February 7-9, 2019

Crowne Plaza, Worthington 6500 Doubletree Ave. Columbus, OH 43229

Register now by going to http://aoi.ohea.org

Registration Fee: The $100 Registration Fee covers hotel (double occupancy), all training materials, and most meals. Scholarships may be available, contact your Labor Relations Consultant for more information.

Registration closes: Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The 2019 OEA Advocacy and Organizing Institute features 30 different learning opportunities, many of them for the first time, on a broad range of topics from “Traditional Bargaining” to “Outside the Box: Ideas and Strategies for a 21st Century Union Movement”. Eric Liu CEO, Citizen University

Eric Liu is an author, educator, and civic entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Citizen University, which promotes and teaches the art of powerful citizenship through a portfolio of national programs, and the executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program. His books include the national bestsellers The Gardens of Democracy, and The True Patriot, co-authored with Nick Hanauer. Eric’s most recent book is You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen. His first book, The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker, was a New York Times Notable Book featured in the PBS documentary “Matters of Race.” His other books include A Chinaman’s Chance: One Family’s Journey and the Chinese American Dream; Guiding Lights: How to Mentor – and Find Life’s Purpose, the Official Book of National Mentoring Month; and Imagination First, co-authored with Scott Noppe-Brandon of the Lincoln Center Institute, which explores ways to unlock imagination in education, politics, business and the arts. Eric served as a White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and later as the President’s deputy domestic policy adviser. After the White House, he was an executive at the digital media company RealNetworks. Eric lives in Seattle, where he teaches civic leadership at the University of Washington and hosts Citizen University TV, an award-winning television program about civic power. In addition to speaking regularly at venues across the country, Eric also serves on numerous nonprofit and civic boards. He is the co-founder of the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility. A board member of the Corporation for National and Community Service, he is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School. He is a regular columnist for CNN.com and a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com.

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