The 20th Anniversary of GEO is today, March 30, from 12-4pm in the Cape Cod Lounge!

Posted on by March 29, 2011
Did you know the owner of The Harp Irish Pub was one of the first GEO contract signers?  Come hear him and others speak about GEO’s early days and the need to keep up the good work.  Join us if you’re a long time activist or a new member.

Come join us for food, informational tables, a photo exhibit of the 1991 GEO strike (never before seen) and a great array of guest speakers from GEO’s past and present.

12 pm          Introduction, lunch, information tables, photo slideshow from 1991 strike

12:30 pm      GEO- Twenty Years of Struggle and Solidarity

-Harpo!  One of first GEO co-chairs and current owner of The Harp Irish Pub
-Ron Patenaude, President of UAW 2322
-Leo Maley, frmr history steward & GEO activist, current union/political organizer

1:15 pm        We are Wisconsin: GEO and Public Sector Rights

-Dr. Eve Weinbaum, Director of the UMass Labor Studies Program 

 

2 pm Speakout! Today’s Struggles and Campaigns

Emahunn Campbell, Sameerah Ahmad, Kate Losey and others

2:30 pm     GEO Moving Forward: Organizing for the Future

Informational tables will be set up from 12-4pm representing GSS, Student Legal Services, Student Bridges, the Totman Body Shop, Stonewall Center, Office of Family Resources, International Program Office, Equal Opportunity & Discrimination Office, Women of Color Leadership Network and others.

**Leslie Edwards will also be there for a while to answer dental, vision, gym and other trust questions.  If you were specifically told to pick up a check in March, you may pick it up tomorrow. 

Comments are closed.