Agenda

Friday, April 26, 2024

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Pre-Registration

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Welcome

The Texas Women’s Committee Chairs

Robin Johnson, CWA

Latonia Benoit, TWU

4:00 – 4:20 p.m.

Opening Speaker

Council Member Vanessa Fuentes

District 2, City of Austin

4:20 – 4:45 p.m.

Welcome/Keynote Speaker

Candace Valenzuela, Biden Harris Administration Appointee

4:45 – 5:45 p.m.

Panel: Women Leading in Electoral and Political Spaces

Moderator: Emily Amps Politics & Policy Director, Texas AFL-CIO

Panelists: Krissy O’Brien, Political Director, AFSCME

Monique Alcala, Executive Director, Texas Democratic Party

Rose Levy, CWA

Shannon Faulk, AFGE

5:45 – 6:00 pm

Closing

6:00 - 8:00pm

Solidarity Hour - Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages Provided

Saturday, April 27, 2024

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (provided)

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome & Ice Breaker

9:30 - 9:40 a.m

Group Photo

9:40 – 10:10 a.m.

Keynote Speakers

Delia Garcia, Regional Administrator, Women’s Bureau, U.S. DOL

10:10 – 10:25 a.m.

Break

10:25 – 11:35 a.m.

Panel: Women Building Texas

Moderator: Ana Gonzalez, Director of Organizing and Advocacy

Panelists: Mindy Alvarez, UA 142

Blanca Rios, IUEC

Victoria Sutherland, IronWorkers 482

Caressa Aamodt, IBEW 520, Journeyman Electrician

11:40 – 12:30 p.m

Working Lunch (Lunch will be provided)

12:15 - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch Speaker

Rep. Erin Zwiener, Texas House District 45

12:30 – 1:30 p.m

Breakout Sessions

1. Arbitration - Sarai King Oza, Deats, Durst & Owen, PLLC (Dedication Room)

2. Organizing Young Women - Karina Quintana, AFGE; Britni Cuington, CWA; Robin Johnson, CWA (Inspiration A Room)

3. It’s Ok To Not Be OK - Christine Garcia, Alliance Work Partners (Transformation Room)

4. Women’s Issues are Labor Issues - Diana Maldonado, Planned Parenthood Austin; Cody Summerville, Texas Association for the Education of Young Children; Katherine Strandberg, Every Body Texas; Blair Wallace, ACLU Texas (Inspiration B Room)

1:30 – 1:40 p.m.

Break

1:40 – 2:40 p.m.