LCIP National Conference 2023

Build an Independent Working-Class Party: Break the grip of the two-party system NOW!

Labor and Community for an Independent Party (LCIP) is holding a national conference on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Join us for the day on Zoom, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Time.

Early Registration is recommended as space is limited:
Click Here to Register: LCIP Conference 2023

We have confirmed an amazing group of panelists/speakers. Our panelists will address issues and topics such as why US labor unions should get on board with LCIP in making a clean break from the Democratic and Republican Parties and in building an independent working-class political party, the importance and role of the Black liberation struggle in organizing an independent working-class political party, and the urgency of addressing immigrant rights legislation in the US. You don’t want to miss this!!

LCIP does not take money from corporate donors; our events and activities are completely funded by individual donations from working-class supporters like you. Please consider making a one-time or recurring donation to help our organizing efforts. Thank you!

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LCIP Conference Agenda

May 13, 2023 – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

(all times are Pacific Time) [titles and organizations listed for id purposes]

10:00 AM – 10:55 AM: Opening session:

  • Welcome: Facilitator-Coral Wheeler, LCIP Continuations Committee
  • Opening Remarks:
    • Connie White, LCIP Los Angeles and LCIP Continuations Committee
    • Jim Lafferty, Executive Director Emeritus, Los Angeles Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild
    • Jonathan Martin, Progressive Party Builders
    • Q&A

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Panel #1: “The Importance of Building Independent Black Political Power within the US Working-Class Labor Party Movement”

Panelists
  • Facilitator-Lisa Knox, Immigration Attorney, Bay Area LCIP, and
    LCIP Continuations Committee
  • Nnamdi Lumumba, Co-Convenor, Ujima Peoples Progress Party (UPP), and
    LCIP Continuations Committee
  • Khalid Raheem, Chair, New Afrikan Independence Party (NAIP), and LCIP
    Continuations Committee
  • Shafeah M’Balia, Black Workers for Justice
  • Q & A/Discussion

12:05 PM – 1:05 PM: Panel #2: The USA Labor Movement and its Role in Building an Independent Working-Class Political Party in the USA

Panelists
  • Facilitator-Millie Phillips, Labor Fight Back Network and LCIP Continuations
    Committee
  • David Van Deusen, President, Vermont AFL-CIO
  • Desiree Rojas, Chair, Sacramento Chapter of the Labor Council for Latin
    American Advancement (LCLAA), and LCIP Advisory Committee
  • Diamonte Brown, President, Baltimore Teachers Union
  • Ron Kaminkow, General Secretary, Railway Workers United (RWU)
  • Q & A/Discussion

1:10 PM – 2:10 PM: Panel #3: The Struggle for Immigration Rights is a Part of the Working-Class Struggle for Independent Political Representation

Panelists
  • Facilitator-Desiree Rojas, Chair, Sacramento Chapter of the Labor Council for
    Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and LCIP Advisory Committee
  • Lisa Knox, Immigration Attorney, Bay Area LCIP, and LCIP Continuations
    Committee
  • Luis Angel Reyes Zavalza, Immigration Attorney, San Francisco
  • Esperanza Cuautle, Immigration Rights Advocate/Organizer
  • Guillermo Medina Reyes, Immigration Rights Advocate/Organizer
  • Q & A/Discussion

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Closing Session/Plenary

Panelists
  • Facilitator-Connie White, LCIP Los Angeles and LCIP Continuations Committee
  • Alan Benjamin, Former Executive Board member, San Francisco Labor Council,
    and LCIP Continuations Committee
  • Nnamdi Lumumba, Co-Convenor, Ujima Peoples Progress Party (UPP), and
    LCIP Continuations Committee
  • Lisa Knox, Immigration Attorney, Bay Area LCIP, and LCIP Continuations
    Committee
  • Q & A/Discussion

3:20 PM – 4:00 PM: Closing Remarks: Summary and Next Steps

  • Connie White, LCIP Los Angeles and LCIP Continuations Committee

Symptom: 1.7 MILLION voters in 33 states and D. C. cast ballots, in 2016, without voting for a president.

Solution: We — political, trade union, and community activists from different political backgrounds — have decided to constitute ourselves as the Labor and Community for an Independent Party (LCIP). Join Us.

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