On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced that all enslaved people in the state were free, effectively enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation and marking the end of slavery in the United States. This event is commemorated as Juneteenth, according to the National Archives Museum (.gov).
MIDWEST ORGANIZING CONFERENCE JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2024
Updated On: Jun 13, 2024
MIDWEST ORGANIZING CONFERENCE JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2024 University of Iowa Campus Iowa City, Iowa APWU National Organizing Director Anna Smith, will join the Labor Educators at the University of Iowa Labor Center to present an in depth, immersive learning experience designed to develop skills and strategies for leaders to use to grow this great union, identify emerging leaders, and engage the membership. Locals are encouraged to recruit participants from outside their normal steward ranks to attend, but everyone is welcome. The cost for the program is $450/participant, which will include 3 lunches, and the Solidarity Banquet and all materials. The Labor Center has reserved a block of hotel rooms on campus at the university rate of $98/ night, breakfast is included with the room. The contact information is on the attached flyer.
MIDWEST ORGANIZING CONFERENCE 2024.pdf