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    L&EC EVENTS at the
    NLG NATIONAL CONVENTION in OAKLAND

    National Lawyers Guild - CONVENTION in OAKLAND
    October 22 - 25, 2015
    CONVENTION is at Marriott Oakland City Center
    1001 Broadway (10th + Broadway) - OAKLAND

    Click here for a the official Convention website
    Click here for a pdf of the L&EC table below
    Click here for L&EC Convention flyer 

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    Wednesday - Oct 21
    6:00 - 9:00 pm 
    Bay Area NLG reception at Bissap Baobab - 381 - 15th Street Oakland
    Thursday - Oct 22
    8:30 - 12 noon
    International Committee meeting
    Thursday - Oct 22
    11:30 - 1:15 pm
    L&EC general meeting (members + non-members welcome)
    55 Harrison Street #400 (south end of Jack London Square)
    RSVP so we can order lunch at the meeting

    DIRECTIONS

    Thursday - Oct 22
    1:30 - 3:00 pm

    International Committee CLE - Challenging Colonialism

    Thursday - Oct 22
    3:00 - 5:00 pm

    International Committee CLE - UN Charter

    Thursday - Oct 22
    5:00 - 6:15 pm

    Task Force on the Americas meeting

    Thursday - Oct 22
    5:00 - 6:45 pm

    National Immigration Project reception

    Thursday - Oct 22
    7:00 - 8:45 pm

    KEYNOTE by Alicia Garza

    Thursday - Oct 22
    8:55 - 11:00 pm

    L&EC Reception / PARTY 
    810 Clay Street - Oakland
    RSVP so we can order food and drink for the party
    DIRECTIONS

    Friday - Oct 23
    9:00 - 10:15 am

    Workshops I

    Friday - Oct 23
    10:30 - 11:45 am
    Workshops II
    Friday - Oct 23
    12:30 - 2:00 pm
    Lunch program - 
    (ticket required)
    Friday - Oct 23
    3:30 - 5:30 pm

    PLENARY I  

    Friday - Oct 23
    5:45 - 7:15 pm

    International Committee Reception + 
    Debra Evenson Award presentation to Art Heitzer

    Friday - Oct 23
    7:15 pm --

    various social events 

    Saturday - Oct 24
    9:00 - 10:30 am

    Major Panel I  - From Right to Work to the Fight for 15 --
    Labor at the Crossroads, Learning Lessons, Going Forward
    sponsored by the L&EC
    - co-sponsored by TUPOCC and Anti-Racism Committee

    Saturday - Oct 24
    10:45 - 12:15 pm

    Major Panel II - Advocating for Economic and Social Rights
    throughout the Americas:  A Transnational Dialogue
    sponsored by Intl Labor Justice Working Group -
    co-sponsored by L&EC and Intl Committee

    Saturday - Oct 24
    12:45 - 2:45 pm
    PLENARY II (National Elections, Resolutions, Amendments)
    Saturday - Oct 24
    3:00 - 6:00 pm
    Anti-Racism + TUPOCC Programming
    Saturday - Oct 24
    6:45 - 7:30 pm
    Pre-Celebration Reception (no cost, open to all)
    Saturday - Oct 24
    7:30 - 10:00 pm
    Saturday Night Celebration:  Fundraiser / Award Presentation
    (ticket required)
    Sunday - Oct 25
    9:30 - 10:45 am
     Regional Meetings
    Sunday - Oct 25
    11:00 - 12:15 pm
    Workshops III
    Sunday - Oct 25
    1:00 - 2:30 pm
    Workshops IV