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2015 Labor Education Curriculum Exchange

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Building on the success of the curriculum exchange in 2014, the UALE is again planning this event for November 18th, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Location: UFCW offices, 1775 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006

We are interested in brief (15-20 minute) demonstrations of curriculum that may, in actual practice, take many hours to implement. You are encouraged to distribute complete and detailed descriptions of the entire curriculum, but for the purposes of the demonstration we are asking that you extract one small section. This should be curriculum that has been successfully used in the past, or new curriculum ideas in development that you are seeking input on. Each demonstration will be followed by a 10-15 minute discussion.

Let us know that you will be submitting a proposal for a curriculum demonstration by October 28th, and/or register to attend by November 11th.

We are seeking labor education curriculum being developed within unions, higher education, or community organizations. The following is a list of themes that may be used to shape sessions at the exchange. Up to three demonstrations may be grouped together in a single session. If your curriculum demonstration would fall under one of these themes, please note that in your proposal, but do not feel constrained by this list. If you don't see a theme that encompasses your curriculum, please feel free to submit the proposal anyway:

  1. Member Engagement
  2. Collective Bargaining Training
  3. Shop Steward Training
  4. Leadership Development
  5. Labor-Community Coalition Building
  6. Labor Culture & Arts
  7. Black Lives Matter – Racial Justice as a Labor Issue
  8. Women’s Leadership – Lessons from the Summer Institutes for Union Women
  9. Teaching About the Economy
  10. Organizing
  11. Apprenticeship Programs or Career Technical Programs
  12. Media Training
  13. Multi-lingual Instruction
  14. Health and Safety
  15. Labor History

Submitting Your Proposal

Email your 1-3 page proposal to Sarah Laslett and Kate Shaughnessy: and by October 28th, 2015.

Include:

You will hear back about whether you will be invited to present by Nov 4th. Final workshop schedule will be published on Nov 9th.

PLEASE HELP US BUILD A SUCCESSFUL EVENT BY CIRCULATING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ANY PRACTICING LABOR EDUCATOR AND ENCOURAGING YOUR COLLEAGES TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL.