georgetown University formally launched the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor & the Working Poor (KI).  In the fifteen years that have passed since its creation, the KI has evolv

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• Upcoming Event: The Role of Protest in America. A Bok Talk with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

  Protest is a staple of life in Washington, from debates over slavery in the early days of the republic to contemporary clashes with ICE and the National Guard in our neighborhoods. The Kalmanovitz I

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• Congratulations to the 2024 / 25 WILL EMPOWER APPRENTICESHIP Graduates! 

  The 2024 / 25 WILL Empower Apprentices officially graduated from the program during a virtual commencement ceremony at the end of August.  The class included 13 apprentices, and was the seventh c

  Categories: Announcements, Women Innovating Labor Leadership

• Watch! “No Time for Caution” Webinar

  Join us for No Time for Caution, a recent webinar exploring how the labor movement can rise to meet today's crisis. Featuring organizers and thinkers from across labor - now available on  htt

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• Learn more about The Kalmanovitz Initiative!

  The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor (K.I.) is proud to share a new overview of our work at the intersection of labor, racial justice, and democracy. As a university-based la

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