Doc. 2 USSA LegCon Book - Western Washington University

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2
Agenda-at-a-Glance
3
USSA Welcome Letter
4
Mayor Vincent Gray Welcome Letter
5
Keynote Speakers
6-7
Award Recipients
8 - 10
SLAP Track
11
Conference Agenda
12 - 17
2013 - 2014 Board of Directors
18
Organizational Structure
19
USSA Mid-Year Report
20 - 26
Regions, Affiliates, Caucuses & SSAs
27
National Staff
28 - 30
USSA History
31 - 33
USSA Hiring Announcements
34 - 36
USSA Summer Internship Announcement
37
Community Guidelines
38
Conference Sponsors
39
Washington Court Hotel Map
40
Map of the U.S. Capitol
41
Note Pages
42 - 45
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
AGENDA AT-A- GLANCE
45th Annual National Grassroots Legislative Conference
Thursday, March 13
3:00 PM—3:20 PM
3:20 PM – 8:00 PM
8:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Statewide Student Power Summit Registration & Sign in
Statewide Student Power Summit
Dinner and Mixer (offsite)
Friday, March 14
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
2:00 PM -- 5:30 PM
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
7:55 PM – 9:35 PM
Breakfast on your Own
SSA SummitBoard Meeting
Registration
Organization Fair
Delegation Leader Meeting
Dinner & Opening Remarks
Regional Meeting Breakouts
Saturday, March 15
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
10:10 AM – 11:40 AM
11:50 AM – 1:20 PM
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
3:40 PM – 5:30 PM
3:40 PM – 5:10 PM
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
5:30 PM -- 6:45 PM
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
9:10 PM -- 10:10 PM
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Breakfast on Your Own
USSA Introduction and Presentation by Robert Samuels
Workshop Session I
Lunch on your own
Legislative Briefing
National Womyn’s Student Coalition
Womyn’s Ally Space
Workshop Session II
Break/Alumni Reception
SLAP Caucus
USSA Student & Legislative Awards Dinner
Open Spaces
Party!
Sunday, March 16
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM
10:10 AM – 11:40 AM
11:45 AM – 12:50 PM
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:40 PM – 5:40 PM
5:40 PM – 7:00 PM
7:10 PM – 8:10 PM
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
8:40 PM – 10:30 PM
10:35 PM - 11:35 PM
11:35 PM – 2:00 AM
National Queer Student Coalition
Queer Ally Space
Workshop Session III
Box Lunch
Lobby Clinic
Regional Meetings
Dinner on your own
Panel Session
Workshop Session IV
National People of Color Student Coalition
People of Color Ally Space
Action Prep
Lobby Help
Monday, March 17
By 8:30 AM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
By 5:00 PM
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Check Out of Hotel and Drop Off Luggage
Action & Lobby Visits
Drop Off Conference & Lobby Visit Evaluations
USSA’s 45th National Grassroots Legislative Conference
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USSA WELCOME LETTER
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AWARD RECIPIENTS
Senator Tom Harkin
As a young senator, Tom Harkin was tapped by Senator Ted Kennedy to craft
legislation to protect the civil rights of Americans with physical and mental
disabilities. Tom knew firsthand about the challenges facing people with
disabilities from his late brother, Frank, who was deaf from an early age. What
emerged from that process would later become Tom’s signature legislative
achievement - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
As the chair of the Senate subcommittee that funds education, Tom has fought
to improve education in Iowa and across the country. He has worked to
reduce class size, give students better computer and Internet access, expand
school counseling and safety programs and improve teacher training. He has also
led the effort to modernize America's school infrastructure. Each year he secures
funding to help school districts in Iowa update and repair their facilities.
In September 2009, following the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, Tom
became chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
(HELP) Committee. Tom believes that to serve in this capacity is to carry on the
legacy of Senator Kennedy, who dedicated his life to ensuring that our economy
works for all Americans, guaranteeing every child the opportunity to pursue a
quality education and, of course, the cause of Kennedy's life: access to quality,
affordable health care for all Americans.
Congressman George Miller
Congressman George Miller is the Senior Democrat on the House Education and
Workforce Committee, proudly representing California, and is a leading advocate in
Congress on education, labor, the economy, and the environment.
Congressman Miller’s top priorities include education and economic growth. He is
working to ensure that all students have access to the skills, support and
knowledge to succeed in our economy and our society. And he is fighting to grow
and strengthen America’s middle class. He has been working to forge a bipartisan
compromise to reauthorize federal K-12 education law, ensure that the historic
Affordable Care Act that he co-wrote is fully implemented, and provide meaningful
student aid programs to every eligible student.
In 2009, in response to the worst recession since the Great Depression,
Congressman Miller helped craft President Obama’s American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act to save and create millions of jobs, invest in education, and
move the economy forward. Congressman Miller also played a central role in
working with President Obama to transform federal student loan programs to make
accessing an affordable post-secondary education a reality for more students. The
changes he succeeded at enacting into law are helping to ensure that public
policies work in the best interest of students, not big banks. By eliminating the
banking middleman and wasteful subsidies paid to banks, the Student Aid and
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2010 is saving $60 billion in taxpayer money and
investing that money in student aid and college completion. The law raised the Pell
Grant scholarship to its highest level in history, decreased interest rates on needbased student loans and invested in community colleges and Historically Black
Colleges and Universities.
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AWARD RECIPIENTS
Senator Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a fearless consumer advocate who has made
her life's work the fight for middle class families, was elected to the United
States Senate on November 6, 2012 by the people of Massachusetts.
She is widely credited for the original thinking, political courage, and
relentless persistence that led to the creation of the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau. President Obama asked her to set up the new agency
to hold Wall Street banks and other financial institutions accountable, and
to protect consumers from financial tricks and traps often hidden in
mortgages, credit cards and other financial products.
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, Warren served as Chair of the
Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
(TARP). Her independent and tireless efforts to protect taxpayers, to hold
Wall Street accountable, and to ensure tough oversight of both the Bush
and Obama Administrations won praise from both sides of the aisle. The
Boston Globe named Elizabeth Warren Bostonian of the Year and TIME
Magazine called her a "New Sheriff of Wall Street" for her oversight efforts.
In her time as Senator, Warren has been a champion for students,
introducing legislation that would set interest rates on student loans at
0.75%, the same interest rate that banks receive. Additionally, Senator
Warren has publicly called on the Department of Education to protect
students by holding bad corporate actors like Sallie Mae accountable to
protect current students and struggling borrowers.
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AWARD RECIPIENTS
Coalition Partner of the Year
Jobs with Justice
Jobs with Justice believes that all workers should have collective
bargaining rights, employment security, and a decent standard of
living within an economy that works for everyone. They bring together
labor, community, student and faith voices at the national and local
levels to win improvements in people’s lives and shape public
discourse on workers’ rights and the economy.
With more than 40 million students and borrowers struggling to make
ends meet, Jobs with Justice recognizes that student debt is one of
the biggest hurdles students and working families face today. That’s
why they’ve partnered with us on the Debt-Free Future campaign,
where we’re working together to create a debt-free future with free
higher education for all and debt relief to existing borrowers.
Ally of the Year
Common Cause
Common Cause was founded in 1970 as a citizens' lobby to establish
greater transparency and accountability in U.S. political institutions.
Since then, Common Cause has expanded greatly, now operating 35
state-level organizations with 400,000 members. Their work on
getting money out of politics, promoting ethics and accountability in
government, and advancing voting rights have made them a great ally
to USSA.
Over the past few months, Common Cause has been an especially
good friend to USSA in developing the next class of Electoral Action
Trainers and working with us to explore the potential for organizing
students around money in politics and voter rights.
Alumni of the Year
Morales Public Relations: Eduardo Morales, Hugh Harris,
Juliana Guzman
Without the strong support of alumni like Eduardo Morales, Hugh
Harris, and Juliana Guzman there would be no USSA. These three
alumni make up one of DC’s fastest growing PR firms: Morales Public
Relations (MPR). The firm works with non-profits and political
organizations to establish and manage their brand. They develop
strategies to position, cultivate leadership, and strengthen these
organizations infrastructure to realize their vision for a better world.
They have offered the staff a multitude of advice that has propelled our
fundraising operation forward. They have offered us a hand to cheer
us along, a shoulder to cry on, and too many meals to count.
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
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What is the SLAP Track?
Every year at LegCon Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) hosts a track of workshops focused on how students, workers,
and community are coming together in the struggle for social and economic justice.
What is SLAP?
Working with Jobs with Justice and the United States Student Association, SLAP supports the growing student movement
for economic justice by making links between campus and community organizing. This allows students to recognize
power relationships in a much larger fight, where students are fundamentally connected to workers and workers to
students.
Why go to SLAP Track?
This year we will be focusing on student power and how to leverage it at your school. We will show the great work that
has already been done, and continue to show the power that our communities have when everyone has a seat at the
table.
Workshops:
Session I
Planning a Winning Campaign: Visualizing Your Victory
Presenters: Beth Huang (National SLAP Coordinator, USSA & Jobs with Justice)
Short description: It’s easy to hit a plateau when you’re organizing a campaign. Learn new tools for visualizing self-interest,
relationships, and power to break out of your rut and win.
Union 101: Collective Bargaining, Direct Action, and the Future of Work
Presenters: Mike McCormack (UMass-Amherst)
Short description: In this introductory workshop, we will explain what unions are, how collective bargaining works, and why active
unions are vital to advancing economic justice in the United States. Also, we will discuss the role of unions in creating social mobility in
the rise of the low-wage service sector.
Session II
Union 202: Leveraging Student Power for Solidarity with Campus Workers
Presenters: Beth Huang (National SLAP Coordinator, USSA & Jobs with Justice)
Description: In this intermediate workshop, we will examine the shared interests of students and workers in defeating the corporate
agenda on campus. Learn how to organize solidarity campaigns that win concrete improvements in people’s lives and how to build
relationships with campus unions.
Session III
Student Unionism: Organizing Workers on Your Campus
Presenters: Avery Furst
Description: In the context of the student debt crisis and big money’s attack on well-compensated jobs, student workers need to start
organizing now. Check out this workshop to hear how UMass-Amherst Resident Assistants united to form a union and to learn how you
can organize student workers on your own campus.
Session IV
From Student Loans to a Debt Free Future: Fighting back against the price-tag barrier to education
Presenters: Sara Fitouri (University of Denver, Colorado Student Power Alliance)
$1.2 Trillion Dollars. That is how much our generation and the generations before us–nearly 40 million borrowers–are in debt from
higher education. Meanwhile tuition hikes higher year after year, burdening students with five- and six-figure debts. The sticker shock of
a college degree blocks other youth, often from low-income families and communities of color, from ever entering a university
classroom by. It is time to fight back. This workshop will cover an overview of the student debt crisis, and how you can join in fighting
back and demanding a debt-free future.
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
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45th Annual Grassroots Legislative Conference (LEGCON 2014)
Thursday, March 13
3:00 PM—3:20 PM
3:20 PM – 8:00 PM
8:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Statewide Student Power Summit Registration & Sign in
Statewide Student Power Summit- Ash Lawn and Springwood
Dinner and Mixer- (offsite)
Friday, March 14
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
7:55 PM – 9:35 PM
Breakfast on your Own
SSP Summit- Ash Lawn and Springwood
Board Meeting- Capitol
Registration
Organization Fair- Ballroom Foyer
Delegation Leader Meeting- Madison
Dinner & Opening Remarks- Grand Ballroom
Regional Meeting Breakouts
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)- Hermitage
Golden Pacific (CA, HI, NV, Guam, Amer. Samoa)- Springwood I, II and III
Pacific Northwest (AK, ID, OR, WA)- Sagamore Hill I and II
New England ( CT, ME, MA,NH, RI, VT)- Ash Lawn
Empire Garden (NY, NJ, PR, Vir. Islands)- Montpelier
Great Plains (IA, KS, MO, NE)- Senate (ADA access via Capitol room)
Atlantic Regional (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)- Mount Vernon
Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)- Mount Vernon
Rocky Mountain (AZ, CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)- Madison
South Central (AR, LA, Nm, OK, TX)- Senate (ADA access via Capitol room)
Saturday, March 15
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast on Your Own
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Demanding Free Higher Education- Grand Ballroom
The Context of Our Organizing
The United States Student Association will present the Context of our
Organizing and why we fight to make education a right that is accessible to all.
Fighting Student Debt and the Abuse of Contingent Faculty Together
Bob Samuels--President of UC-AFT, the union representing 4,000 librarians and lecturers in the University of
California system--will discuss his proposed plan to address the fact that the United States is already
spending enough to make all public undergraduate higher education free to students but lacks a federal
policy to make this happen. Bob Samuels will share his vision for making higher education free by
implementing a policy that benefits students and faculty alike combining student issues with workers rights.
10:10 AM – 11:40 AM
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Workshop Session I
Expanding Democracy and Access: Students Solving the "Money in Politics" Problem from the
Bottom Up- Hermitage
Facilitator: Calvin Sloan (People for the American Way)
The governing system, as it currently functions, cannot bring about the necessary changes for an equitable,
just and sustainable future. Our state and federal governments are bought; our interests are not being
served; and our reforms are stymied, time and again by moneyed interests. What are the policy solutions
that can solve the "money in politics" problem? We must explore the connection this issue has to voting
rights empowerment and the grassroots student-led movement that's currently underway on campuses
across the country to stand against corruption and political inequality this academic semester, and beyond.
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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Union 101: Collective Bargaining, Direct Action, and the Future of Work- Madison I &II
Facilitator: Mike McCormack (UMass-Amherst / Student Labor Action Project [SLAP])
In this introductory workshop, we will explain what unions are, how collective bargaining works, and why
active unions are vital to advancing economic justice in the United States. Also, we will discuss the role of
unions in creating social mobility in the rise of the low-wage service sector. This is a SLAP track workshop.
Planning a Winning Campaign: Visualizing Your Victory- Sagamore Hill I
Facilitator: Beth Huang (USSA& Jobs with Justice/ Student Labor Action Project [SLAP])
It’s easy to hit a plateau when you’re organizing a campaign. Learn new tools for visualizing self-interest,
relationships, and power to break out of your rut and win. This is a SLAP Track Workshop.
Reproductive Justice 101- Ash Lawn
Facilitators: Raquel Ortega (Choice USA) and Derek Siegel (American University)
The battle for reproductive justice is front and center in 2014, and students are at the core of this fight. The
Reproductive Justice 101 is an engaging and interactive introduction to the Reproductive Justice movement
and its various intersections. Students will learn how to use the reproductive justice frame as a lens for their
social justice work. This workshop will also equip students with policy knowledge, critical analysis, and
resources to fight for reproductive justice.
Electoral Action Training: Analyzing and Building Power- Springwood I
Facilitators: Parshan Khosravi (UC Irvine)
Electoral Power is one form of power students and young people have to implement changes in their
communities, but across the country our right to vote is under attack. Learn how to analyze personal,
collective, and institutional power so you can run successful voter registration and Get out the Vote
Campaigns on your campus. This is a community and power building session.
Statewide Student Power: Then and Now- Springwood II and III
Facilitator: Angus Johnston
In this workshop session, USSA’s Historian and student movement expert, Angus Johnston, will be sharing
the historical context and development of statewide student associations. From his experience as a leader
with the Student Association of the State University of New York (SASU) and as an alumnus of USSA,
Angus will chronicle the rise and fall, and rise again of student movement(s) in the US and will share his
thoughts on different models of statewide student organizing.
TRIO 101 –Montpelier
Facilitator: Kimberly Jones, Council on Opportunity in Education
Many students have participated in one of the Federal TRIO Programs but have no knowledge of the
program's history or the national TRIO movement. This session will illuminate participants (both past and
present) as to the who, what, where, & why of TRIO and help them to join our community.
11:50 AM – 1:20 PM
Lunch on your own
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Legislative Briefing
Group A- Hermitage
Group B- Sagamore Hill I
Group C- Ash Lawn
Group D- Springwood I
Group E- Springwood II and III
Group F- Madison I and II
Group G- Montpelier
Group H- Senate
3:40 PM – 5:30 PM
National Womyn’s Student Coalition – Ballroom I
Women’s Allies Meeting– Montpelier
3:40 PM – 5:10 PM
Workshop Session II 3:40 PM – 5:10 PM
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Workshop Session II
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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Strategic movement planning to end the corrupting influence of money in politics- Hermitage
Facilitator: Steve Hoeschele (Represent US)
This workshop will address strategic assumptions about building a movement to end the corruption in
politics. Lessons learned on integrating social media and grassroots organizing in movement building. How
are students affected by corruption and how can you be part of the solution?
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Union 202: Leveraging Student Power for Solidarity with Campus Workers- Sagamore Hill I
Facilitator: Beth Huang (USSA& Jobs with Justice/ Student Labor Action Project [SLAP])
In this intermediate workshop, we will examine the shared interests of students and workers in defeating the
corporate agenda on campus. Learn how to organize solidarity campaigns that win concrete improvements
in people’s lives and how to build relationships with campus unions. This is a SLAP track workshop.
Beyond Yes Means Yes: Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on Campus- Ash Lawn
Facilitators: Mari Schimmer and Raquel Ortega (Choice USA)
The narrative around sexual violence has been narrowly defined by a “perfect victim” trope which either
criminalizes or neglects the needs of people of color and/or the LGBTQ community. In this workshop we
hope to push the conversation to include a racial justice and LGBTQ analysis to make sure that our
framework is inclusive of all bodies. As a group, we will identify the personal, structural, and cultural issues
that perpetuate rape culture on campus in order to determine the best strategies to address them. We will
then discuss both what students are currently doing on campus to prevent sexual assault and/or provide
resources to survivors on campus.
Electoral Action Training: How to Talk about Voting- Springwood I
Facilitators: Cassie DuBore (Central Washington University)
Your message is the CORE ARGUMENT that highlights why your campaign is important and what action
needs to be taken to make your campaign successful. Your message is the story of your campaign. For
these reasons, messaging is critical to running a winning campaign. Learn the criteria for creating an
effective message and how to write a concise, credible, relevant, and compelling message.
Self Care and Sustainability- Springwood II and III
Facilitators: Gabriela De Golia and Chagan Sanathu (Young People For)
Self care and sustainability are critical for student organizers. Too often do we burnout and forget to care
properly for ourselves while working to tackle the issues we care about. Not only is this detrimental to us as
individuals -- it hurts our collective movement. During this session, attendees will hear from experienced
youth leadership trainers on what it means to properly care and sustain ourselves, and go over concrete
tactics students can implement to achieve these goals. This will be done largely through the completion of
personalized self-reflection wheels and assessments, along with the creation of an individualized self-care
plan.
A VRA for Today: A Fix to the Voting Rights Amendment - the Voting Rights Amendment Act
of 2014- Madison I and II
Facilitator: Cedric Lawson (The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights)
In 2013, in the case Shelby County v. Holder, the United States Supreme Court struck down a critical part of
the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that protected voters from racial and ethnic discrimination. This past January,
Congress took a big step forward with bipartisan action to introduce the Voting Rights Amendment Act of
2014 (HR 3899/S. 1945), in the House of Representatives. The need for an effective, modern day VRA that
responds to 21st century discrimination is vital to our democracy. Learn about how you are potentially
impacted by this important legislation.
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
5:30 PM -- 6:45 PM
Break/Alumni Reception
SLAP Caucus-- Capitol
SLAP students unite! In this session, we will discuss the SLAP’s core capacities: shaping the campus
dialogue about economic justice and running strategic campaigns that win concrete improvement in
students’ and workers’ lives. We will also share strategies for advancing and uplifting SLAP’s current local
and national campaigns.
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
CONFERENCE AGENDA
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
9:10 PM -- 10:10 PM
USSA Student & Legislative Awards Dinner - Grand Ballroom
Open Spaces
Gender non-Conforming Space- Springwood I
Mental Health and Wellness Caucus- Springwood II and III
Conservative Collective- Sagamore Hill I
Open Space 4- Sagamore Hill II
Open Space 5- Ash Lawn
Open Space 6- Madison
Open Space 7- Hermitage
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Party! - Atrium
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Sunday, March 16
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM
10:10 AM – 11:40 AM
National Queer Student Coalition – Montpelier
Queer Ally Space – Ballroom I
Workshop Session III
Storytelling as Advocacy: How to ethically share stigmatized stories- Hermitage
Facilitator: Renee Bracey Sherman (Cornell University)
Often in the political realm, advocates want to share the stories of those most affected by policies to
policymakers. However, sometimes people aren't always aware of the most ethical and empowering way to
share those stories - especially ones that are heavily stigmatized. Through a workshop of activities,
discussion, and lecture, I will share my experiences of being an advocate/story collector for LGBT youth and
as a story sharer/person who publicly shares her own personal abortion story for advocacy. I will give the
participants tools on how to empower the communities they work with to feel safe and supported in sharing
their stories, and collect them in a holistic, ethical way.
Student Unionism: Organizing Workers on Your Campus- Madison I and II
Facilitator: Avery Furst (UMASS Amherst/SLAP)
In the context of the student debt crisis and big money’s attack on well-compensated jobs, student workers
need to start organizing now. Check out this workshop to hear how UMass-Amherst resident assistants
united to form a union and to learn how you can organize student workers on your own campus. This is a
SLAP track workshop.
Fighting the Attack on the Youth Vote!- Sagamore Hill I
Facilitators: Mandla Deskins, Desmond Seymour (NAACP)
In this workshop, we will learn about voter suppression in today’s American democracy, how it effects young
people, and how we can stop suppression now and in the future.
Queering Reproductive Justice- Ash Lawn
Facilitators: Raquel Ortega (Choice USA) Tiana Patterson (Choice USA) Lauren Paulk (National Center for
Lesbian Rights) Kirin Kanakkanatt (GetEQUAL)
Bodily autonomy and sexual freedom are central tenets in both LGBTQ and reproductive justice
movements. So why do these movements so often operate outside of each other? The truth is that
reproductive health and justice issues intersect with issues faced by LGBTQ communities in many ways,
and working together has the potential to strengthen and build both movements. In this workshop,
participants will learn about the reproductive justice framework and learn some ways in which both
reproductive justice and LGBTQ organizations are using it to do advocacy work that merges the two while
remaining within their missions. Participants will also work on messaging tools to take back to their
organizations, funders, and bases that will clarify why reproductive justice is a critical aspect of LGBTQ
liberation.
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
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Electoral Action Training: Get Out the Vote- Springwood I
Facilitators: David Vines (UW Madison)
You’ve registered a record number of students to vote on your campus; you’ve talked to as many of them as
you can about the issues in the election, and made sure every student’s mailbox was stuffed with a sample
ballot. Everyone is in your database. Now Election Day is two weeks away, and you’ve got to make all this
work COUNT. You’ve got to turn all of these identified, registered voters out to the polls! Learn the ins and
outs of a successful get out the vote campaign to maximize your efforts and win elections on your campus.
Running Referendum on Your Campus- Springwood II and III
Facilitator: Leah Stone (Montclair State University) & Akin Olla (USSA)
Running campus-wide referendum to fund statewide student associations and USSA is a crucial part of a
membership-based funding model. This session will prepare you for the challenge of running a referendum
on your campus. This session will cover it all: from research and understanding your student government or
campus policies to getting students to support the referendum and running the campaign. If you want to run
a referendum on your campus to fund your SSA or USSA, this is one session you need to be at!
Idle No More- Senate (ADA access via Capitol room)
Facilitator: Andrea Perkins (Young Communist League)
In this workshop, we will discuss the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Idle No More movement. The Idle No
More movement is one of the fastest growing, working to stop the advancement of the Keystone XL
Pipeline. As an indigenous person and social activist, the time to address this issue is right now, because we
cannot afford to continue to harm our planet and the people directly affected by this issue.
11:45 AM – 12:50 PM
Box Lunch- Off Site
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Lobby Clinic
Group A- Hermitage
Group B- Sagamore Hill I
Group C- Ash Lawn
Group D- Springwood I
Group E- Springwood II and III
Group F- Madison I and II
Group G- Montpelier
Group H- Senate
3:40 PM – 5:40 PM
Regional Meetings
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)- Hemitage
Golden Pacific (CA, HI, NV, Guam, Amer. Samoa)- Executive
Pacific Northwest (AK, ID, OR, WA)- Sagamore Hill I and II
New England ( CT, ME, MA,NH, RI, VT)- Ash Lawn
Empire Garden (NY, NJ, PR, Vir. Islands)- Montpelier
Great Plains (IA, KS, MO, NE)- Senate (ADA access via Capitol room)
Atlantic Regional (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)- Mount Vernon
Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)- Mount Vernon
Rocky Mountain (AZ, CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)- Madison
South Central (AR, LA, Nm, OK, TX)- Senate (ADA access via Capitol room)
5:40 PM – 7:00 PM
7:10 PM – 8:10 PM
Dinner on your own
Panel Session: A new vision for financial aid- Grand Ballroom
This panel will feature experts on higher education policy. Panelists will talk about the current system of
financial aid and how it could be re-envisioned to better support working class, first generation, and students
of color. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session.
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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Workshop Session IV
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Roe at Risk– Hermitage
Facilitators: Kellye McIntosh and Abby Bar-Lev (Alliance for Justice)
Narrated by actress and activist Amy Brenneman, Roe at Risk: Fighting for Reproductive
Justice describes the dramatic impact of nationwide attacks on women’s constitutional rights. By sharing
the stories of women’s day-to-day struggles in Mississippi and Texas, this 15 minute film shows the
wrenching consequences of radical anti-abortion legislation. At the same time, it documents how women and
their allies are fighting back, standing up bravely against politicians who propose laws that threaten the right
to reproductive freedom and justice. Following the film, an expert panel will discuss the full scope of the
widespread attacks on women's health, the legislative and legal contexts in which the battle is being waged,
and how students are getting involved to protect the constitutional right to safe and legal abortion.
From Student Loans to a Debt Free Future: Fighting back against the price-tag barrier
to education- Ash Lawn
Facilitator: Sara Fitouri (University of Denver, Colorado Student Power Alliance)
$1.2 Trillion Dollars. That is how much our generation and the generations before us –nearly 40 million
borrowers –are in debt from higher education. Meanwhile tuition hikes higher year after year, burdening
students with five- and six-figure debts. The sticker shock of a college degree block other youth, often from
low-income families and communities of color, from ever entering a university classroom by. It is time to fight
back. This workshop will cover an overview of the student debt crisis, and how you can join in fighting back
and demanding a debt free future.
Electoral Action Training: Managing Volunteers, Developing Leaders, and Building RelationshipsSpringwood I
Facilitators: Michael Brein (Rowan University)
The more people you have in leadership—helping steer the ship, taking responsibility for the campaign,
rolling up their sleeves and helping get the work done—the more comprehensive and effective your
campaign will be. Learn how to build meaningful relationships and have productive one-on-one
conversations with volunteers, developing leaders, and partners in coalition work.
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Building a Coalition Student Government- Sagamore Hill I
Facilitators: Caleb-Michael Files and Benjamin Campero (University of Missouri - Kansas City)
After years of an inactive and Greek heavy Student Government, we decided to run, building a Multicultural
Progressive Coalition of individuals from all across the political, racial, ethnic and LGBTQI spectrum which
propelled us to success. Come listen to our best practices from preliminary campaigning to implementing a
successful campaign season and beyond.
8:40 PM – 10:30 PM
National People of Color Student Coalition – Grand Ballroom
People of Color Ally Space – Springwood I & II
10:35 PM -- 11:35 PM
11:35 PM – 2:00 AM
Action Prep- Atrium, Madison, Mount Vernon, Sagamore Hill II
Lobby Help – Atrium
Monday, March 17
Before 8:30 AM
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
By 5:00 PM
Check Out of Hotel and Drop Off Luggage - Ballroom I/ Ballroom Foyer
Meet in Hotel Lobby for March
Action & Lobby Visits
Drop Off Conference & Lobby Visit Evaluations – Ballroom I/ Ballroom Foyer
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NATIONAL STAFF
Sophia Zaman, President
Alma Mater - University of Massachusetts Amherst
What’s one thing you wish you knew when you
were a teenager? It’s okay that you’re not white.
Brown womyn rock. (Also, when you meet Chirag,
annoy him incessantly)
Maxwell Love, Vice President
Alma Mater - University of Wisconsin-Madison
What’s one thing you wish you knew when you were
a teenager? Life is short.
Athena Matyear, Training Director
Alma Mater - University of Texas at El Paso
were a teenager? The lessons you need to learn
you will learn with time--enjoy the trip and be
grateful for every day. Also, start listening to
Mastodon ASAP.
Jessica Cendana, Operations Manager
Alma Mater - Sacramento State Go Hornets! Bzzz
were a teenager? We are all made of stardust.
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
NATIONAL STAFF
Kalwis Lo, Legislative Director
Alma Mater - University of California, Santa Cruz
What’s one thing you wish you knew when you were a
teenager? Not that it was that long ago but I wish I knew
how cold DC could get during the winter. I would've
saved up for a better coat and warmer clothes.
John Aspray, National Field Director
Alma Mater - Rutgers University-New Brunswick
teenager? I wish I had been told to get as much sleep as
possible, while I still could.
Chirag Gunvantbhai Bhakta,
West Coast National Field Associate
Alma Mater - City College of San Francisco & THE
California State University, Fullerton
teenager? The Sun is just one of over 100 billion stars in our
galaxy, the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is just one of over
100 billion galaxies our universe. (Also, when you meet
Sophia, pretend she’s not there. Just don’t look down.)
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NATIONAL STAFF
Akin Olla,
Empire Garden National Field Associate
Alma Mater- Rowan University
were a teenager? I wish I’d known about the
potential and power of an organized high school
student body.
Beth Huang, SLAP Coordinator
Alma Mater - University of Wisconsin Madison
were a teenager? Mom and Dad are totally
oblivious.
Washington, D.C.
March 14th - 17th, 2014
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These are the guidelines USSA expects conference participants to follow in order to create a safe and inclusive
space for all students.
Assume best intentions
We are all here to learn and improve the lives of students all across the country. Assume when someone is speaking that
they have the best intentions.
Use “I” statements
Instead of generalizing your experience, recognize that not everyone thinks the way you do, and use “I think” or “I feel.”
Take care of yourself
There might be times during this space when issues come up for you. Be sure to take a moment when you need it to
breathe or leave the room.
Use only the gender pronouns that people state they prefer
(she, he, they, ze, etc.) We recognize that part of the way transphobia works is that it forces us to assume that there are only
two genders and forces us to make assumptions about people’s gender based on our perceptions.
Avoid Gendered and Ableist Language
Example, use: you all, everyone, y’all, folks. Not “you guys.” Use: wild or unbelievable. Not “crazy.”
W.A.I.T = Why Am I Talking? Or Why Aren’t I Talking?
If you usually answer questions or speak up, move back. If you are normally someone who doesn’t speak up, this is your
opportunity! We want everyone to be able to participate throughout this weekend.
Expect unfinished business
You will find that there will be many instances where in-depth conversations won’t be finished in the amount of time allotted.
We invite you to take these conversations back to campus and/or use time outside of workshops at the conference to finish
them.
Ouch, Oh, Educate
If someone says something that hurts you, personally or as an ally, say something, by saying ouch. Give one statement on
why that statement hurt & give the other person the opportunity to re-explain what they meant or to apologize. If you said
something hurtful, show that you understand the impact by saying “oh” and avoid making the same mistake again.
People First Language
Example: people of color, people with disabilities.
Mistakes are awesome… when you learn from them
Mistakes show us what we need to learn, take this experience/training as a learning experience and challenge yourself to
learn things you never knew before.
Take vocab breaks
Let’s strive to make sure everyone is on the same page, including acronyms. If you need something broken down, or if you
think we should break down a word or phrase, ask for it.
What’s said here, stays here. What’s learned here, leaves here.
We might use examples from our own experiences when breaking down a particular issue. While it’s okay to reference or
talk about these experiences outside of this space, it’s not okay to use names or say anyone’s personal information without
their explicit consent.
A note on our sexual harassment/assault policy:
USSA does not tolerate any form of sexual harassment or assault in any of our spaces. Perpetrators of any form of violence
will be removed from the premises and will be banned from participation in any USSA-sponsored events.
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