Friends,
You're warmly invited to "Economic Justice for the 99%" this Saturday at the Gwinwood Conference Center in Lacey WA, near Olympia.
The Western Washington FOR's 2014 Fall Retreat on November 8 will bring together people from throughout the region to stimulate grassroots progress toward economic justice. A keynote panel, eight participatory workshops, and other opportunities will help participants share information and work on solutions in this daylong event.
The doors will be open at 9:00 AM for light refreshments and social time. The program begins at 10:00 a.m. and concludes at 5:00 PM. Registration is $15; please bring a brownbag lunch.
Gwinwood Conference Center - Old Main Lodge
6015 30th Avenue Southeast
Lacey WA 98503
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Most Americans are suffering from economic injustice in one or more ways:
- Many millions can’t find decent jobs or work for wages that are too low.
- The gap between extremely rich people and everyone else has been widening since the 1970s.
- Many Americans are homeless or are suffering from foreclosure.
- Young people know their standards of living will be worse than their parents’ generation.
The Occupy Movement and millions of Americans’ ongoing experiences have convinced more and more people that capitalism is failing to meet most people’s needs, so they are looking for alternatives. “Economic Justice for the 99%” will bring us together to better understand the problems and to work together at the grassroots to organize solutions.
Enjoy these exciting workshops (choose from four in the morning and four in the afternoon):
- Economic inequality
- Alternatives to capitalism
- A human rights context for economic justice
- Best current strategies for serving homeless people
- How to organize a nonviolent movement for economic justice
- Should we tax wealth? The case for taxing intangible property
- Seattle Solidarity Network: Direct Action Economic organizing in the Age of Austerity
- Organizing low-wage workers, the growing campaign for a $15/hour minimum wage, and more
Questions or more info? Contact Glen Anderson by e-mail or phone: (360) 491-9093.
We hope you can join other FOR supporters in Lacey this weekend!
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