MAYDAY! Peace ConferenceWednesday, March 12, 2025

Labor: The History of Unrest and the Struggle for Justice

Wednesday, March 12
3:30-4:50 p.m.
Alumni Hall, OJ Johnson Student Union

The 2025 MAYDAY! Peace Conference will explore how work has changed in the face of societal and technological change and how workers have responded to the forces that shape their labor. 

“MAYDAY!” is the international distress signal used to indicate life-threatening emergencies. May Day (May 1st) is also International Workers Day, honoring workers and commemorating the efforts of labor movements around the world. 

This year’s topic of labor is in honor of late History professor Greg Kaster, who served as the MAYDAY! Conference panel moderator in 2022 and whose research and teaching interests included labor history and the rhetoric of masculinity and labor in the 19th century.

The MAYDAY! Peace Conference was created to inspire attendees to work for justice and peace throughout the world. Starting in 2023, the conference follows a "teach-in" model. This format is designed to learn more about a complex and current topic from a variety of perspectives. The event will include short remarks and a panel discussion from campus experts and brief time for small group dialogue.

2025 Presenters

Keynote Remarks

Maddalena Marinari, Professor in History | Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies | Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Moderator

Tiffany Grobelski, Assistant Professor in Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences | Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies

Panelist

Martin Lang, Professor in Communication Studies| Film and Media Studies | Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Shu-Ling Wang, Associate Professor of Economics and Dr. Richard W. Lindholm Professor of Public Finance in Business and Economics

Hector Aguilar, Assistant Director for Outcomes and Strategic Initiatives in Career Development

Sarah Lahasky, Assistant Professor in Music | Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies 

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