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Register Now! -Annual Conference October 14th
Published September 6, 2011
We invite you to Join Us on
Friday, October 14, 2011
at Capital Plaza, Montpelier
for our Annual Conference
GET TO YES IN A TIME OF NO: ORGANIZING OPPORTUNITES FOR VERMONT KIDS AND FAMILIES
REGISTER ONLINE HERE
Get to Yes in a Time of No:
Organizing Opportunities in Vermont
October 14, 2011 • Capitol Plaza, Montpelier • 8:30-4:00
Conference Agenda
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:15 – 10:00 Keynote: Ellen Bravo, Director of Family Values at Work consortium, a national group that advocates for paid sick days and family leave requirements
10:15 – 11:45 Morning Workshops
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 Panel – Organizing for Success, with representatives from
Connecticut Working Families
Kids Are Priority One Coalition
Early Educators United – AFT
Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
Vermont Workers Center
2:00 – 3:15 Afternoon Workshops
3:30 – 4:00 Dessert & Wrap-up
Join our guests and state and national experts who will share their ideas
and experiences with us:
Kelly Ault, Kids Are Priority One Coalition
Ellen Bravo, Family Values at Work
Jon Green, Connecticut Working Families
James Haslam, Vermont Workers Center
David Jordan, Community Catalyst
Andrea Lindemann, Center for Law and Social Policy, CLASP
Peter Sterling, Vermont Campaign for Healthcare Security
Kristin Warner, Early Educators United – AFT Vermont