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BEYOND NEOLIBERALISM: SOCIAL JUSTICE AFTER THE WELFARE STATE Saturday, April 2, 8:30 am - 7 pm The Heyman Center Common Room, Columbia University Registration required; by invitation only, please (contact Lindsey Dayton [email protected]) Social Justice after the Welfare State, a Workshop led by Alice Kessler-Harris and Premilla Nadasen in the Center for the Study of Social Difference (CSSD) at Columbia, hosts a daylong symposium to explore the transformation of the Welfare state and social movements in the face of neoliberal challenges. We consider the implications of this transformation for the political economy of class, gender, racism, and migration. Putting scholars in conversation With activists Who address the fallout of neoliberalism on the ground, the symposium assesses the past, present, and future of government social responsibility and pays special attention to social rights and social justice. SCHEDULE 8:30 am Arrival and registration 9 - 10 am WELCOME Alice Kessler-Harris and Premilla Nadasen KEYNOTE ADDRESS Nancy MacLean, Duke University 10 - 10:15 am Break for coffee 10:15 am - 1:15 pm GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING Chair: Frances FOx Piven, CUNY Graduate Center Asha Rosa, Black Lives Matter and Black Youth Project Katherine Acey, Barnard Center for Research on Women Carlos Pacheco, anti-globalization activist Linda Oalican, Damayan Migrant Workers Association Michelina Ferrara, Atlas: DIY Joel Feingold, CroWn Heights Tenants Union 1:15 - 2:30 pm Break for lunch 2:30 – 5:45 pm UTOPIAN VISIONS Chair: Ruth Milkman, CUNY Graduate Center Post-Work: Peter Frase, Jacobin magazine Feminism: Nancy Fraser, The NeW School The Carceral State: Donna Murch, Rutgers University Welfare: Annelise Orleck, Dartmouth College Electoral Politics: Lorraine Minnite, Rutgers University Socialism: Erik Olin Wright, University of Wisconsin Migration: Mae Ngai, Columbia University 5:45-6 CLOSING REMARKS Alice Kessler-Harris and Premilla Nadasen 6 - 7 pm Wine and cheese reception SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL DIFFERENCE (CSSD), WOMEN CREATING CHANGE (WCC), THE HEYMAN CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES, AND THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY .

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