Insist on Justice! Resist Inequality!: April 21, 2018

We’re organizing for the greater good. Come and share ideas and best practices with leaders in the fight for income equality, racial justice and immigrant rights at a conference titled:  ‘Insist on Justice!  Resist Inequality” to held at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, 9:30am – 3pm on Saturday, April 21.

After a keynote speech delivered by author Chuck Collins on the pivotal role played by social and economic equality in building a more just society, a panel of activists will share what they’ve learned about how to encourage more folks to join the movement, how to inspire volunteers and how to work in coalitions. Over lunch we’ll also have the chance to share ideas and learn from each other as we develop our own plans for the future.

Chuck Collins is the author of “Born on Third Base” and “99 to 1” which detail how government policy adds to US social imbalance and what we can do about it. He is the Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC and has worked with William Gates Sr and others to increase social responsibility and support for the inheritance tax among the wealthy.

Alan Mills of the Uptown People’s Law Center will share his insight into the fight for the rights of prisoners, tenants, and disabled people.  Invited panelists also include Ralph Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, and Fred Tsao of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

This event is sponsored in part by the Unitarian Universalist Funding Program and the Unitarian Church of Evanston and its Susan Walker Fund for social justice.

To register for the conference at a cost of $15, including lunch, click here.