{"id":1055,"date":"2020-06-18T22:38:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T05:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vga.bxt.mybluehost.me\/laborfest\/2024\/?page_id=1055"},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T03:06:15","slug":"forum-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2026\/2026-events\/forum-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum, Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The AFL-CIO “Solidarity Center” & Why Is Trump Funding It?<\/a><\/h2>

This forum will look at the history and role of the “Solidarity Center” and recent developments in this center and why this must be an issue for unions and the workers of the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Universities, The Rise of Fascism, Witch Hunts & Political Purges<\/a><\/h2>

The political witch hunts at Universities throughout the country are part of the growing move to sanitize the education system. This panel will focus on three such cases where faculty and unionized graduate students were targeted and terminated or face suspension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Book Presentation – \u201cNo Neutrals There, Labor Zionism,and the Struggle For Palestine\u201d by Jeff Schuhrke<\/a><\/h2>

The book \u201cNo Neutrals There, US Labor, Zionism and the Struggle For Palestine\u201d by Professor Jeff Schuhrke examines the history of the role of US unions in supporting the formation of the Israeli state and the Histadrut and how debate and discussion about this role has been suppressed within the labor movement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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18<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Minneapolis 1934 General Strike Commemoration<\/a><\/h2>

Zoom From Minneapolis Commemoration Committee Live Stream at the site of Bloody Friday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Capitalism, AI And Slavery<\/a><\/h2>

The use by the capitalists and billionaires of AI is an existential threat to not only all workers in the United States but the world. Jodi Dean has made an important contribution on how the use of AI and tech is actually turning workers into neo feudal serfs in order to gain more profit and plunder by the capitalists from the workers and all public resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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AI, Camera Torture, Truckers & The Struggle Of Drivers For Justice<\/a><\/h2>

Teamsters are in a battle to remove inward facing AI inferred cameras from their truck cabs after they have received tumors and cataracts.
\nThis panel will report on their fight to protect their health and safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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AI, Public Workers & Contracting Out<\/a><\/h2>

AI is now being used to eliminate workers on the job and this is a major threat to public workers in San Francisco and throughout the country. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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The Communist Party & The Labor Movement<\/a><\/h2>

Labor Historian John Holmes<\/em> along with ILWU historian Harvey Schwartz<\/em> and professor Bob Cherny<\/em> and Donna Carter look at the role of leftists and communists in the Bay area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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22<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Book Presentation – \u201cHubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism\u201d By Professor Brian Kwoba<\/a><\/h2>

Book Presentation of \u201cHubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism\u201d By Professor Brian Kwoba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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23<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 10:00 am – 11:00 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Resistance In the Age of Fascism: Working Class Poets Speak Out<\/a><\/h2>

New York poets’ poetry reading in the age of Fascism
\nby Howard Pflanzer, Robert Roth, Chris Brandt, Joannie Zosike, Nancy Hoch, Elizabeth Morse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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On The 250th anniversary of the United States, The Constitution, Class Struggle & Working Class with Dr. Robert Ovetz<\/a><\/h2>

The attack on the constitution by the Trump government and his capture of the Supreme Court raises the question for working people about the class nature of the US constitution and how working people can defend themselves in the face of the capture of the Supreme Court, the Executive and the Congress by the Trump government. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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23<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Revolutionary Poets Speak Out On Fascism, Tech, AI & A Workers World<\/a><\/h2>

The Revolutionary Poets have a long history of fighting capitalism and oppression through their voices and this event will give voice to to these struggles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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The Fight Against Privatization, Union Busting & War – Japan Railway workers Union Doro-Chiba’s Struggle<\/a><\/h2>

Japanese workers and unionists have faced union busting and the privatization of Japan Rail which was instituted to smash the militant unionism which organized a national strike in 1975 against the Vietnam war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Bolivian General Strike Video & Report<\/a><\/h2>

The Bolivian working class and their unions have a long history of fighting against exploitation and imperialism. From water privatization to the theft of their natural resources they have had general strikes with the natonal unions and people\u2019s community organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 10:00 am – 12:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Labor & Single Payer – The Fight for Single Payer Now! – State Wide Conference<\/a><\/h2>

This statewide meeting will look at the struggle for single payer and the need for a united front of all unions and working people to build a workers movement for single payer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Writers, Artists, Media Monopolies & The Role of AI<\/a><\/h2>

The drive by the tech billionaires to use AI to capture and scrape data from the internet and use this to profit from the data threatens all workers including writers and artists. This pane will look at the effect of AI in these industries and what workers and people can do about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n Free<\/span>\n <\/div>Find out more<\/a><\/div>
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27<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span> 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Non-profits, Union Organizing & Independent Unions<\/a><\/h2>

Non-profit and NGO unionization is the fastest growing militant wing of the labor movement. Despite being ignored by the left media, these new mostly self-organized independent unions are taking on the \u201cdue gooder\u201d myth of long hours, low wages and bad bosses\u2014and they\u2019re winning. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LaborFest Writers \u2014 Anthology Launch Reading<\/a><\/h2>

LaborFest Writers Group has been a long time part of LaborFest and working class writers tell their stories and lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Teamsters & Their Struggles Today<\/a><\/h2>

The Teamsters is one of the most powerful unions in the United States, but it is under assault by AI, union busting at Amazon and massive closures at UPS. How workers organize a fight to defend their jobs and fight for a democratic union will be the focus of this panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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