Events
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Community Events
Workers Abandoned by AJ Wright Speak Out
Saturday, April 20
In early 2011, AJ Wright suddenly closed its operations in South Bend, leaving hundreds of workers jobless.
At a public meeting, AJ Wright workers will share stories of the challenges they continue to face and their efforts to provide for themselves and their families.
On Monday, April 8, 2013 a proposal was delivered to the City of South Bend to help the displaced AJ Wright workers; it suggests that penalty money paid by the company to the City for violation of promises might help to meet their needs.
A copy of the proposal is here: Proposal AJ Wright.pdf
A flyer about the event (in English and Spanish) is here: AJ Wright Flyer April_2013_english_spanish.pdf
Past Events
Screening of Brothers On The Line and Panel Discussion
Brothers On The Line is an acclaimed documentary feature exploring the legacy of the Reuther brothers, Walter, Roy, and Victor, who were pioneering labor organizers and social justice statesman. Directed by Victor’s grandson Sasha Reuther and narrated by Martin Sheen, the film follows the brothers from their rise as shop-floor organizers in 1930s Detroit to leaders in collective bargaining, civil rights, and international labor solidarity. A timely tale of one family's quest to compel American democracy to live up to its promise of equality, Brothers On The Line is a dramatic blueprint of successful social action.
Co-sponsored by North Central AFL-CIO, U.A.W. Local 5, Center for Social Concerns, and DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
The 5th Annual South Bend Sings for Labor: "The We Need a New Deal Tour"
Monday, April 29
Fiddler's Hearth
Organized by Indiana University's Labor Studies Program
Labor in the Park/May Day Celebration
Sunday, April 28
Workers Memorial Service
Organized by North Central Indiana Central Labor Council and Jobs with Justice
Labor Research Workshop
Fabricating Domesticity: Sewing and Chicago's Domestic Environments, 1871-1893 with Courtney Wiersma, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History
Friday, April 19
Labor Cafe
Friday, April 12
Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policies with Marty Wolfson, economist and director of the Higgins Labor Studies Program
Friday, April 5
Social Concerns and Politics in the 21st Century: Policy Leaders and Scholars Speak
"Bold Policies for Bad Times" with William Darity, Professor of Public Policy at Duke University
Tuesday, April 2
Labor Cafe
3/01/13
"Unions 101"
The Coffee House, Center for Social Concerns at Geddes Hall
Making a Living Making a Difference with Alta Gracia's FounderJoe Bozich
2/27/13
In a talk titled, "Changing Lives One Shirt at a Time," Bozich
discussed his path to creating a business model that is
labor-friendly and provides a living wage. Alta Gracia manufactured The Shirt 2012!
For more information on Alta Gracia, go to:
Video
New York Times Article
Child Labor Symposium
Indictment of Forced Child Labor by the Arts
2/24/13-2/26/13
An inter-disciplinary exploration of the ways that the dramatic arts have focused attention on the problems of child labor, this multi-day event featured literary and legal scholars, and included theatrical performance, film, and panel discussion.
Speakers : Carlos Arejola, Anton Juan, Terrance Coonan
For more information and a full schedule of events, click here.
Co-sponsored by: The Center for Social Concerns/Higgins Labor Studies Program; The Kellogg Institute for International Studies; the College of Arts and Letters; the Department of Film, Television and Theatre.
Indonesian Worker Tour
2/15/13
Geddes Hall
Two workers from an Adidas supply factory in Indonesia discussed the apparel company's unfair treatment of workers.
The Politics and Practice of Economic Justice with Dorian Warren
2/5/13
Dorian Warren, Columbia University
Labor Cafe
2/1/13
The Coffee House, Center for Social Concerns at Geddes Hall
Prophets and Profits: Catholic Social Teaching on Workers' Rights and Socially Responsible Investment --A Case Study of HEI Hotel Workers
11/14/12
Dr. Beyer, associate professor of Christian Social Ethics from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, presented his research on Catholic social teaching, workers' rights, and socially responsible investing, focusing on the labor practices of the private equity firm HEI. Notre Dame faculty Georges Enderle, the John T. Ryan professor of international business ethics, and Bill Purcell, co-director of the Catholic Social Tradition Minor, provided responses to Dr. Beyer's presentation. For more information on Dr. Beyer's work, go to http://lwp.georgetown.edu/2012/07/.
McBride Lecture with Jared Bernstein
Rebuilding the American Dream: The Economic Issues at Stake in the Presidential Election
10/03/12
Hesburgh Library Carey Auditorium
University of Notre Dame
Jared Bernstein, an economist with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and a frequent commentator on CNBC and MSNBC, will provide an analysis of the economic situation and what can be done to address the problems of unemployment and inequality.
Watch his presentation here:
http://bit.ly/JarrodBernsteinLecture
The Seventh Annual Community Forum on Economic Development
A Community Conversation about Poverty, Inequality, and Economic Justice
9/15/12
Panel Discussion involving teachers, unions, nonprofit organizations such as the United Way, service organizations such as La Casa de Amistad, the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, and Bridges Out of Poverty, as well as state government officials.
For more information on the Community Forum, go to http://www.communityforum.typepad.com/.
Poetry Reading with Benjamin Balthaser
9/12/12
Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore
University of Notre Dame
Cosponsored with the Creative Writing Program
More information about this event can be found on the Creative Writing Program's website.
Events from the 2011-2012 School Year
