G20 People’s Summit Week
The Impact of Over Thirty Years of Globalization and Neoliberalsim on the Northern Appalachian Region
September 21–25, 2009
Sponsored by: IUP Center for Northern Appalachian Studies
Sociology of the Mass Media Class, Fall Semester 2009
Overview of the Events
Monday, September 21
Pratt Auditorium
Film: Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22
Pratt Auditorium
“Edward Abbey, Internationally Acclaimed Environmentalist Author from Appalachian Indiana and IUP: A Multi-Media Presentation Twenty Years after His Death”
by Jim Cahalan, Ph.D., IUP professor of English and author of Edward Abbey: A Life (University of Arizona Press, 2001)
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 23
McVitty Auditorium in Sprowls Hall
Program: “What Happened to Pittsburgh in the 1980s?”
A presentation of the film People and Power the Struggle Continues: A History of Steelworkers from 1880–1980
A discussion will follow led by Jim Dougherty, Ph.D., director of the IUP Center for Northern Appalachian Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 24
G20 People’s Summit: The Impact of Over Thirty Years of Globalization/Neoliberalism on the Northern Appalachian Region
Day 1
8:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Friday, September 25
G20 People’s Summit: The Impact of Over 30 Years of Globalization/Neoliberalism on the Northern Appalachian Region
Day 2
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Agenda—The People’s G20 Summit: A Symposium On Globalization and its Impact on Northern Appalachia
September 24–25, 2009
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
HUB Monongahela Room
Thursday September 24
8:30–9:00 a.m.
Coffee, juice, bagels
9:00–9:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks: Dr. Jim Dougherty and Student Representative
Program 1:
9:10–9:50 a.m.
Presentation: Globalization, A Historical Framework
- Dr. Irwin Marcus, Professor Emeritus IUP
9:50–10:00 a.m.
Intermission
10:00 a.m.–Noon
Panel 1: The Current State of Northern Appalachia: A Panel Discussion on the Cases of Pittsburgh, Pa., Johnstown, Pa., Indiana, Pa., and Youngstown, Ohio
- Mike Stout, former head grievance person USWA Homestead PA: Globalization and Pittsburgh
- Dr. Jim Dougherty, IUP Center for Appalachian Studies: Globalization and Indiana County, Pa.
- Gabe Ross: Globalization and Johnstown, Pa.
- Dr. John Russo, professor, Youngstown State University: Globalization and Youngstown, Ohio
12:05–1:00 p.m.
Lunch: Dine around town and campus
Program 4:
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Presentation: The Current and Future Status of Our Regional Environment Under the Era of Globalization
- A representative from Mountain Justice (Mountain Top Removal)
- Stephanie Simmons, the Pennsylvania Sierra Club (Water)
2:00–2:15 p.m.
Intermission
Program 5:
2:15–3:45 p.m.
Presentation: The State of Public Education and Public Libraries in Northern Appalachia
- A representative from the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF)
- Jerry Oleksiak Treasurer, Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)
- Kate Geiger, Head Librarian, Indiana Free Library
3:45–4:00 p.m.
Intermission
Program 6:
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Presentation: Prison Industrial Complex in Northern Appalachia
- Dr. Rosemary Gido, IUP and the Pennsylvania Prison Society
- Rachael Goss, Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Dinner/Supper: Dine around town
Program 7:
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Keynote Presentation TBA
8:00–8:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks for Day 1
8:15–9:30 p.m.
Reception: at Breezedale, wine and cheese
Friday, September 25
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
HUB Delaware Room
8:30–9:00 a.m.
Coffee, juice, bagels
Program 8:
9:00–10:30 a.m.
Presentation: Globalization and Its Impact on Pennsylvania
- Dr. Lloyd Stires, retired professor, IUP
- Dr. Stephen Herzenberg, executive director, Keystone Research Center, Harrisburg, Pa.
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Intermission
Program 9:
10:45 a.m.–Noon
Presentation: Globalization and Health Care in Pennsylvania
- Cindy Purvis, HealthCare 4 All Pennsylvania
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Lunch: Dine around town
Program 10:
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Presentation: Globalization and the coal Industry in Northern Appalachia
- Nick Molnar, former president of District 2 of the United Mine Workers of America
- Jim Dougherty, Ph.D.
2:00–2:15 p.m.
Intermission
Program 11:
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Presentation: Globalization and Gender
- Joanne Tosti-Vasey, president, Pennsylvania NOW, Inc.
3:15–3:30 p.m.
Intermission
Program 12:
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Presentation: Globalization and Transportation
- Don Dunleavy, State Legislative Director and Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Legislative Board, United Transportation Union
- Jim Watta, Program Director, IUP/Pennsylvania Labor Center
4:30–5:00 p.m.
Symposium Wrap-Up
Sponsors:
- IUP Center for Northern Appalachian Studies
- IUP Sociology of the Mass Media course
