The FAITHS and Public Policy Programs of The San Francisco Foundation invite you to a regional convening
on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Mobilizing for a Just Economy in 2012 and Beyond
Featuring keynote speaker Robert B. Reich
Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy
at the University of California at Berkeley
The former Secretary of Labor will share his insights about the national landscape leading up to the November 2012 presidential elections and his perspective on the current economy and future policy options.
A panel of faith and community leaders will respond to Professor Reich’s analysis and provide insights on how these issues affect local communities. The panel will also share strategies focusing on organizing and nonpartisan get out the vote activities in California.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
1:30 p.m. – Registration
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Program
5 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Reception
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
For a map of the area and parking and transportation information, visit www.fccb.org/maps.php
RSVP online
Contact Emily Rosenberg at err@sff.org or 415.733.8529 with questions.
Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He also served on President-Elect Obama’s transition advisory board. He has written 13 books, including The Work of Nations, Aftershock, The Future of Success, Locked in the Cabinet, and Supercapitalism. His latest is an e-book, Beyond Outrage. Mr. Reich is co-founding editor of The American Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause. His commentaries can be heard weekly on public radio’s “Marketplace.” In 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Vaclav Havel Vision Foundation Prize, by the former Czech president, for his pioneering work in economic and social thought. In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the ten most successful cabinet secretaries of the century. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College, his M.A. from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and his J.D. from Yale Law School.