All US Social Forum Workshops

Título	Event Date	Event Location
The Invisible People seeks to bring to light the missing history and knowledge of African-Americans and other minorities in a current predominately European centered curriculum. We seek to understand and investigate, and implement ways to change the current the current education curriculum to be more expansive in the knowledge of African-Americans and other minorities that is shared with children in the classroom so it may be conducive to the betterment of African-American youth and other minority youth as well. M.I.E. (Extraviad@s en la Educacion)	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: W2-63
Using Hip Hop Congress as a model, workshop leaders will demonstrate how Hip Hop art and culture is a powerful catalyst for social change. Mantenerlo universal: Hip Hop y estrategias de cambio social	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Woodward Academy: auditorium
This is a space to share critical information about all of the existing, proposed, closed and defeated dirty energy and waste facilities in the US, the corporations behind them and the grassroots groups and activists fighting them. Participants are encouraged, yet not required to bring their computers if available. Mapeo por la justicia: Contenido abierto, energía sucia y basureros	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Woodward Academy: 1449
How does an individual/under-funded organization make a difference in popular culture? What works? What is feasible? What resources are available to re-populate popular media with socially conscious work? Improvisación cultural	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Woodward Academy: 1472
Dubbed HWY H2O by the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Great Lakes face untold threats to this source of over 20% of the earth’s fresh water. This interactive panel will introduce these issues through map-making exercises and discussion with activists and artists engaged in protecting this fragile resource. Carga preciosa en la Autopista H20: Efectos duraderos sobre los grandes lagos y el río Saint Lawrence	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	UAW Building: Ford
Faith communities are digging up their lawns to start community gardens, running gardening camps and training programs, hosting farmers markets and CSAs and working to get healthy food growing in and for impoverished communities from Utica to Uganda. You and participants from the Heaven on Earth Agrarian Road Trip will share stories and the spiritual grounding to make another food economy possible. This workshop will spark new ideas and actions you can take home with you to realize in your own community. Ample time for discussion. Las comunidades religiosas en el movimiento alimetario local: ¡Sostenible y justo!	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: DO-7B
Sharing lessons learned from the historic campaign led by domestic workers to secure recognition and rights. Campaña por el Estatuto de derechos de las/lostrabajadores/as de limpieza de casas: Transformar las relaciones, construir poder y cambiar una historia de injusticias	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: D3-19
US climate legislation & int’l. talks fall far short of what is needed. How can the Clean Air Act curb global warming? Why the Act is critical to Environmental Justice. No hay razón para esperar: Implementar inmediatamente la Ley de aire limpio (Clean Air Act) para disminuir la polución por carbón	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Woodward Academy: 1476
Join Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan to learn about the history of the reproductive justice movement- progress made and progress taken away. Learn how barriers to bodily autonomy affect all women, particularly low income and young women, and how we are fighting back. Take action with us during this workshop to promote prevention and stand up for CHOICE! Organización por la libre decisión en Michigan: Respuesta al desmonte gradual de nuestros derechos reproductivos	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: W2-66
The spirituality that provides us with meaning can inform and sustain our activism. By honoring diversity we can create a peaceful and just society. Una espiritualidad que construya comunidades autosuficientes	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: D2-15
Strategies for bringing reproductive justice into community based activism on the new political terrain defined by economic crisis and Obama’s election. Justicia reproductiva en la Era Obama	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	WSU Old Main: 1133
API is a regional conference dedicated to bridging the gap between radical theory and practice. The “theory-action-reflection” model will be discussed/practiced as an activist tool. Todos somos pueblo: aprendizaje colaborativo aplicado en organización de conferencias y activismo	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: D3-23
This interactive session, a collaboration of eight organizations, is a deep dive; an exploration of a more intersectional and comprehensive analysis of body politics and how it shapes our political analysis and work at the core. Política corporal: hacia una redefinición radical de libertad/movimiento/belleza	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: M2-29
Participants will examine how welfare reform has negatively impacted families in poverty & how welfare reform has influenced the mainstream's myths & stereotypes about families on welfare. We'll examine what we do locally and nationally to organize around welfare rights and anti-poverty issues. Mujeres luchando en contra de la pobreza: historias de la trinchera	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: DO-4C
Anarchists affiliated with Anarkismo and the Class Struggle Anarchist Conference will discuss the workplace and neighborhood organizing we are doing in cities across the country. Anarquismo de lucha de clase en el siglo 21: Recentrándose en los movimientos populares	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Woodward Academy: 1435
At least $3 million has been paid to Baltimore's youth for sharing knowledge and skills with each other. This creates a powerful base to organize for education and jobs. Las empresas de par a par de jóvenes en Baltimore: Empleo, educación, organización	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: D3-16
U.S. police agencies have powerful new tools to spy on and disrupt movements for change. Learn what they are doing, who they are targetting (yes, it is you) and how we can fight it. Herramientas para confrontar al estado vigilante	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Woodward Academy: 1436
Researchers from our Transforming Cultures program lead a workshop on pioneering a culture of sustainability in your home town! Entrenamiento de pioneros culturales:	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	TWW: 5
12% of foundation dollars go to social justice. We help you (1) make a stronger funding pitch; (2) convince more foundations to start funding advocacy & organizing. Como financiar la revolución: Estrategias para mejorar la financición de fundaciones para intermediación y la organización	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	WSU Old Main: 1111
Poverty from a new prespective, examine human rights of economic justice Da según la necesidad. ¿Demasiado simple? ¿O demasiados mitos?	Jun 23 2010 - 10:00am	Cobo Hall: DO-03C