The International Comparative Labor Studies (ICLS) program at Morehouse College will hold the Vision and Victory: Expanding Black Employee Ownership conference, held November 12- 14, in Downtown Atlanta at the Hyatt Regency. This inaugural ICLS event will inspire all – workers seeking ownership, small businesses, startups, and new graduates seeking to collaborate and combine, or retiring owners seeking intergenerational wealth transfer and legacy. Registration is available here.
The culminating event will include a moderated dinner conversation with speakers coming together to discuss dynamic ways to expand Black Employee Ownership. They include: Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice;Esteban Kelly Executive Director, the UnitedStates Federation of Worker Cooperatives;Stacey Sutton, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy, the University of Illinois, Chicago. This event will be moderated by AUCC Executive Director, Dr. Michael Hodge.
For a full conference schedule and agenda, click here.
About the AUCC
The Atlanta University Center Consortium, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Georgia, formed in 1929 to operate on behalf of its member institutions–Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Spelman College—is the world’s oldest and largest association of historically Black colleges and universities. The Consortium is a vibrant intellectual community with a long tradition of scholarship, service, and community engagement.
