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REGISTER FOR MONDAY COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
View the types of activities, hours and locations, and then register for your preferred project. You may also register by visiting the Community Service Registration Station.
AGENDA
Friday, Jan. 18
| Noon–7 p.m. | Conference Registration and Exhibits | International Terrace and T Street Foyer |
| 3–5 p.m. | Town Hall: The Fierce Urgency of Now Welcome: Fred Redmond, USW, and Tefere A. Gebre, AFL-CIO Jackie Jeter, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO Keynote Address: Richard L. Trumka, AFL-CIO Melanie L. Campbell in conversation with Andrew Gillum, 2018 Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee. Watch the event. | Columbia Ballroom |
| 5:30–7 p.m. | Key Issues Forums | Terrace Level |
| Women in Leadership: Building on the "Year of the Woman" Elise Bryant, CLUW (Moderator) Elizabeth H. Shuler, AFL-CIO Nia Winston, UNITE HERE Gabrielle Carteris, SAG-AFTRA Denicia Montford Williams, APRI | Columbia 8, 11 and 12 | |
| Take Back the Ballot: A Voting Rights Mandate Julie Greene, AFL-CIO (Moderator) David Johns, National Black Justice Coalition Derrick Johnson, NAACP Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF Teresa Ellis, APALA | Columbia Ballroom | |
| Mobilizing Rising America: Organizing in the Face of Opposition Rashad Robinson, Color of Change (Moderator) Jonathan Jayes-Green, UndocuBlack Desmond Meade, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Jeremy Lannan, AFGE Neidi Dominguez, IUPAT | Columbia 3, 4 and 6 | |
| 7–9 p.m. | Opening Reception | International Terrace |
Saturday, Jan. 19
| 7 a.m.–Noon | Conference Registration and Exhibits | International Terrace and T Street Foyer |
| 8 a.m. | Depart for Labor Wave Rally and Women's March | T Street Entrance, Terrace Level |
| 9 a.m. | Labor Wave to #StopTheShutdown Rally | Off-site: AFL-CIO Headquarters |
| 10 a.m.–3 p.m. | Women's March on Washington | Off-site: Freedom Plaza |
| 10 a.m.–3 p.m. | Women's March Watch Party | Columbia Ballroom |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Buses Return to the Washington Hilton | Off-site: AFL-CIO Headquarters |
| 3:30 p.m. | Evening on Your Own |
Sunday, Jan. 20
| 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Conference Registration and Exhibits | International Terrace and T Street Foyer |
| 8–9:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Columbia West Foyer |
| 8:30–10 a.m. | Interfaith Service Sermon delivered by Rev. Darius Brown, Christ Baptist Church of Delaware | Columbia Ballroom |
| 10 a.m.–Noon | Labor, Faith, Community: The Time is Always Right to Do Right Welcome Remarks: Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Congressional Black Caucus I AM Campaign: Kenny Diggs, AFSCME Keynote Address: Tefere A. Gebre, AFL-CIO Introduction: Robin Williams, UFCW Terry Melvin, CBTU (Moderator) Pierrette "Petee" Talley, Ohio AFL-CIO LaTosha Brown, Black Voters Matter Imam Naeem Mohammad Baig, Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center | Columbia Ballroom |
| Noon–12:45 p.m. | Lunch | Columbia West Foyer |
| 1–2:30 p.m. and 2:45–4:15 p.m. | Workshop Sessions | |
| Combating Voter Suppression in the Era of James Crow, Esq. | Columbia 3 and 4, Terrace Level | |
| Connecting the Dots: Race, Gender and Economic Inequality | Columbia 11 and 12, Terrace Level | |
| Restorative Justice | Rock Creek, First Floor | |
| This Is America: Young, Black and Union | Columbia 6, Terrace Level | |
| #LetsGetFree: The Road to Cultural Competency | Tenleytown, First Floor | |
| Beyond Bias: An introduction to Implicit Bias | Columbia 8, Terrace Level | |
| From Transaction to Transformation: Transforming Our Work to Build a Stronger Union | Fairchild, Terrace Level | |
| Culture Change Training: Addressing Unwanted Behaviors in Our Movement | Kalorama, Lobby Level | |
| Common Sense Economics | Gunston, Terrace Level | |
| Immigrant Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement | Holmead, Lobby Level | |
| 6:15–7:15 p.m. | Gala Tickets Will Call Pickup | International Terrace |
| 6:30 p.m. | Gala Doors Open | International Ballroom |
| 7–10 p.m. | Awards Gala (show ticket or badge at the door) | International Ballroom |
Monday, Jan. 21
| 7:15–8 a.m. | Buses Depart for Community Service | T Street Entrance, Terrace Level |
| 8:30 a.m.–Noon | Community Service Activities View the types of activities, hours and locations, and then registerfor your preferred project. You may also register by visiting the Community Service Registration Station. | Off-site |
| Noon | Buses Return from Community Service | T Street Entrance, Terrace Level |
Conference Concludes