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BEYOND RECONCILIATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR COMMON GROUND ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR

  • RVCC Conference Center 118 Lamington Road Branchburg, NJ, 08876 United States (map)

Conference on history, meaning and implications of user fees for driving; also liberation capitalism and conservation. At Raritan Valley Community College. $30
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"PROGRAM

8:30 - 8:50am       Registration
9:00 - 10:00am     Beyond Reconciliation
                             Dan Aronson, Professor of Economics,
                             Raritan Valley Community College
10:00 - 11:15amThe Age of Experiences: The Promise of Liberation Capitalism
                             Benjamin K. Hunnicutt, Professor of Leisure Studies, University of Iowa
11:15 - 11:45am   Lunch - Latin and Moroccan vegetarian dishes will be served.
12:00 - 1:30pm   Conservation is for everyone
                              Panel Discussion
                              Glenn Ricketts, Professor of Political Science, 
                              Raritan Valley Community College
                              Michael Russell, Assistant Professor of Business, Centenary University  

There will be ample time for audience participation at each session.
Tables will be available to display material for your business/organization.

Keynote Speaker

Benjamin K. Hunnicutt is the premier historian on US work hours. He has written for The Wall Street Journal and Politico. His books include Kellogg’s Six-Hour Day, and Free Time: the Forgotten American Dream.  

Hunnicutt has worked as a consultant to unions and businesses interested in shorter hours and the potential of leisure to improve the community and workplace. He is currently working on a book titled, The Age of Experiences: The Promise of Liberation Capitalism."

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