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All attendees must also register with Michigan Welfare Rights Organization here for the 2nd International Gathering of Social Movements On Water.

Full Registration
$100

Full access to all SWAA Rumble for Human Rights events.

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Registration with Scholarship Support
$150

Includes full registration plus support for participation of low-income participants.

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Registration with SWAA Membership
$135

Full event registration with SWAA membership. You will be contacted through email with additional SWAA information.

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Registration with Partial Scholarship
$50

Select this to volunteer 3 hours to help support the gathering of Social Movements on Water.

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Low-Income Registration
$0 – $49

Select this to pay what you can and volunteer 5 hours to help support the gathering of Social Movements on Water.

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Continuing Education Units

Information to follow.

Additional Information

  1. Orientation and invitation to SWAA National meeting Thursday, June 8th
  2. Panel with frontline human service workers and families denied water, health, food, or other means of survival
  3. A half day social movement assembly: Human Service Challenges In Our Times: Resist, Reflect, Act
  4. SWAA sponsorship/support for the larger gathering
  5. Interest & Action Groups for follow-up support and movement-building
  6. Historical reflections, lessons and political analysis, including
    – The Civil Rights Movement: Conditions then, why this moment is different, and what lies ahead
    – Understanding U.S. Fascism
    – A national report and video from the New Poor People’s Campaign

We strongly suggest social movement travelers apply for Common Counsel travel grants through the Grassroots Exchange Fund. For assistance with travel grants contact SWAA member Monica Beemer at monibeem@gmail.com

Deadline is May 1 for Common Counsel travel grants. 

Download the application here. 

Travel and hotel accomodations are not included. You are asked to stay through the final session, which ends at 3:00pm Sunday. Please arrange transportation with this in mind.

Hotel Accommodations

  • Events will be held at several Detroit venues but based at the Hotel St. Regis. To reserve double rooms at the hotel for $89 plus tax, call 855-408-7738 and use event code: Peoples Water Board Coalition

Local Transportation

  • Transportation within Detroit will be by charter bus and public light rail.

Airport transportation

  • Fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW).  Transportation to and from the airport is limited and expensive.  Event organizers are hoping to arrange shuttles.  Further information will follow.

Parking

  • Valet parking is available at the hotel.  Self-Parking is available at the other venues.

Remember to bring your passport or special license for crossing borders

Thursday, June 8 / 1:00–8:00pm / Multiple Locations

Participants will begin with a Detroit and Highland Park bus tour on water and housing crises. Following on-site registration, the weekend will kick off with the 2nd Social Movement Gathering Opening Meeting and reception where there will be a short welcome and cultural water ceremony, a four-day overview, an analysis of the moment, a panel with frontline human service workers and families on issues with keynote speaker Reverend Barber (may change), followed by a reception and cultural activity.

  • 1:00-4:00pm: SWAA registration and business meeting at Hotel St Regis. Room
  • 1:30-3:00pm: Detroit and Highland Park bus tour on water and housing crises
  • 3:30pm: In-person registration begins
  • 4:00-8:00pm: 2nd Social Movement Gathering Opening Meeting and Reception

Friday, June 9 / 8:00am–5:00pm / Hotel St. Regis

Participants will take part in the 2nd Legal and Legislative Summit on Water, which will take place all day. In the afternoon, SWAA will be hosting a Social Movement Assembly featuring a panel and breakout groups with facilitated discussion on topics ranging from solidarity among workers to the role of human service workers in social movements. Both events will be followed by dinner offsite and a cultural activity.

  • 8:00am: In-person registration begins
  • 9:00am-5:00pm: 2nd Legal and Legislative Summit on Water in hotel Ballroom
  • 12:00pm: SWAA off-site lunch?
  • 1:00-5:00pm: SWAA social movement assembly
    – 1:00-1:15pm: Setting the context and reviewing the agenda
    – 1:15-2:00pm: Moderated Panel
  • Defining the moment and the possible paths forwards for social workers – Mary BJ
  • The New Poor People’s Movement – Willie, Liz
  • Welfare Rights – Maureen, Marian
  • The role of Social Welfare Workers in the fight for water rights – Sylvia
  • Social workers in radical roles worldwide – historic and current – Rosi
    – 1:00-1:15pm – Break into groups and take a 15 minute break (need facilitators for each group)
    – 1:15-2:15pm In small groups with 3-4 questions (with note taking and report back)
  • How can human service workers contribute to the current movements to end poverty and oppression?
  • Movement building requires solidarity. How do we build solidarity/broad movement in a political environment where targets against specific groups of people is at the forefront?
  • What is social worker fragility and is it a barrier to solidarity?
  • How to bring the work home… what are the things each of us can commit to do to continue the struggle? What can SWAA do?
    – 2:15-3:15pm Reporting out and building strategy and next steps
    – 3:15-3:30pm confirm next steps
    – 3:30pm Some form of closing
  • 6:00pm: Dinner offsite and cultural activity water documentary

Saturday, June 10 / 8:00am–8:00pm / Location TBA

After a light breakfast, the day will begin with a review of the last two days along with an overview of Saturday and Sunday. There will then be a discussion on historical reflections, lessons, and political analysis, along with a report and video from the New Poor People’s Campaign. The afternoon will consist of group introductions and panel reports and analyses on the crisis of water and sanitation in the U.S., international, and territories, followed by dinner and a cultural activity.

  • 8:00am: In-person registration and light breakfast
  • 9:00am: Welcome, review of Thursday and Friday, overview of Saturday and Sunday
  • 9:30am: Historical reflections, lessons and political analysis: The Civil Rights Movement, plus, a national report and video from the New Poor People’s Campaign
  • 11:30am: Lunch break
  • 12:15pm: Group introductions
  • 12:30-5:30pm: Panel reports and analyses on the crises of water and sanitation in the U.S., international and territories
  • 6:00pm: Dinner and cultural activity
  • 8:30pm: Bus return to Hotel

Sunday, June 11 / 8:00am–3:00pm / Location TBA

The weekend wraps up with an international water ceremony near the Detroit River, an all-you-can eat pancake breakfast, and review of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with a discussion on strategy and next steps.

  • 8:30am: International water ceremony near Detroit River
  • 9:00am: All-You-Can Eat Pancake breakfast off-site
  • 10:00am: Review of Thu, Fri, Sat; Sunday’s goals
  • 10:30am-2:30pm: Strategy discussions and next steps

We look forward to seeing you at the event! For any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.