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2:30pm CDT

Friday September 4, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT

Are you interested in organizing your workplace? Join Jaz Brisack, co-founder of Starbucks Workers United, for an inside look at the skills, tactics, and practices that make inside organizing most effective, and gain hands-on practice in mapping a workplace and untangling workplace dynamics.

Speakers

Jaz Brisack

Jaz Brisack is a union organizer and the co-director of the Inside Organizer School, which trains workers to unionize their workplaces. They have worked on campaigns at companies ranging from Nissan to Starbucks to Tesla to Ben & Jerry's. They are the author of Get on the Job and... Read More →

Friday September 4, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Superior

Labor Movement

4:30pm CDT

Why Eugene Debs Matters

Friday September 4, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm CDT

Superior

Eugene V. Debs died 100 years ago, but the radical vision of this five-time Socialist presidential candidate, is more relevant than ever. This session is a conversation with Shawn Gude, the author of a new biography of Debs, who in 1920 received a million votes while running from prison.

Speakers

Allison Duerk

Allison Duerk has served as the director of the Eugene V. Debs Museum since 2016. Originally from rural northeast Indiana, Allison studied political science and music at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Allison's work at the museum connects the Debs legacy to ongoing movements... Read More →

Shawn Gude

Shawn Gude is the author of American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs (October 2026, Simon & Schuster).

Friday September 4, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm CDT
Superior

Radical History

Socialism 2026

2:30pm CDT

Jaz Brisack

4:30pm CDT

Allison Duerk

Shawn Gude

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