34th Annual Conference of the Southwest Labor Studies Association May 15-17, 2008

Working and Organizing Everyday:
Workers, Families, and Communities in Local and Global Struggles

Cal Poly Pomona-Bronco Student Center May 15-17, 2008

The 34th Annual Conference of the Southwest Labor Studies Association (SWLSA) will be held May 15-17, 2008 at the Bronco Student Center at Cal Poly Pomona. The conference will feature approximately 20 panels and workshops including plenary sessions on “The State of Working Families in the Inland Valley” and “NAFTA and the Struggle for a Continental Living Wage.” On Thursday evening, May 15, the conference will open with a screening of the film “Maquilapolis” and a discussion with the filmmaker and maquiladora workers and organizers from Tijuana.
SWLSA is a regional organization of labor studies scholars and activists that promotes a broad conversation on issues affecting working people. The conference is being organized by faculty, students, and members of local unions and non-profits.

Registration is free. There is a $10 charge for dinner on 5/16.

To see the program and register go to: http://dsa.csupomona.edu/cesarchavez/?nfid=2913

Parking is $5 a day. Map: http://www.csupomona.edu/map/index.shtml

For further information contact Enrique Ochoa at 869-3115 or ecochoa@csupomona.edu.