Archive: Events
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Wisconsin On: The Politics of Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
In light of events in Wisconsin and Ohio, the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a panel discussion of the history, law, and politics of collective bargaining in the public sector.
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KI Co-Hosts Launch of American Workers in an Age of Austerity
On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, the Kalmanovitz Initiative co-sponsored a launch event for the winter edition of Dissent magazine's 2012 winter issue: "American Workers in an Age of Austerity." The la
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American Workers in an Age of Austerity
It’s not news that America’s workers are under assault. But in the midst of today’s global economic crisis, what can we learn from the past as we strategize for the future? In January 2012, Dissent magazine and the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a panel addressing this important question.
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PATCO's Legacy
KI executive director Joseph A. McCartin was joined at the AFL-CIO by former PATCO members to discuss his new book, Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America.
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Labor Lab: Listening to Occupy DC
The Kalmanovitz Initiative brought together a panel of Occupiers, scholars and activists to discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement in the context of labor and social justice.
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Learn-in: Professors as Students of Occupy DC
The Learn-in invited professors to McPherson Square, the main site of Occupy DC, to listen and learn from the movement.
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"Reinventing Jim Crow: Jamaican Guestworkers in Wartime America"
Cindy Hahamovitch, Professor of History at the College of William and Mary, joined us to discuss her new book, Reinventing Jim Crow: Jamaican Guestworkers in Wartime America.
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KI Hosts Reading by US Poet Laureate Philip Levine
On Monday, November 7, 2011, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor brought the nation’s Poet Laureate, Philip Levine, to Georgetown as part of its Labor Lab series. Mr. Levine i
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An Evening with Poet Laureate (and former auto worker) Philip Levine
The Kalmanovitz Initiative was delighted to host the nation’s Poet Laureate Philip Levine for a public reading. Levine, a Detroit native, worked in auto factories in his youth, an experience that shaped his poetic voice.
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KI Hosts Discussion of the PATCO Strike
On Tuesday, October 18th, the Kalmanovitz Initiative sponsored its third event in the Labor Lab series. KI Executive Director Joe McCartin lead a discussion with a panel of former air traffic contr
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