LEADERSHIP TRAINING '08
On Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, 100 PSC activists from across the University met for a leadership training conference. The main focus of the intense two-day event was a practical effort to discuss and link the issues that matter most to PSC members with the tools it takes to effectively communicate with and mobilize members. A series of participatory workshops helped activists plot concrete next steps in their efforts to organize their campuses. In addition, members heard from two guest speakers, Prof. Gary Rhoades, whose scholarship focuses on the effects of the commodification of higher education, and Prof. Lillian Taiz, the president of the California Faculty Association and a key leader in the CFA’s massive mobilization of members that last year led to the union’s best ever contract for the faculty of the California State University system.
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Lisa Quiñones
Many of the participants pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the training.
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Lisa Quiñones
Getting down to business: One of the many highly participatory workshops during the two-day training.
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Lisa Quiñones
Getting down to business: Another workshop.
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Lisa Quiñones
And another.
Prof.Gary Rhoades, University of Arizona, addresses the training Friday night at Colors Restaurant.
Prof. Lillian Taiz, the president of the California Faculty Association, addresses conference on Saturday morning.
Carolina Banks-Munoz, Brooklyn, raises a point at the plenary --
-- and recruits the next generation of union leadership.
George Walters, LAGCC, raises a question at the plenary.
Norma Pena de Llorenz, chapter chair at Hostos, makes an observation at the plenary.
Nikki McDaniel reports on BXCC's plans for organizing coming out of the training.
Rebecca Hill reports on BMCC's plans for organizing coming out of the training.
Scott Dexter reports on Brooklyn College's plans for organizing coming out of the training.
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Lisa Quiñones
PSC Treasurer, Mike Fabricant, makes concluding remarks at the training on Saturday.