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The Center for Work and Democracy hosts a number of events each year to promote scholarship that supports our mission and that seeks to build a community of scholars, activists and organizers interested in advancing democracy, equity, and the power of working people.

Missed an event?

No problem. You can watch video from our past events on the Center's YouTube channel.

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In February of 2024, the Center for Work and Democracy hosted dozens of scholars, activists, and organizers on ASU's Tempe campus to discuss the future of worker power and economic democracy in the United States. 

Thanks to documentarian Kiley Kraskouskas and her amazing team, you can learn more about the conference, its attendees, and the CWD in this short film.

Upcoming events

Past events

Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix

OPEN FEBRUARY 3, 2024 THROUGH JULY 28, 2024!

In partnership with the ASU Art Museum and the…

 

  the ASU Art Museum

BOOK TALK: Rashad Shabazz's "Biography of a Sound" with Commentary from Jeanelle Austin

Join Dr. Rashad Shabazz, CWD board member and Associate Professor in the Schools of Social Transformation and…

 

  ASU Art Museum, "Art in Focus" room; Virtual via Zoom

The Politics of Care: A Talk with Deva Woodly

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions about the politics of care have proliferated within and beyond…

 

  ASU Art Museum, "Art in Focus" room; Virtual via Zoom

"Working people are the majority of the people in a democracy. So if working people's voices aren't heard, then we're only hearing a fraction of the people who should really be the people of a democratic society."

Craig Calhoun, Advisory Board Chair

 

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