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SiX National Conference 2024
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Care as Public Good: Building a Care Economy that Empowers Working Families LIMITED
Thursday December 12, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm EST
International 8 Breakout
Care work impacts every single person in all stages of our lives. Whether it’s child care, health care, elder care, care for persons with disabilities, or sick and paid leave, care is essential to our irresistible futures. The care economy is also rapidly growing, but it is historically gendered, racialized, and increasingly at risk of consolidated corporate control. Corporate-run care prioritizes shareholder profits over the well-being of care workers and those receiving care, and leverages corporate lobbying power to undermine our organizing and maximize profits. In fact, many of the workers providing care for our loved ones are overworked, underpaid, and unable to provide care for their own families. But state legislators and caregivers across the country are challenging corporate power and building economies that value care not as a product, but as a public good. From paid family medical leave, to public retirement and child care, to workers rights, this workshop centers the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of state leaders across the country challenging corporate power and building care economies that create good jobs, advance equity, and empower people. 
Speakers
avatar for Azani Creeks

Azani Creeks

Senior Research and Campaign Coordinator, Private Equity Stakeholder Project
Azani Creeks is a Senior Research and Campaign Coordinator at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, where she focuses on private equity's impacts on workers. Prior to joining PESP, Azani worked in the strategic research departments of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and... Read More →
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Sen. Antonio Hayes

State Senator, Maryland-40
Senator Antonio Hayes was first elected to the Maryland Senate in 2019; he served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015-2019.Senator Hayes has held several key leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip and Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus. He currently... Read More →
avatar for Ian Pfeiffer

Ian Pfeiffer

SiX Staff Session Lead
avatar for Rep. Lydia Glaize

Rep. Lydia Glaize

State Representative, Georgia-67
Lydia Glaize, a former educator and esteemed community leader, serves as the House Representative for Georgia's 67th District. Her dedication to education, community outreach, and sustainable solutions has made her a key figure in youth, education, and senior issues. As the Education... Read More →
Thursday December 12, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm EST
International 8 Breakout
  Breakout, Breakout Block D

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