FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2003   
Contact: Mary Fromer, (707) 545-7349 x109

Amy Goodman is Keynote Speaker at Sixth Annual Labor and Social Action Conference

Sonoma State University and the North Bay Central Labor Council are sponsors of the Sixth Annual Labor and Social Action Conference to be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, at the Rohnert Park campus.

Amy Goodman, journalist and host/producer of National Public Radio's “Democracy Now” will be the keynote speaker Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Cooperage. Award-winning journalist Goodman will be speaking on “Staking a Claim for Democracy.”

A plenary session “Strategies for Progressive Unity” will open the conference on Saturday, Oct. 25. followed by 18 workshops.

Workshop topics include Local Labor Issues, the Health Care Crisis, Greens, Dems & Electoral Reform: How Our Voting System Divides Progressives, Personal Stories of Veteran Activists, Labor-Environmental Coalitions for Equity and Sustainability, Building the Student Movement, Organizing Migrant Workers, Organizing with Faith Based Groups for Economic Justice, Building Media Democracy through Community Based News & Activism, Politics & Economics of Education in California, California Labor History, New Immigrants: the Changing Face of California Politics, Challenging Corporate Personhood, and Giant Puppets and Performance as Direct Action.

The cost for the entire conference including lunch, appetizers and the keynote is $55 with limited scholarships available. Cost for only Friday’s keynote address is $5-$10 sliding scale. College credit is available from Sonoma State University. For further information call (707) 545-7349 ext.109 or e-mail mfromer@seiulocal707.org. A schedule of classes can be found at http://northbayclc.home.mindspring.com.