Spoken Word Performance by Jared Paul

Conference Schedule

10:15-10:30: Introduction

10:30-11:20:
Workshop 1 (BA209): Immigration Reform Panel: Aly Wane, Joanne Macri, and Ute Ritz-Deutch (Moderator: Bill Whalen)
Workshop 2 (BA210): Queerrising: Alicia Ortiz
Workshop 3 (BA211) : NYS Prisoner Justice Network: Naomi Jaffe and Laura
Travison

11:30-12:20:
Workshop 4 (BA209): Labor Rights Panel: Kaseem Moultrie, Fareed Michelen, Arseniy Gutnik, and Jesse Soursourian (Moderator: Barry Trachtenberg)
Workshop 5 (BA210): Amnesty International, Conflict Minerals in the Congo
Workshop 6 (BA211): Vacant Lot Project: Sharon Hoffman, Permaculture Guild

12:30-1:20, BA 130: Lunch and Spoken Word Performance by Jared Paul

1:30- 2:20:
Workshop 7 (BA209): Ya-Ya Network, Counter Recruitment 101
Workshop 8 (BA210): Defending Public Education Panel: Harold Miller, Colin Donnaruma, Sara Dapson, and Cleo Oliver (Moderator: Denise Romero)
Workshop 9 (BA211): Food not Bombs: Charlie Settens and Abe Hmiel

2:30- 3:20:
Workshop 10 (BA209): Anti-War Panel: Mabel Leon, BNP rep, Rafael Gomez (Moderator: Barbara Sutton)
Workshop 11 (BA210): Beehive Collective Workshop
Workshop 12 (BA211): Third World Impact

3:30- 4:20:
Workshop 13 (BA209): Direct Art, Direct Action: Jared Paul
Workshop 14 (BA210): Student Organizing Panel: Denise Romero, Steve Pampinella (Moderator: Emma Rogers)
Workshop 15 (BA211): State of Civil Rights: Robert Magee

4:30-5:30: Public Assembly


8:30: After Party: Hudson River Coffee House: *Jared Paul, Broadcast Live!, and Leather Jewels

5th Annual Social Action Conferece

Saturday, April 2nd
10am to 5:30pm
Business Administration Building
University at Albany, SUNY

Workshops will be going on throughout the day in rooms 209, 210, 211, 215, and 216 in the Business Administration Building.

The Social Action Conference is a full day of workshops, discussions, and panels with folks committed to peace and social justice. The conference was started 4 years ago with the hope of fostering deep ties between students, community members and social justice organizations. The event is free and open to the public.

Participating organizations include: Albany Political Prisoner Support Network, Alliance for Quality Education, Amnesty International, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Books for Prisoners, Campus Greens, Capital District Permaculture Guild, Citizen Action, Food not Bombs, Labor-Religion Coalition, New York Communities for Change, New York Prisoner Justice Network, Next Generation United, QueerRising, Save Our SUNY, Syracuse Peace Council, Third World Impact, Women Against War, Working Families Party, Ya-Ya Network.

For more information contact:
socialactionconf2010@gmail.com