3RD ANNAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CONFERENCE
In recognition of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this conference will explore the power of politics. Join us as guest speakers, activists, artists, and others share how ordinary people can influence the political process and contribute to social change.
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The conference will feature workshops, films, and discussions about:
**Coalition-Building **Student Activism **Voting and Political Parties **California Initiatives **Gender and Politcs **Art and Politics **How to Take Action...and much more!
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Keynote Address by MIRIAM CHING LOUIE. Miriam Ching Louie has dedicated over three decades to advancing movements of women of color, immigrant women workers, grassroots Asian communities, and other kindred troublemakers. She is the author of _Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory_ and _Women's Education in the Global Economy: A Workbook_. Louie works on the BRIDGE popular education project of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Oakland, the Board of the Women of Color Resource Center, and formerly served as national campaign media coordinator of Asian Immigrant Women Advocates and Fuerza Unida.
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Admission to the conference is FREE, FREE, FREE! Due to limited space, advance registration is required. Priority will be given to individuals who register by Friday, January 9. Lunch will be provided to the first 100 people who register!
For more information, to sign up for the conference, or to request accommodations for a disability, please call the Cross Cultural Centers Office at 323-343-5001.
For updated conference information, please visit our website at http://www.calstatela.edu/usu/centers/ccc/mlk.html.
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