Laura Carlsen (political analyst and writer in Mexico) and Gloria Muñoz (Director of a grassroots movement magazine) will discuss the situation, from above—national politics and regional geopolitics—and from below— grassroots responses and resistance.

The Southland premier screening of Shift Change will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers, Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin. Faculty and guest speaker experts in labor relations and workplace will join the filmmakers to discuss the larger global and social workplace and employment issues that the film raises. This will be followed […]

Professor Héctor Cordero-Guzmán will discuss the ways in which academics can connect to different types of funder and foundation initiatives, detailing strategies that can increase the chances of university based researchers to access some of the funding that is available to support research and analysis on a range of policy, organization, program and community impact […]

What psychologically fuels Whites¹ attraction to racial colorblindness? What are the correlates and outcomes of colorblindness, both in terms of Whites¹ race-related attitudes and behaviors and effects on racial minorities? What are the implications for individuals and organizations when some Whites are colorblind with respect to their own identity (i.e., what we term ³racial denial²)? […]

“Rethinking Binationalism” explores the history of binational Mexican labor activism in the early 20th century. The perspective is from a segment of the grass roots base of an under-explored part of the Industrial Workers of the World and highlights Mexican activists who were committed members of the binational Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM) and, simultaneously, organized […]

Sponsored with a grant from the Ford Foundation, this conference aims to stimulate research and discussion on key issues that impact low-wage workers and to focus on the particular role of groups, organizations, organizing strategies and campaigns in the lives of low wage workers. Senior scholars and thinkers together with emerging academics will address a […]

Frank Bardacke tells the thrilling, and ultimately tragic story, of one of the most transformative labor movements in American history. Much has been written about the United Farm Workers, but the depth of Bardacke's investigative reporting, the range of his historical knowledge, and the complexity of his story is unparalleled. Bardacke grounds his book in […]