Socialist Alternative

Socialist Alternative has endorsed the Labor and Sustainability Conference scheduled for this coming Friday and Saturday (1/19 and 1/20). See below for more information…
Dear Friends, Members of the Media, Unionists, Environmentalists, Humans:

Attached is the Labor & Sustainability Conference flyer with schedule. We
are very excited about this confluence of organizers, officials and
activists from the Midwest region and beyond. This first Labor &
Sustainability Conference will take place at the United Auto Workers 879
Union Hall, 2191 Ford Parkway in St. Paul on Friday evening and all day
Saturday. For the workshop panel titles, descriptions and speakers, feel
free to visit:

www.laborandsustainability.org (click on the Conference Leaflet link).

In solidarity with people and the planet!

- The Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities (3CTC)

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FRIDAY, JAN. 19, EVENING PROGRAM

6:00 PM Reception/7:00 PM Speakers

“Building A Movement For Sustainability:
How Labor Can Respond to the Climate Crisis”

**Jack Rasmus**
- Chairperson of Bay Area National Writers Union 1981 (UAW)
- Author of “The War At Home: The Corporate Offensive From Reagan To Bush”
**Bill Onasch**
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287 Retiree (Kansas City, MO Bus Drivers)
- Labor Party Interim National Council & U.S. Labor Against the War
Steering Committee
**Charles Griffith**
- Auto Project Director, Ecology Center, Ann Arbor & UAW 174
**Claudette Juska**
- Auto Project Coordinator, Ecology Center, Ann Arbor & UAW 174

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Welcoming Address: Lynn Hinkle, Health & Safety Director, UAW 879
10:00 AM First Workshop Session in the MNSCU Training Center
12:00 Lunch-Time Press Conference: Rotunda of the MNSCU Training Center
1:00 PM Second Workshop Session in the MNSCU Training Center
3:00 PM Plenary to Discuss & Vote on Action Resolutions
6:00 PM DINNER-TIME PANEL DISCUSSION
Charles Griffith: Auto Project Director, Ecology Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Bracken Hendricks: former Executive Director, the Apollo Alliance
Jack Rasmus: Chairperson, Bay Area National Writers Union 1981 (UAW)
Sean Sweeney: Director, Cornell Global Labor Institute

* A Catered Organic Dinner Will Be Served *

9:00 PM Poetry by members of the Minnesota Spoken Word Association!

(Tentative) 9:30 PM Dance

Free & Open To The Public!

Endorsed By: AFSCME 3800, Douglas County Supervisor Adam Ritscher, 4th &
5th CDs Green Party, IMPACT, Labor Education Service, Mac CARES, Mayday
Books, Mpls. CLUC, MN AFL-CIO, MN-CPUSA, MNs For Peace & Social Justice,
Prof. Peter Rachleff, Red Lake Casino, Hotel & Restaurant Employees’ Union
Org. Cmte., Save Our Bog, St. Paul Area Trades & Labor Assembly, Socialist
Alternative, State Rep. Frank Hornstein, 3CTC, UAW 879, UFCW 789, UTU 650,
WAMM, WILPF-MN Metro.

For More Information: www.laborandsustainability.org
Or info@laborandsustainability.org, 651-699-4246.