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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.
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No problem. You can watch video from our past events on the Center's YouTube channel.
John P. Frank Memorial Lecture: "Is It Fascism Yet?"
Join the SST team in welcoming Jason Stanley to campus on April 13, 2026 for his talk "Is It Fascism Yet?," this year's John P. Frank Memorial Lecture.
Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution (WEBINAR)
On April 14, 2026 from 10:00-11:30am, Anand Gopal will present his virutal book talk for "Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution."
Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution (IN PERSON)
On April 14, 2026 from 4:30-6:00pm, Anand Gopal will present his in-person book talk for "Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution."
Lessons from Winning a Transformational Mayoralty (IN PERSON)
Jeremy Freeman presents his in-person talk, "Lessons from Winning a Transformational Mayoralty," on April 15th from 12:00pm-1:30pm.
Lessons from Winning a Transformational Mayoralty (WEBINAR)
Jeremy Freeman "Lessons from Winning a Transformational Mayoralty" in an interview with the CWD team on April 15th via Zoom Webinar. Tune in from 3:00-4:30pm!
Join CWD staff, RAs, faculty affiliates, board members, and other allies for updates on the Center, networking, lunch, and all-around quality conversation each month for our Open House Luncheons! Spring semester meeting dates are as follows: Thursday, February 5 at 12:00pm; Thursday, March 5 at 12:00 pm; and Thursday, April 2 at 12:00 pm.
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.
Past events
Labor Power and Strategy-- A Talk with John Womack
On April 3, 2025, John Womack will visit ASU's Tempe campus for a two-part event. First, Womack will host a webinar from…
Virtual (via Zoom), In person (West Hall room 135)
A Talk with Fred Block
On March 18, 2025, Fred Block will visit ASU's Tempe campus for a two-part event. First, Block will host a…
Virtual (via Zoom), In person (West Hall room 135)
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
25th Annual John P. Frank Memorial Lecture with Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond is the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology and the founder and principal investigator of the …
Herberger Theater (222 E Monroe St Phoenix, AZ 85004); Virtual
BOOK LAUNCH: "Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living" by H.L.T. Quan
H. L. T. Quan will launch her latest book, Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living…
ASU Art Museum, "Art in Focus" room; Virtual via Zoom
Worker Power and Economic Democracy: The CWD's Annual Conference
This two-day event features panelists and speakers across organizing, activism, and academia as we discuss the state of…
Old Main Building at Arizona State University (400 E Tyler Mall Tempe, AZ 85281)
BOOK LAUNCH: "Clean Air and Good Jobs" by Todd Vachon
Todd Vachon discusses his recently published book, Clean Air and Good Jobs: U.S Labor and the Struggle for Climate…
West Hall Room 135, Tempe Campus; Zoom
From Precarity to Possibility: A Talk with Zoë West
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135 West Hall; Zoom
Movie Night: "Norma Rae"
Join us for a screening of the 1979 film Norma Rae! The film surrounds the efforts to unionize a textile…
Durham Hall, room 210
BOOK LAUNCH: "Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge" by Benjamin Fong
Join us for a book launch event in TWO PARTS!
VIRTUAL EVENT…
Virtual; West Hall (Room 135) 1000 Cady Mall Tempe, AZ 85281
"We don't often get many opportunities or chances to be with each other, to share our experiences, to share our aspirations, to share our strategies, and just to make connections. So, for me, this has been a tremendous benefit to be in the room with so many new faces, both from academia but also from the different social movements, to share our ideas."
Kali Akuno, Cooperation Jackson, on our 2024 Conference on Worker Power and Economic Democracy
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