Jon Shefner
Template:TOCnestleft Jon Shefner works at University of Tennessee. Lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Married to Karen Holst.
Jon Shefner is the founder of the UT Green Economy Initiative and the Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor of Social Sciences. His interest in the Green Economy is spurred by concern over diminishing numbers of good jobs with secure wages and career ladders. He obtained his Ph.D. in Sociology in 1997 from the University of California, Davis. His work has been largely qualitative, and he has conducted participant/observation fieldwork in Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, New Orleans, and Knoxville. He teaches in a variety of subfields, from field research to political economy and social movements, at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He is the author of one book, co-editor of seven books, and author of many scholarly articles and book chapters. He is currently the Head of the Department of Sociology and was the founding director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Global Studies (College of Arts and Sciences).[1]
Jon Shefner is head of the Green Economy Initiative College of Arts & Sciences with Emily Medley and Lisa East.
Education
- Studied Sociology at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
- Studied Sociology at UC Davis
- Studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Went to Kenwood High School, Chicago, Illinois
Fighting outsourcing
Jon Shefner April 16, 2017 ·
Tried to share a post now that is a year old - showing how long and hard we've worked against outsourcing. I couldn't make it work, because apparently I am a FB moron. But this is important to say: We've done it all - in the legislature and in the streets, with our allies and on our own. And not only are we not finished, we are stronger than ever, in Knoxville and across the state. I am so proud of working with Cassie Watters, Melanie Barron, Jayanni Elizabeth, Tom Anderson, Tom Smith, Thomas Wayne Walker, Ed McDaniel, Josh Smyser, Diana Moyer, Jeffrey Lichtenstein, Sarah Eldridge, Fran Ansley, Jim Sessions, Jason Dawsey, Bob Hutton, Troy Smith, JB and everyone I may have left off. I looked at the post from a year ago - and I'm pissed. We've worked really hard at this against a governor who has no reason to outsource other than to attack working people. No data confirms his plan, no need drives it, and no truth is behind it . C'mon April 24, and every other day of struggle until we win! Goddamnit, we are not done yet!
Revolutionary Strategies to Beat the Rising Right Wing
Revolutionary Strategies to Beat the Rising Right Wing, was a nationwide conference call organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Sunday October 30, 2016.
- What's the nature of this right-wing threat? What has this election cycle changed about the political terrain we're fighting on? How do we need to prepare for whats coming after the election? Hear about these crucial questions from our panel of top political strategists, including Nelini Stamp, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Linda Burnham, and Sendolo Diaminah.
Those indicating interest in attending, on Facebook included Jon Shefner.[2]
Now What? Defying Trump and the Left's Way Forward
Now What? Defying Trump and the Left's Way Forward was a phone in webinar organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization in the wake of the 2016 election.
- Now what? We’re all asking ourselves that question in the wake of Trump’s victory. We’ve got urgent strategizing and work to do, together. Join Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson of the Movement for Black Lives and Freedom Road, Calvin Cheung-Miaw, Jodeen Olguin-Taylor of Mijente and WFP, Joe Schwartz of the Democratic Socialists of America, and Sendolo Diaminah of Freedom Road for a discussion of what happened, and what we should be doing to build mass defiance. And above all, how do we build the Left in this, which we know is the only solution to the crises we face?
- This event will take place Tuesday November 15, 2016 at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central/6pm Pacific.
Those invited, on Facebook included Jon Shefner.[3]
Eat Out (with) PSA
Hosted by UTK Progressive Student Alliance, Monday, March 6, 2017, at 11 AM - 9 PM. Moe's Original Bar B Que- Knoxville, 4405 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919.
- Percentage night at local restaurant Moe's! Support UTK's oldest progressive student organization, the Progressive Student Alliance, and learn all about what we do!
Those invited, on Facebook, included Jon Shefner.