Conference Schedule Day 1
Thursday, April 10, 2025

University of Pennsylvania, Penn Carey Law, Fitts Auditorium

3501 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (pictured above)

8:30-9:00 AM

Registration, Coffee, Tea, Light Breakfast Snacks 

9:00-9:45 AM

Welcome: Dorothy Roberts, Pilar Goñalons Pons

Opening Keynote: Selma James

9:45-11:00 AM 

Panel One: What We Want, What We Need: Mothers, Caregivers, and People who need care

Amada Morales, Philipa Laster, Tree Muldrow, Prabha Kotiswaran.

Moderator: Phoebe Jones

11:00-11:15

Break

11:15 AM-12:45 PM

Panel Two: Capitalism and the Care Industry: Economic hardship, Labor Exploitation and

Systemic Family Separation

Alissa Trotz, Premilla Nadasen, Leddy Mozombite Linares, Virginia Eubanks, Bonita Lawrence.
Moderator: Hafeeza Anchrum

12:45-1:45 PM

Lunch

Lunch Keynote: Dorothy Roberts.

Archives: Alexa Tetik.   

1:45-3:15 PM

Panel Three: A Care Income Now: Policy  

Elisa Minoff, Stefania Barca, Emily Callaci, Peggy O’Mara. Remarks from Rep Gwen Moore. Moderator: Diane Cornman-Levy   

3:15-3:30

Break

3:30-5:00 PM   

Panel Four: A Care Income Now: Organizing

Claire Glasman, Swati Renunchintala, Shafeka Hashash, Margaret Prescod.
Moderator: Rosemary Barbera 

5:00-6:00 PM   

Reception, Book Signing and Archives Display

Conference Schedule Day 2

Friday, April 11, 2025

Crossroads Women’s Center

5011/5013 Wayne Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 (pictured below)

9:30-10:00 AM 

Registration, Coffee, Tea, Oatmeal 

10:00-10:30 AM 

Welcome, Summary of Day One: Nina Lopez.

Context (attacks): Margaret Prescod

10:00-10:30 AM

Introduction of Four Main Focus Areas for Workshops:

Cash for Mothers: Guaranteed Income, Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, Family Allowance/Breastfeeding

Waged Work: Protections and Living Wage

Support Not Separation (Child Welfare)

Race and Immigration

11:00-1:00 PM

Break into separate workshops on each of the Four Main Focus Areas or stay together to discuss and strategize on all Four Main Focus Areas. 

1:00-2:00 PM

Lunch

3:30 PM

Press Conference at City Hall with City Councilman Rue Landau on Philadelphia's support for Refundable Child Tax Credit in the American Family Act.

5:00 PM

Party TBD

When you click on Register Here, it will take you to a form where you can register for one day or both days. There is no charge for the conference.