Spirit and Solidarity: Organizing in the Faith and Labor Movement

Date/Time

Date(s) - 11/03/2023
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

November 3, 2023, Friday, 12:00-5PM (CT)
Blended: Online and On Campus at Eden Theological Seminary

Instructors:

Bianca Cunningham
KB Brower

Description:
Bianca Cunningham is a former Verizon Wireless worker who led her coworkers in 7 stores across Brooklyn, NY to join CWA in 2014, making them the first unionized retail workers in the company. She later led her coworkers on a 49 day strike to secure their first contract. KB Brower is the Organizing Director for Bargaining for the Common Good, and a fellow at the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization at Rutgers. She is a founding member of the Interfaith Network for Worker Solidarity, and is currently pursuing ordination in the Epsicopal Church. Participants will learn about the history of the faith and labor movement, engage and reflect on tools from local labor campaigns and discover the role faith and congregations can play in the labor movement.

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