Organizing & Advocacy for Justice Virtual Speaker Series, with Jaz Brisack
This webinar will feature Jaz Brisack, a Rhodes Scholar and the organizer of the first unionized Starbucks, and later an organizer at companies from Tesla to Ben & Jerry's. Jaz will be talking about their new book, Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World. The book discussion will feature the following commentator: Professor Seema Patel, UC Law San Francisco.
Seattle University School of Law’s Critical Justice Initiative welcomes scholars and students from across the country for our next discussion in the Organizing & Advocacy for Justice Virtual Speaker Series, which features authors and activists whose work contributes to the pursuit of materially felt racial and economic justice.
This webinar will feature Jaz Brisack, a Rhodes Scholar and the organizer of the first unionized Starbucks, and later an organizer at companies from Tesla to Ben & Jerry's. Jaz will be talking about their new book, Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World.
The book discussion will feature the following commentator: Professor Seema Patel, UC Law San Francisco.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual
A link to the webinar will be shared the day before the event with everyone who RSVPs. If you have any questions, please contact the Critical Justice Initiative Co-Director, Steven Bender, benders@seattleu.edu.