Upcoming
Due to Tropical Storm Francine, EARNCON 2024 will no longer be an in-person event.
Virtual offerings for some of the conference content are listed below. Details, including Zoom links, have been sent out over email. These sessions are free and open to all members of the EARN community. We will hold a new convening in New Orleans at some point in 2025.
EARNCon is headed to “The Big Easy” in 2024 2025!
We are planning to host EARNCon in New Orleans at some point in 2025. Exact timing is TBD. New Orleans has a rich history, one that is inextricably tied to racial, economic, and social justice movements. For example, on November 8, 1892, 30,000 factory and dock workers in New Orleans called for a general strike to demand a union. These workers were later joined by musicians, clothing workers, clerks, utility workers, streetcar drivers, and printers. Importantly, Black and white workers came together to demand a union, pushing back against efforts to divide workers by race. The success of these workers remains an inspiration for broad-based, multi-racial organizing in the South as we see organized labor and their allies, including EARN groups, continue to make inroads today.
Virtual EARNCon 2024 – Agenda Summary
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 | |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Exploring the Power of Procurement
Defending Public Schools |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | PREE Plenary Session: Facts, Fiction and Countering the Anti-DEI Backlash |
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM | State and Local Strategies for Empowering Immigrants
Translating Federal Infrastructure & Clean Energy Investments into Good Jobs |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | EARN Advancing Econ Justice for Children & Families Cohort Meeting (AEJCF grantees only) |
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Friday, September 12, 2024 |
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| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | More Than a Red State Problem: Addressing the Spread of Anti-Worker Legislation
How the Contemporary Economy Shapes the Fight for the Minimum Wage |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Plenary Session: Seizing the Organizing Moment |
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