California
State University, Dominguez Hills
Tentative
Hearing Schedule
NOTE:
This is a draft, which is constantly changing due to speaker availability
and program logistics.
I hope all are satisfied with this, but please know the structure
is limited by time, possibility of speakers talking too long, and
need to have some parity among CSU, CCC, and UC. Some times are purposely
longer than necessary in order to build in time for any unexpected
delays or for speakers talking too long, or for transitions.
DRAFT of Program for CSUDH Regional Public Hearings as part of Campus
Equity Week, hosted and sponsored by COCAL-California (the Coalition
on Contingent Academic Labor-California):
12:00-1:00 buffet lunch
12:45 starting moving attendees into room and seats
1:00-1:02 CSUDH host David Bradfield, CFA Chapter President and Statewide
Officer
1:03-1:10 COCAL-LA coordinator Craig Flanery; summarize COCAL, CEW,
CEW 2003’s historic coalitional achievement, and acknowledge
CCC host (Andrew Walzer) and UC host (Sandy Barringer)
1:11-1:13 explain format: panel, grouped testimonials, concluding
remarks, who needs to leave early (Oropeza 1:30; Lowenthal 2:00).
1:14-1:16 Introduce panel of 6 notables (4 state legislators; Montanez,
Dymally, Lowenthal, Oropeza confirmed; John Travis (CFA President),
Mona Field (LACCD Board of Trustees President) or Kathy Holland, 2nd
Vice President of Glendale Guild of AFT and spokesperson for FACCC),
1:17 –1:25 Marcus Harvey summarize contingent faculty conditions
across N. America
1:26-1:31 Kent Wong, UCLA, Labor Research Center, explaining difficulties
and strategies for organizing contingent faculty (perhaps in comparison
with other contingent labor)
1:32-1:37 Jenny Oropeza remarks before leaving (this may have to precede
Kent Wong)
1:38-1:43 Panel dialogue with Harvey and Wong
1:44-1:48 Vivian Price (UCIrvine, CSULB, and Long Beach CC lecturer;
longtime union activist as electrician and documentarian.
1:49-1:53 Kathy Holland, 2nd Vice President of Glendale Guild of AFT
1:54-1:58 Elizabeth Hoffman, CSULB and CFA officer
1:59-2:04 Alan Lowenthal respond and provide concluding remarks
2:05-2:10 panel response and dialogue with speakers
2:11-2:14 CSU student (Blanca Castaneda or other intern she identifies)
2:15-2:18 CCC student (yet to be identified)
2:19-2:21 UC student (yet to be identified)
2:22-2:27 panel response and dialogue with speakers
2:28-2:45 2 minute testimonials from a collection of the academic
community, including: Vicky Blahoe and Melissa Michaelson (SMCC part-time
faculty; Andrew Walzer contact); Robert Melsh (Victor Valley CC);
Paul Von Blum, UC lecturer for 34 years; longtime activist with history
of admin opposition to his campus activism and unionism; Eileen Klink,
CSULB English Chair (EHoffman contact); Delores Griffie (CSLA lecturer
who lost all classes but remains active; CDFlanery contact); CSUDH
ASI President (DBradfield contact); student.
2:35-2:45 selected speakers on solutions and where to go from here
(if such speakers are available)
2:45-3:00 closing comments from panel of notables
3:00-3:02 closing comments from COCAL and CEW host, Craig Flanery
3:03-4:00 Reception
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