Archive: Events
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Food Justice: Growing a Movement
The Kalmanovitz Initiative brought Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland, to Georgetown University to discuss the political economy of tomatoes with Greg Asbed and Gerardo Reyes of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
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Depressions, Then and Now
How does the present economic crisis compare with crises of the past in its impact upon working people? At the keynote event of the Workers and World Crises conference, acclaimed scholars examined this question.
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Workers and World Crises Conference
At this conference, more than fifty top scholars from four continents discussed the present economic crisis in light of other crises that have afflicted working people over the past two centuries.
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Georgetown University Workers and Students Build a Union and Build Community
On September 13, 2011, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and Working Poor brought together Georgetown University Aramark workers, students, and faculty to tell the story of their successful campa
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We Are One Georgetown: Celebrating Workers' Contributions to Campus Community
In spring of 2011, Georgetown University Aramark workers successfully formed a union. The Kalmanovitz Initiative, the Georgetown Solidarity Committee, Georgetown MEChA, Center for Social Justice and Georgetown College Democrats joined together to recognize their efforts and the campus community that continues to stand behind them.
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Labor and Human Dignity
The Kalmanovitz Initiative partnered with the Georgetown University Office of Campus Ministry for a week exploring the link between faith, work and justice.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembrance
On March 21, 2011, the Kalmanovitz Initiative co-sponsored a symposium to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City. The fire resulted in the deat
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KI Hosts Talk with Union Leaders on Work-Life
On February 25, 2011, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Labor Project for Working Families sponsored a talk with new labor leaders to discuss steps unions are taking
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Christine Owens Gives Talk on Building a Good Economy
On November 30, 2010, Christine Owens, president of the National Employment Law Project, spoke to a group of over fifty students, staff, faculty and community members on Georgetown's campus about the
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Workplace Flexibility Conference
On November 29-30, 2010, Workplace Flexibility 2010 in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation hosted “Focus on Workplace Flexibility," a one-and-a-half day conference that convened scholars
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