The U.S. Social Forum is one month away!
From June 22-27, more than 10,000 activists representing thousands of grassroots organizations will converge in Detroit for the 2nd US Social Forum (USSF). The purpose of the USSF is to effectively and affirmatively articulate the values and strategies of a growing and vibrant movement for justice in the United States.
Are you a local Jobs with Justice activist who is coming to the US Social Forum?
We want to invite you to our orientation session on June 22 where you can connect with other JwJ activists from across the country, find out about workshops and other program we are planning, & get an awesome t-shirt to wear as you walk with us during the USSF’s opening march.
Jobs with Justice is very excited about the program that is shaping up for this year’s USSF. Labor is playing a large role in this year’s USSF, with the AFL-CIO, AFGE, AFSCME, UAW, UFCW, USW, UE, Detroit CLC, and numerous local unions planning program and bringing participants to the USSF.
Among the program pieces Jobs with Justice is working on for the USSF:
- Workshops on jobs & unemployment, protecting & rebuilding the public sector, the role of labor in climate change & building a sustainable world, global bargaining strategies, the struggle for organizing rights around the world in the context of the economic crisis;
- The Inter Alliance Dialogue Assembly: Voices from the front lines of the economic crisis—a movement-building analysis of the economy and organizing opportunities.
- A labor tent with space for sessions on topics such as labor history, young workers, an Excluded Worker Congress, and more;
- A protest for jobs.
We hope to see you in Detroit!
