Our next mini conference is scheduled for December 4, 2023 in Vancouver.
We have negotiated a discounted hotel rate at the Hilton: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/yvrvmhf-clm-71200371-e898-44ba-962f-820b68321091/
Workshops
Hosting effective online meetings
Action Network/Action Builder
Crisis communications
Let’s start podcasting!
Organizing members who work from home
Best tips to clean up your writing
Dealing with media during strike for small locals
… AND MORE
Schedule
9:00 Registration & Opening Remarks
9:30 Workshop Block 1
10:45 Break
11:00 Workshop Block 2
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Workshop Block 3
2:15 Break
2:30 Workshop block 4
Presenters
Carl Mavromichalis
Carl Mavromichalis is a communications and stakeholder engagement expert with over 25 years of experience in communications, research and public affairs. He founded Converso, a virtual meetings and communications consultancy, in 2016 following nearly 20 years of working in various sectors and roles. View Full Bio
Chelsea Connor
Chelsea Connor has served as the Director of Communications and Media Relations for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) in the United States since 2017 and has led the communications strategy on the union’s campaigns at Amazon, REI, General Mills, and the union’s COVID-19 response among others. Chelsea also serves as the President of CALM’s sister organization; the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA). View full bio
Presenter
David Climenhaga is a journalist and commentator who has worked as a staff reporter and editor for the Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald, and whose work has appeared in many other publications. Since the Calgary herald strike in 1999-2000 he has worked in communications for the labour movement, as communications director of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and communications advisor for United Nurses of Alberta. His political commentary is found at AlbertaPolitics.ca and on Rabble.ca. He lives in St. Albert, Alberta.
Nora Loreto
Nora Loreto is CALM’s editor. She is a writer, musician and activist based in Québec City with expertise in media literacy, social media, extreme snark and government relations. Nora is the author of From Demonized to Organized, Building the New Union Movement (2013), and contributed a chapter on debt and youth activism in Canada After Harper (2015). She writes regularly for rabble.ca and progressive magazines. View full bio.
Will Carey
Will Carey is the Senior Content Operations Specialist at Stitcher. He is also the host/creator of the independently produced podcast Between Awesome and Disaster. Will is also a stand up comic with 16 years of experience and has performed in 6 countries across 4 continents.
www.willcarey.org
Daniel Fung
Daniel Fung is the Communications Officer for MoveUP, a union based in British Columbia which represents nearly 14,000 union members in both the public and private sector. In his role, he supports the union’s numerous communications campaigns both for internal and external audiences. He also provides communications support to the union’s leadership, including speechwriting and message crafting, and is the co-editor for the union’s magazine, the Local Voice, in addition to managing the union’s web and social media presence. View full bio
Martha Grant
Martha Grant is the Director of Product Strategy at Action Network, and a big believer in their cooperative development and co-ownership model of building technology. Part mediator, part translator and part visionary, she knows we can use human-centered tech to win big and win fast. Martha has spent her career working for labor, political campaigns and nonprofits.
Presenter
Bio coming soon.
Registration Form
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