Now What? The State of Our Movements in the Post-Election Moment

Event Date: 12/11/2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: AUD Congress Lounge (2nd floor)

Now that the presidential election is over, what is next for social movements in Chicago and across the country? What are the spaces and opportunities for movements in the post electoral moment? Has the political landscape changed? Is there new energy that might be harnessed now that the campaigns are over?

Featuring comments and analysis on Chicago politics, education organizing, reproductive justice, workers' rights and the Occupy movement from:

• Dick Simpson - UIC Professor of Political Science and former Chicago Alderman
• Rhoda Rae Gutierrez - Parents 4 Teachers
• Gaylon Alcaraz - Chicago Abortion Fund
• Danielle Villarreal - Occupy Chicago
• Mark Meinster - Warehouse Workers for Justice
• Jeff Edwards - Roosevelt University, Department of Political Science

Sponsored by Roosevelt University Department of Political Science and Public Administration, College of Arts and Sciences and The Crossroads Fund.