[PEN-L:186] Call for Papers / Call for Workshops - fwd

["Ellen Dannin" <ejd@xxxxxxxx>]

CALL FOR PAPERS/CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

FORGING A LABOR COMMUNITY AGENDA:
RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER AND THE FIGHT FOR
ECONOMIC JUSTICE

UCLEA/AFL-CIO EDUCATION CONFERENCE
April 8-11, 1999 Atlanta Georgia

On April 8-11, 1999, the AFL-CIO and the University College Labor Education
Association (UCLEA) will jointly sponsor a labor education conference on
FORGING
A LABOR COMMUNITY AGENDA: RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER AND THE FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC
JUSTICE at the Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.  The goal of the conference
is to bring together union and university labor educators, researchers, and
activists who are committed to strengthening the collective economic and
political power of workers and unions through building alliances,
organizations, and actions across race, class, and gender lines.  This
conference will give special attention to
current efforts to organizing the South and building a new labor movement in
the
South and the Sunbelt.

This is a call for proposals to present papers and organize round table
discussion
groups and workshop sessions at the conference.  While the conference
coordinators
will consider all proposals that relate to the theme of the conference we
are
especially interested in encouraging research and discussions which provide
fresh
insights into issues relating to coalition building and the fight for
economic
justice through the prism of race, class, and gender. In particular we are
looking
for research and presentations which directly focus on the following areas:

         Opportunities and obstacles for organizing in the South
         Union contract campaign strategies in the global economy: taking on
capital mobility and  technological change
         Labor-community alliances for economic development: the fight for
     economic justice and   a liveable wage
         Unions and the fight for environmental justice: pitfalls and
     possibilities
         In the shadow of the economic boom: economic inequality through the
     prism of race and gender
         Teaching solidarity: labor education strategies for coalition
building
         Labor and race: the struggle for affirmative action on the job and
in
     the labor movement
         Labor studies, ethnic studies, gender studies: perspectives on the
     intersection of race, class, and gender
         Tools and techniques for building a new labor movement in the new
South

Paper Proposals:  Paper proposals should be approximately 750-1000 words in
length and are due no later than August 31, 1998.  The proposals should
describe the
topic, state all working hypotheses, and explain the research methodology.
Proposals should also include the author?s name, address, phone number, fax
number, and where possible, e-mail addresses.  We are particularly
interested in both case studies and quantitative research that use original
data to address the issues
relating to the theme of the conference. We are not interested in thought
pieces
which are not backed up by original research.  All papers must be written in
a
format and style which are accessible to the general reader, free from
academic
jargon.  Final papers should be 20-25 double-spaced pages in length,
including all
citations, tables, and references.  It is anticipated that a collection of
selected
papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of the Labor
Studies Journal, subject to the Journal?s normal review process.

Workshop and Roundtable Discussion Proposals: In addition to paper proposals
we
are also interested in proposals for workshops and informal roundtable
discussions
relating to the subjects listed above or other subjects relating to the
labor
movement and labor education which you believe would be important to address
at
the conference. Proposals for workshops and roundtable discussions should be
one
or two pages and include the session title, the subject to be addressed, and
the
names and addresses of the workshop co-chairs, and the names, addresses, and
presentation title for any speakers or panelists.  All workshops and
roundtable
discussions will be required to have both a union and a university co-chair.
Workshop proposals are due no later than September 30, 1998.

All proposals should be sent to Kate Bronfenbrenner, UCLEA Professional
Council
Chair, 207 ILR Extension Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
14853-3901, FAX
#:  (607) 255-2358.  Proposal?s can also be sent as e-mail attachments to
klb23@xxxxxxxxxxxx  The deadline for receipt of paper proposals is August
31, 1998
while deadline for receipt of workshop proposals will be September 30, 1998.
Decisions regarding acceptance of papers and the workshops for the
conference will
be made jointly by the AFL-CIO Education Department and the UCLEA conference
planning committee.  The deadline for receiving the working draft of your
paper
will be March 15, 1999.  Final papers will be due six weeks after the
conference.
If you have any questions, you may call Kate Bronfenbrenner at Cornell (607)
255-
7581, or her assistant Katie Briggs at 607-254-4749.