The Alliance for Digital Equality, Alliance for Public Technology, and Communications Workers of America

cordially invite you to a briefing on

Economic Empowerment for Low-Income Workers Through Broadband Training

This is a widely attended event and boxed lunch will be served.

 A new report, Online Learning for Low Skill Adults, will be released at the briefing.

Welcome
Maynard Scarborough, Moderator
Alliance for Digital Equality

Karyne Jones
Alliance for Public Technology

Debbie Goldman
Communications Workers of America

Presenters:

Christopher Gaston
Office of Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ)

Eileen Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Center for Women and Work, Rutgers, the State University of NJ

Heather McKay, Ph.D.
Sloan Center on Innovative Training and Workforce Development, Rutgers, the State University of NJ

C. Vanessa Spinner
University of the District of Columbia

The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE) is a bipartisan advocacy organization based in Atlanta, Georgia that is a leading voice for underserved communities on matters that pertain to information technology, telecommunications reform and product awareness.  ADE can be found online at www.alliancefordigitalequality.org.

The Alliance for Public Technology (APT) is a nonprofit membership organization based in Washington, D.C., which was founded in 1989 to foster public policies that ensure access to advanced telecommunications technologies for all Americans. APT can be found online at www.apt.org.  

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the union for the Information Age, representing 700,000 workers in communications, media, airlines, manufacturing and public service. CWA sponsors the Speed Matters: High-Speed Internet for America campaign and can be found online at www.cwa-union.org and www.speedmatters.org.

The Sloan Center on Innovative Training and Workforce Development (ITWD), housed at Rutgers University, is dedicated to assisting State, County, and City Government Departments and Workforce Investment Boards institutionalize online learning training alternatives for non-college educated workers throughout the nation. Their work is focused on providing intellectual, technical and financial support and leadership to ensure that low-wage workers have access to education and skills training that is tied to high-wage, high-demand jobs.  The Center can be found at www.itwd.rutgers.edu.