How Class Works2008 Conference

www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass/conference/2008

Dear Friends and Colleagues -

I am pleased to announce that the How Class Works- 2008 conference program, on-line registration, housing and other information are now available on the conference pages of the Center for Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

The How Class Works - 2008 conference will be at Stony Brook, Thursday - Saturday, June 5 - 7, 2008:

www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass/conference/2008

Topics Include The color line in the 21st century and the legacy of Theodore W. Allen - single-payer health care - corporate practices in higher education - teaching class - white working class anger in the UK - lessons of the Charleston 5 - class and the legal system - class and religion – labor law and union strategy - plus many more in 54 sessions.

Speakers Confirmed include Sam Anderson, Catherine-Mercedes Brillantes Judge, Pedro Caban, Fuat Ercan, Claudia Fegan, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Tami Gold, Elizabeth Hoffman, Sara Jarayaman, Stathis Kouvelakis, Sherry Linkon, Meizhu Lui, Manning Marable, Jack Metzgar, Nelson Motto, Manny Ness, Bertell Ollman, Jeff Perry, Catherine Pouzoulet, Dave Roediger, Andrew Ross, John Russo, Vinny Tirelli, Michelle Tokarczyk, Richard Trumka, Joe Wilson

Plus over 180 presentationsin working class studies from graduate students, faculty, union and community activists -- from Australia, Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Turkey, UK, and US -- plus film, music, photography, and poetry--

See the conference program and register on-line. I look forward to welcoming you to Stony Brook in June.

Michael Zweig
Director, Center for Study of Working Class Life
Department of Economics
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4384
631 632 7536
michael.zweig@stonybrook.edu
www.workingclass.sunysb.edu