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LaborTECH 2000
Madison Wisconsin
December 1-3, 2000

LABOR SOLIDARITY THROUGH LABOR TECH

BUILDING NEW GLOBAL UNIONISM THROUGH LABOR MEDIA

DECEMBER 1-3, 2000

PYLE CENTER
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dear Labor Activist,

Your union has already begun to reap the benefits of utilizing e-mail and
web technology. LaborTECH 2000 is a conference designed to introduce you to
others who are using many types of new technologies and the media to build
our movement.

LaborTECH 2000 is an international gathering of labor media activists and
technologists who will come together to show, share and organize with the
tools of the new millennium; Internet, radio, cable, TV and print.

We encourage participation of any person who is interested in getting the
word out about working people, our culture, issues, goals and
struggles. We urge writers, producers, web site aficionados, moviemakers,
rank and file activists and good leaflet writers to come and share their
knowledge.

Our goal is to bring new ideas about how to use current communication
technologies and techniques to build our union movement.

LaborTECH 2000 is organized so we can share the media experiences of
Seattle and Washington.

Workshops and plenaries include:

? Developing cross border solidarity
? Using the internet and email to organize and mobilize
? Protecting communications among activists from disruption
? Building community radio, cable and TV
? Increasing the access by working people to the media
? Hands on workshops in web design, radio and video techniques

We invite all those who wish to enhance the voice of working people through=
whatever medium.

Thursday November 30, 2000 JF Friedrick Center
UPPNET Board Meeting: 1:00- 4:00 PM,

Friday December 1, 2000 Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

2:00 PM Friday ?2:00 PM Sunday Poster Room Display web sites, listening room
for radio,
VCR for videos displays for material of newspapers and print media.

Product Demonstrations: Sound Forge Products
Locusfocus.com

3:00 PM Registration Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

7:00 PM Evening Program Orpheum Theater, 216 State St.,
Madison, Wisconsin
(Doors open 6:30 PM)
Welcome from the U.W.-Extension, School for Workers,
UPPNET, and AFL-CIO
Plan of the Conference

7:30 PM Film: Bread and Roses

9:30 PM Reception - Orpheum Theater (cash bar)

Saturday, December 2, 2000, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

7:30 - 9:00 AM Registration

8:00 AM Bus to Pyle Center from JF Friedrick Center

8:30 - 9:00 AM Welcome David Newby, Presdient, Wisconsin AFL-CIO
Introduction - Purpose of the Conference
Howard Kling, University of Minnesota Labor Center/UPPNET

9:00 - 10:30 AM Plenary: The Lessons of Seattle and After: The Battle for
Labor Media
Larry Bensky, Host, Sunday Salon
Karen Conner, Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting
Eric Galatas, Free Speech TV
Tom Matzzie, Public Affairs, AFL-CIO
Steve Zeltzer, Labor Video Project, Moderator

10:30-10:45 AM Break

10:45-12:00 PM Morning Workshops
Workshop One: Building the Union Presence: Organizing/ outreach VCR
Nancy Brigham, Web Designer
Tula Connell, Editor, HYPERLINK mailto:Amercia@work America@work
Simin Farkhondeh, Labor at the Crossroads
Art Shostak, Center for Employment Futures, Drexel University

Workshop Two: Mobilization of existing membership INTERNET
Bruce Hartford, National Writers Union (UAW)
Barb Ingalls, CWA-ITU
Stan Sorscher, SPEEA
Jeff Zack, Association of Flight Attendants
Workshop Three: Research and Education
Nancy Bupp, Labor Education Center, IAM
John See, Labor Education Service, University of Minnesota

Workshop Four: Contract campaigns and solidarity
John Duray, USWA
Mike Griffin, War Zone Education Foundation
Howard Kling, University of Minnesota Labor Center/UPPNET
Emily LaBarbara-Twarog, Campaign for Labor Rights

Workshop Five: THE NEW WORKPLACE: INTENSIFICATION & MONITORING
Su-dol Kang, Professor, Korea University
Immanuel Ness, Dept. of Political Science, Brooklyn College CUNY, New York, NY
Charley Richardson, Labor Extension Program, University of Lowell,
Maryland

12:00- 1:15 PM Lunch
Presentation ?sing Technology to Build Workers Power?at 12:40 PM
Myoung Joon Kim, Labor News Production, Korea
Moderator, Frank Emspak, Professor, U.W.-Extension, School for Workers

Saturday, December 2, 2000 Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
1:15- 2:45 PM Afternoon Workshops
Workshop One: How to use the internet effectively INTERNET
Sheeraz Haji, locusfocus.com
Bruce Hartford, National Writers Union(UAW)
Barb Kucera, Workday MN.org

Workshop Two: How to build labor radio programming
Wayne Heimbach, Chicago Labor Express, WLUB 88.7 FM
Ellen La Luzerne, Madison Labor Radio/WORT 89.9 FM

Workshop Three: How to do research on-line
John Lund, Professor, U.W.-Extension, School for Workers

Workshop Four: How to set up a labor Cable TV show VCR
Carl Bryant, Letter Carriers Today TV 214 Cable
Leo Canty, Connecticut Federation Professional Employees
Larry Duncan, Labor Beat, Chicago
Julius Fisher, working tv, Vancouver BC

Workshop Five: How to use the internet for Contract campaigns (Northwest)
John Duray, Special Projects, USWA
Simone Sagovac, TDU/Northwest Campaign
Jeff Zack, Association of Flight Attendants

Workshop Six: THE CENTERING OF ALTERNATIVE RADIO: NPR AND PACIFICA
Leslie Cagan, Pacifica Board
Mimi Rosenberg, Building Bridges, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York, New York
Nicole Sawaya, Media Producer, Pacific News Service
Karen Wright, Heartland Labor Forum, KKFI-FM 90.1, Kansas City

Workshop Seven: CULTURE AND MUSIC; AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING: BLOCKS OF
COMMUNITY BASED MEDIA
Sybil Augustine, Music Director, WORT 89.9 FM. Madison, Wisconsin
Jorge Valdivia, Radio Arte, WRTE 90.5 FM, Chicago, IL
Larry Shaw, sold down the river.com

2:45-3:00 PM Break

3:00-4:30 PM Afternoon Workshops
Workshop One: Web masters and their work INTERNET
Mike Blain, Washtech
Nancy Brigham, Web Designer
Neil Lahaie, Labornet Coordinator
Rick Peduzzi, Information Systems and Special Projects UE

Workshop Two: Supporting local media efforts (money&volunteers)
Glenn Mitroff, WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, Wisconsin
Karen Wright, Heartland Labor Forum, KKFI 90.1 FM, Kansas City, Missouri

Workshop Three: How Labor Can Use Micro Radio
Peter Franck, Committee on Democratic Communications
Lynn Gerry, Radio4all
Steve Zeltzer, Labor on the Job, San Francisco, California

Workshop Four: Using video to mobilize the COMMUNITY VCR
Martin Conlisk, Labor Beat Channel 19 CATV
Dave Poklinkoski, IBEW 2304/Customers First

Workshop Five: WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND LABOR MEDIA
Simin Farkondeh, Labor at the Crossroads, New York, New York
Mimi Rosenberg, Building Bridges, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York, New York

Workshop Six: How to Build Labor Radio Programming
Ken Nash, Building Bridges, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York, New York
Peter Miller, Illinois Labor Hour, WEFT 90.1 FM, Urbana, Illinois

Workshop Seven: DEPENDING THE INTERNET FROM DISRUPTION
Chris Bailey, Association for Progressive Communications
Myuong Joon Kim, Labor News Production

4:30- 5:30 PM Caucuses (Time and rooms will be set aside for interest group
meetings.)

5:30- 7:00 PM Cash Bar - Dinner served at 6:00 PM

6:00 PM Dinner

7:30- 10:00 PM Evening Entertainment Program
Huck/Konapacki, Labor Cartoons, Slide show and discussion of their work
Catherine Capellaro and cast, Songs from Temp Slave - a musical about
temporary workers

Sunday, December 3, 2000, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

8:00 AM Bus to Pyle Center

8:30 ?9:30 AM Plenary 葺 Labor, Telecommunications, and International
Organizing *
Jim Catterson, ICEM Technology Officer

9:45 - 11:30 AM Morning Workshops
Workshop One: International Campaigns Using the Internet* INTERNET
Chris Bailey, Association for Progressive Communications
Chris Hagee, Center for Non-Profit Technology
Myoung Joon Kim, Labor News Productions, Korea

Workshop Two: How to Build Low power/ micro radio
Petri Dish, Prometheus Radio Project
Liz DiNovella, WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, Wisconsin, facilitator

Workshop Three: Breaking the Media Blockade-Independent Media Centers
John Hamilton, Indy Media/WYOU TV 4 VCR
Eric Galatas, Free Speech TV
Barb Ingalls, CWA-ITU

Workshop Four: Multiple Languages/Multiple Voices
Larry Bensky, Host, Sunday Salon
Nancy Brigham, Web Designer
Jorge Valdivia, Radio Arte WRTE 90.5 FM, Chicago, Illinois

Workshop Five: How to Stream on the Internet
Chris Martell,.WSUM Madison Student Radio, 91.7
John Parulis, brightpathvideo.com
Marcus Trapp, WSUM Madison Student Radio, 91.7

Workshop Six: ORGANIZING HI Tech, IT and Media Workers
Mike Blain, Wash TecH
Immanuel Ness, Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Brooklyn College CUNY,
New York
Stan Sorscher, SPEEA

11:340 AM ?1:00 PM LUNCH

12:00 NOON Presentation: A New Media Strategy UPPNET? (UPPNET Spokespeople)

1:00 ?2:30 PM Afternoon Workshops
Workshop One: Breaking the Media Blockade: Union Initiatives in Print and
Media Outreach
Deanna Busalacchi, Wisconsin AFL-CIO
Carole Casamento, Milwaukee Labor Press
Tula Connell, Editor, HYPERLINK mailto:Amercia@work America@work
Sue Vilbrandt, Union Labor News

Workshop Two: Fighting for Access: Labor/Community Television Access
Suzie Aufderheide, Alliance for Community Media
Karen Conner, Associate Director, Citizens for Independent Broadcasting
Charlie Laskonis, Labor Beat, Rockford United Labor Cable 17

Workshop Three: UPPNET Satellite TV proposal and Web Radio Proposals
UPPNET Board

Workshop Four: Using Media Technology in Schools for Labor Education
Fred Glass, California Federation of Teachers VCR

Workshop Five: Using Labor Technology for Union Democracy
Tom Crofton, Carpenters for a Democratic Union
Mike Griffin, War Zone Education Foundation
Jim McGough, Laborers for a Democratic Union
Matt Noyes, Association for Union Democracy

2:30- 3:30 PM Closing Plenary: How to enhance the face of labor in the
media
Facilitated Discussion: Ideas from Group, Key Learnings
Facilitator: Frank Emspak, Professor, U.W.-Extension, School for Workers

3:30 PM Adjourn

For more information, contact UPPNET at (415) 282-1908 or Frank Emspak at
the School For Workers (608) 262-0680 or emspakf@workers.uwex.edu

PROGRAM INFORMATION AND FEES

The registration fee for the program covers materials, Saturday
lunch/dinner, Sunday lunch and breaks. Make check in the amount of
$125.00, payable to UW-Extension and mail it with your registration form.
To assure participation in the Conference, registration forms should be
received by the deadline. A $50.00 fee will be assessed for cancellations=
received later than three working days immediately preceding the Conference.

HOUSING is available through the conference at an additional fee of $52
night/single or $31 night/double. (There must be 2 people in a
room.) Accommodations are at UW facilities located near the Pyle
Center. Breakfast is included.

PARKING is available at several city lots. For persons staying at UW
housing (JFFC/Lowell Center) parking is included in the fee.

FINAL INFORMATION
Participants will receive confirmation information approximately one week
prior to the Conference.

REGISTRATION FORM

LABORTECH 2000
DECEMBER 1-3, 2000
MADISON WI

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
NOVEMBER 3, 2000

__CONFERENCE REGISTRATION ONLY $125.00
The registration fee for the program covers materials, Saturday
lunch/dinner, Sunday lunch and breaks.

UW HOUSING FEES:
_ Single Occupancy $52.00
(PER PERSON, PER NIGHT)
_Double Occupancy $31.00
(PER PERSON, PER NIGHT)
You must identify your Roommate by name: __________________________________

Smoking __ Non Smoking __

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Home Address: _______________________

City: _______________________________

State: ________ Zip: _____________

Phone: ____________________________________

Email: _____________________________________

PLEASE INCLUDE PAYMENT FOR HOUSING (IF NECESSARY), PLUS CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION FEE. A CHECK FOR $____________ IS ENCLOSED. MAKE CHECK
PAYABLE TO UW-EXTENSION AND MAIL IT WITH THIS FORM TO:

SCHOOL FOR WORKERS REGISTRATION
610 LANGDON ST #417
MADISON WI 53703-1195

MORE INFORMATION
Sam Amacher, Program Coordinator
School For Workers
610 Langdon St #417
Madison WI 53703-1195
Phone: (608) 262-4496
Fax: (608) 265-2391
Email: amacher@workers.uwex.edu
Web site for School For Workers: www.uwex.edu/ce/workers
Web site for LaborTech 2000 Conference: www.labornet.org/labortech

SPONSORS
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Minnesota State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers
South Central Federation of Labor
Labor Education Service University of Minnesota
LABORNET
UPPNET
(Union Producers & Production Network)
CWA District 4
CWA Local 4630
NABET #41
School For Workers, University of Wisconsin Extension
Industrial Relations Research Institute
Welcomed by WORT 89.9 FM
Madison, Wisconsin Community Radio