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The '''Fight Back Teach In''' was hosted by [[Frances Fox Piven]], [[Richard Trumka]] and [[Cornel West]] on April 5, 2011. | The '''Fight Back Teach In''' was hosted by [[Frances Fox Piven]], [[Richard Trumka]] and [[Cornel West]] on April 5, 2011. | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 26 June 2024
The Fight Back Teach In was hosted by Frances Fox Piven, Richard Trumka and Cornel West on April 5, 2011.
Personnel
Featured Speakers
The following were featured speakers for the Teach In:[1][2]
- Frances Fox Piven
- Cornel West
- Honorable Gustavo Rivera, New York State Senator
- Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University
- Heather McGhee, Demos
- Richard Trumka, President AFL-CIO
- Beth Huang, student leader, Wisconsin, United Students Against Sweatshops
- Anthony Klug, public education activist, UFT, Wadleigh High Chapter
- Sergio Cuevas, housing activist, National People's Action
Campus Contacts
The following is a list of campus contacts who were available for interview:[2]
- Robert Burack, University of Michigan-Flint Teach In
- Dan Clawson, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ken Jacobs, University of California- Berkley Teach In
- Daniela Jorge, organizer, NJ United Students, William Paterson University
- Craig Steven Wilder, MIT
- Judith Grant, Ohio University, Athens
Other
The following are other individuals who were involved with the Teach In:[3][2]
- Jonathan Martocci, website designer
- Christine Kelly, co-created "press packet"
- Mike McCabe, co-created "press packet"
- Liz Shuler, national secretary, AFL-CIO, spoke at University of California- Berkley Teach In
- Harley Shaiken, UC professor, spoke at University of California- Berkley Teach In
- Dr. Jason Kosnoski, professor of Political Science, spoke at University of Michigan-Flint Teach In
- Christine Walley, moderated discussion at MIT Teach In
Participants
The following stated that they would be participating in the Teach In:[4]
- Tina Deshotels, WISE, Alabama
- Sol Neely, Alaska
- Michael Casas, Associated Students, California
- Juan Poblete, California
- Marcus Harmon, UAW 2865, California
- Clementina Jara, Labor Center, California
- Duane Campbell, Sacramento DSA, California
- Heather Paulson, Campus Alliance For Economic Justice, California
- Howard Winant, Center for New Racial Studies, California
- Tony Silvaggio, California
- Ted Stolze, California
- Erin Johansson, American Rights at Work, California
- Tim Carlson, Labor Action Committee, California
- Reynaldo Menjivar, Our Struggle, California
- Michael Montafi, Our Struggle, California
- Erin Hodgson, California
- Vicki Legion, Vampire Slayers, California
- Royl Roberts, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, California
- Felix Cabrera, CCSF Associated Student Council, California
- Kimberly King, California Faculty Association, California
- Ashley Wardle, Sociology Graduate Student Committee, California
- Lola Fagbamila, Students for Quality Education, Pan Afrikan Student Collective, California
- Jessica Spain, California
- Susette Min, California
- Ismael, Chicano Studies, California
- Enrique Davalos, California
- Scott Lipton, Campus Alliance For Economic Justice, California
- Stephen McCamman, Cuyamaca, California
- M. Desmond Harmon, UAW 2865, California
- Patience Crowder, Community Economic Development Clinic, Colorado
- Dan Michniewicz, Center for Justice Peace and Environment, Colorado
- Stratis Giannakouros, Colorado
- Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Connecticut
- Louise Simmons, Connecticut
- Debra S. Emmelman, Connecticut
- Debra Lacey, Florida
- Twana Jones, Organizing for America, Florida
- Alan Gummerson, United Faculty of Florida, Florida
- Nancy Hershoff, United Faculty of Florida, Florida
- Sarah Hernandez, Florida
- Lacy Mroz, Florida
- Alen Smith, Florida Socialists at BR Univerisity, Florida
- Bob McCarl, Sociology Club, Idaho
- Adrienne Evans, United Vision for Idaho, Idaho
- Sonny Garcia, Latinos United for Change, Illinois People's Action, Illinois
- William Sites, Illinois
- Therese Quinn, Illinois
- Dr. Cris Toffolo, Illinois
- Emmanuel Llamas, Illinois
- Gray H. Whaley, Illinois
- June Lapidus, Illinois
- Lupe Gomez, Students for Social Justice, Illinois
- Gary E. May, Indiana
- M. A. Coleman, Indiana
- Cynthia Conley, Indiana
- Professor Joseph Varga, Indiana
- Kathryn McKinley, Iowa
- Audrey Coleman, UE 896-COGS, Iowa
- Jackie Sewell, KU Young Democratic Socialists, Kansas
- John McCormick, Kansas
- Aaron Rivers, Young Democratic Socialists, Kansas
- John Hennen, Kentucky
- Alec Hudson, Centre Young Democratic Socialists, Kentucky
- Rachel Luft, Save UNO Coalition, Louisiana
- Alex Mikulich, Louisiana
- Susan Fein, Maine
- Valerie Carter, Maine
- Ken Jones, Maine
- Paul Kando, Midcoast Green Collaborative, Maine
- Mary Yanik, Maryland
- Corey Shdaimah, Maryland
- David Jacobs, Maryland
- Michelle Corbin, Maryland
- Todd Reynolds, AFT-Maryland, AFL-CIO, Maryland
- Patrick T. Reynolds, AFT-Maryland, Maryland
- Lama Hassoun, Healthroots, Massachusetts
- Bruce Wheat, OIT, Massachusetts
- Ben Felker-Quinn, Massachusetts
- Juile Matthaei, Democracy Rising at Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Craig Wilder, Massachusetts
- Alexander Carey, Massachusetts
- Dan Clawson, Massachusetts
- Phoebe Gardener, Massachusetts
- Marc W. Steinberg, Massachusetts
- John Trumpbour, Massachusetts
- Diane Bissaro, Massachusetts
- Mara Dodge, Massachusetts
- Pamela Leong, Massachusetts
- Monica Leisey, Massachusetts
- Iriwn Nesoff, Massachusetts
- Claire Lewis, Progressive Student Alliance/United Students Against Sweatshops, Massachusetts
- Jacob Bor, HealthRoots/HSPH, Massachusetts
- Shanti Singham, Massachusetts
- Ethan Snow, Massachusetts
- Robert Burack, Michigan
- Francis Shor, Michigan
- Jeff Bale, Michigan
- Larry Gant, Michigan
- Janella James, AFT-MI Local 6244, AFL-CIO, Michigan
- Mark Ferguson, Society for Critical Thinkers, The Peace Center, I-Witness, Michigan
- Katherine Setzer, SDS/Grey Zebra/MPIRG, Minnesota
- Christopher Paris, Campus Democrats and Progressives/Young Democratic Socialists, Minnesota
- Jaclyn Bovee, WHOA, Minnesota
- Dr. Deborah Cohen, Missouri
- Caitlin Horsmon, Missouri
- Lily Tinker Fortel, Students for Progressive Action and GRO - Grass Roots Organizing, Missouri
- Sayra Gordillo, Missouri
- Kelsey, Students for Economic and Social Justice, Montana
- Andrea Esp, Public Health Club, Nevada
- Danielle Roth-Johnson, Sebring Frehner, Nevada
- Kate Hanson, New Hampshire
- David Rogers, ADP, Take Back Trenton, New Jersey
- Dominick Brown, ADP, Take Back Trenton, New Jersey
- Rosemary Barbera, New Jersey
- Richard Garzon, Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops, New Jersey
- Tamia McCormick, Project Justice, New Jersey
- Martha Ecker, SSHS, New Jersey
- Linnea Weiland, New Jersey
- Dorothy Feola, New Jersey
- Carolina Garcia, Criminal-Social Justice Club, New Jersey
- Lisa Grab, Students for a Democratic Society, New Jersey
- Erin Kelly, New Jersey
- Cathy Stanford, AFT, New Jersey
- Seongcheol Kim, New Jersey
- Beth Breslaw, New Jersey
- John Aspray, New Jersey
- Paul Bartlett, New Jersey
- Kristine Suozzi, New Mexico Health Equity Working Group, New Mexico
- David Vanarsdale, New York
- Maureen O'Connell, New York
- Casey Sweeney, Cornell Organization for Labor Action/Cornell Students Against Sweatshops, New York
- Christopher Moll, UFT, New York
- Robert Chapman, New York
- Tabia Beckett, Students Lost In Debt, New York
- Nicole Hala, New York
- Erin O'Connor, New York
- Dr. JoAnne Myers, New York
- Angela D. Ledford, New York
- Stephanie Luce, New York
- James Biles, New York
- Margaret Groarke, New York
- Bakht Arif, New York
- Stephanie Lake, New York
- Dr. Frances Delahanty, New York
- Bethany Gizzi, New York
- Kevin Pearson, New York
- Madala Hilaire, New York
- Andrew Ross, New York
- Mimi Abramovitz, Hunter College School of Social Work, New York
- Tod Rutherford, New York
- Rachelle Armstrong, Community Coalition for Action, New York
- Maya Acevedo, Grassroots Alliance for Alternative Politics, New York
- Daria Hanssen, New York
- Joel Lefkowitz, New York
- William Ashton, New York
- Zeke Perkins, Student Labor Dialoge, New York
- Patricia Kaiser, New York
- Amy Pimer, New York
- Ilya Geller, Peace Club College of Staten Island, New York
- Sandra Lobo Jost, The Nation, New York
- Frank Reynolds, The Nation, New York
- Hope Hartman, New York
- Jill Koyama, New York
- Raymond Morales, New York
- Student Labor Dialogue, New York
- Phil Young, New York
- Harley Meyer, New York
- Louise Forsyth, New York
- Yanira Johnson, New York
- Ida Dupont, New York
- Justin Teitell, New York
- Kim Yarbray, North Carolina
- Li Lisee Thao, North Carolina
- J. F. Humphrey, North Carolina
- Barbara Fedders, North Carolina
- Roxanne Newton, North Carolina
- Eric Fink, North Carolina
- Jason Spitzer, ACLU/Democrats, North Carolina
- Stacie Borrello, North Carolina
- Judith Grant, Defend Education Ohio, Ohio
- Terasia Bradfod, Ohio State Students Against Sweatshops, Ohio
- Sarah J. Lowry, Students for Social Justice, Ohio
- Chris Howell, Oberlin Says No to SB5, Ohio
- Bob Fitrakis, Democratic Socialists of America, Ohio
- Kathryn Feltey, Ohio
- Andrea Adolph, Ohio
- Nicholas Kiersey, Defend Education Ohio, Ohio
- Phala A. Ray, Friends of Quinn O'Hare, Democratic Candidate for Marion City Council-At-Large, Ohio
- Daniel Hanson, Young Democratic Socialists, Ohio
- Perry Miller, Graduate Employees' Student Organization, Ohio
- Charles Hopple, Oregon
- Patrick M. Kane, Oregon
- Liz Veazey, Oregon
- Julien Harrison, Oregon
- Werner Lange, Pennsylvania
- Elliot Rambach, Penn Democratic Socialists, Pennsylvania
- Chris Stevens, Penn State Students Against Sweatshops, Pennsylvania
- Mary Ann Caton, Pennsylvania
- Joshua Luther, Temple Democratic Socialists, Pennsylvania
- Sanford Schram, Pennsylvania
- Paul F. Clark, Pennsylvania
- Ted Morgan, Pennsylvania
- Adam Feldman, Pennsylvania
- David Karen, Pennsylvania
- Prof Marla McCulloch, Pennsylvania
- Keon Skelton, Pennsylvania
- Julia Marie Franz, Pennsylvania
- Ian Trupin, Brown Student Labor Alliance, Rhode Island
- Michael Cichowicz, Rhode Island
- Camilo, Jobs with Justice, Rhode Island
- Allyson Quay, Roger Williams School of Law National Lawyers Guild, Rhode Island
- Helen Mederer, Rhode Island
- Mike Cichowicz, Rhode Island
- Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, South Carolina
- John McCollum, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Tennessee
- Jon Shefner, Tennessee
- Brendan Laws, Texas
- Kelli Obazee, Dallas Peace Center, Texas
- Jason Castillo, Utah
- Emma Gross, Utah
- Craig Guild, Vermont
- Zachary Sarkis, Vermont
- KB Brower, United Students Against Sweatshops/Living Wage Campaign, Virginia
- Jon Taylor, Louisan's for Economic Justice, Virginia
- Laurean D. Robinson, Virginia
- Jason Reader, ICAR, Virginia
- Kendra Hamilton, Virginia
- Rob Fulson, Virginia
- Beverly Stuart, Washington
- Rod Palmquist, Washington
- Elizabeth Kissling, United Faculty of Eastern, Washington
- Nyla Rosen, Institute for Community Leadership, Washington
- Taj Mahon-Haft, Access to Complete Education, Washington
- Common Security Network DC, Washington, D.C.
- Brad Ogilvie, Washington, D.C.
- Sarah Ann Lewis, National Lawyer's Guild, Washington, D.C.
- Mahruq Khan, Wisconsin
- David Saetre, Wisconsin
- Leslie Alldritt, Wisconsin
- Jacob Weigandt, Wisconsin
- Chelsea Schelly, Wisconsin
- Suzanne Gittleman, Wisconsin
Supportive Organizations
The organizers of the Teach In made special thanks to the following organizations:[3]
External Links
References
- ↑ Fight Back Teach In: Local Flyer (accessed on April 8, 2011)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fight Back Teach In: Press Resources (accessed on April 12, 2011)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fight Back Teach In website (accessed on April 12, 2011)
- ↑ Fight Back Teach In: Participating Campuses (accessed on April 8, 2011)