What are the duties of the academy to society in this period of systemic decay?

Join us for a meaningful discussion among leading policymakers, innovators, community organizers, and academics working to prepare our society for a transition to a more democratic, sustainable, and fair political and economic system. More info: The Next System and the Academy: Systemic Crises, Movements, and Change in the 2020s – Office of Sustainability (gmu.edu)

Keynote

• Rep. Mark Pocan, co-chair of the U.S. House Labor Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus

Major Panel

• Kali Akuno, co-founder of Cooperation Jackson and coauthor of “Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi”
• Gar Alperovitz, eminent historian, and political economist and cofounder of Next System Project
• Roberto Jesus Clack, Associate Director of Warehouse Workers for Justice
• Dr. Emily Kawano, co-director of Wellspring Cooperative, and cofounder of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Coalition

Academic Response Panel

• Dr. Amy Best, Professor, and Chair of Sociology, George Mason University
• Dr. Diane Fujino, Professor, and Chair of Asian American Studies, UC Santa Barbara

Moderated by

• Dr. Ben Manski, Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University and director of the Democratizing NoVA project at Mason