We invite you to Join Us on

Friday, October 14, 2011

at Capital Plaza, Montpelier

for our Annual Conference

GET TO YES IN A TIME OF NO:  ORGANIZING OPPORTUNITES FOR VERMONT KIDS AND FAMILIES

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Get to Yes in a Time of No:

Organizing Opportunities in Vermont

October 14, 2011 • Capitol Plaza, Montpelier • 8:30-4:00

Conference Agenda

8:30                     Registration

9:00                     Welcome and Introductions

9:15 – 10:00       Keynote:  Ellen Bravo, Director of Family Values at Work consortium, a national group that advocates for paid sick days and family leave requirements

10:15 – 11:45       Morning Workshops

12:00 – 12:30       Lunch

12:45 – 1:45                 Panel – Organizing for Success, with representatives from

Connecticut Working Families

Kids Are Priority One Coalition

Early Educators United – AFT

Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security

Vermont Workers Center

2:00 – 3:15           Afternoon Workshops

3:30 – 4:00           Dessert & Wrap-up

Join our guests and state and national experts who will share their ideas

and experiences with us:

Kelly Ault, Kids Are Priority One Coalition

Ellen Bravo, Family Values at Work

Jon Green, Connecticut Working Families

James Haslam, Vermont Workers Center

David Jordan, Community Catalyst

Andrea Lindemann, Center for Law and Social Policy, CLASP

Peter Sterling, Vermont Campaign for Healthcare Security

Kristin Warner, Early Educators United – AFT Vermont