On Thursday, September 10 from 12:00p.m.-3:00p.m, the Skyline College community is invited to participate in a dynamic virtual Teach-In, “Social Justice Unionism in Practice: From Part-Time Pay Parity to Anti-Oppression Organizing,” presented by AFT 1493. Speakers include several faculty members as well as former Skyline College Trustee Alfredo Olguin, Jr., now working with Change SSF.

Find additional event details on Facebook and register to receive Zoom links for each session here: http://bit.ly/AFTteach-in.

The schedule and speakers follow:

AFT 1493 TEACH-IN to address SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES

Social Justice Unionism in Practice: From Part-Time Parity to Anti-Oppression Organizing

Thursday, September 10th

Schedule and speakers

Plenary  (noon-12:30)

Welcome: Kolo Wamba, Skyline College, Physics, former Part-time & new Full-time Professor

Keynote Speakers:

  • Sarah Harmon, Cañada College, Spanish, Part-time Professor
  • Gustavo Lopez, Organizer, Change South San Francisco, and Faculty Coordinator, SFSU Metro Academy

Concurrent Sessions (12:30-2:00pm):

Session 1:  Part-Time Compensation as a systemic social inequity / the “two-tier system”

Panel discussion:

  • Kolo Wamba, Skyline College, Physics, former Part-time & new Full-time Professor
  • Maryam Khan, Skyline College, Engineering, Part-time Professor
  • Alan Franklin, Lyft Driver / Organizer with We Drive Progress
  • Nigel Hawkins, Student, Cañada College, Library part-time worker
  • Hannah Hersey, Student, CSM, Library part-time worker

Session 2: Organizing in our workplaces and communities NOW!

Panel discussion:

  • James Coleman, member of Change SSF and candidate for SSF City Council
  • Alfredo Olguin, Jr., member of Change SSF, former SMCCD Student Trustee
  • Kanani Cortez, member of Change SSF
  • Sam Avila Gomez, member of Change SSF
  • Liliana Rivera, member of Change SSF
  • Fiona Marten, organizer, Burgerville fast food unionization campaign
  • Valarie Bachelor, organizer, California Federation of Teachers and California child care workers unionization campaign

Session 3: Racial & Gender Justice in the union, our campuses & our communities

Panel discussion:

  • Danielle Powell, Skyline College, Full-time Communication Studies Professor
  • Malathi Iyengar, College of San Mateo, Full-time Ethnic Studies Professor
  • Christopher Collins, Skyline College, Part-time History Professor
  • Masao Suzuki, Skyline College, Full-time Economics Professor
  • Dontario Beverly, Former president of Cañada College BSU

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Adjunct Faculty: Lived experiences and sharing stories in a safe space just for adjunct faculty (Facilitators: Suji Venkataraman, Skyline College, Education/Child Development, Part-time Professor, and Annie Corbett, Cañada College and Skyline College, Psychology, Part-time Professor).

 

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We’ll see you on Thursday!

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