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Worker Power and Economic Democracy


  • 939 W Capitol St. Jackson, MS 39203 (map)

On February 23 and 24, Worker Power and Economic Democracy, the ASU Center for Work and Democracy’s Annual Conference with Kim Kelly, Kali Akuno, and Matt Meyer in-person in Tempe, AZ and online. Learn more, join via Zoom, and get their books at blog.pmpress.org/event-directory/

Kim Kelly, Kali Akuno, and Matt Meyer will give keynote addresses during this two-day conference.

Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer whose writing has been featured in numerous big-name publications. Her book Fight Like Hell: the Untold History of American Labor was published in 2022.

Kali Akuno is co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson– one of the most ambitious efforts to build a solidarity economy in decades– in addition to his extensive work in human rights. Akuno is a co-editor of Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future and the Present.

Matt Meyer is an internationally recognized author, academic, organizer, and educator who was recently re-elected Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA).

Hear from these speakers and many more at the Center for Work and Democracy’s 2024 conference!

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