The officers and directors of the Eugene V. Debs Foundation are pleased to announce that on Saturday, September 28, 2024, the Debs Award will be presented to Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants. AFA represents 50,000 of aviation’s first responders at 19 airlines. She has been a union Flight Attendant since 1996 when she started flying at United Airlines.
Sara often says corporations have money and control but workers have power, and the Labor Movement is for all working people. She encourages women everywhere to join unions and run unions. She believes Flight Attendants can play a pivotal role in building worker power with more public contact than almost any other job and connectivity around the world. Currently, AFA is aggressively organizing thousands of non-union flight attendants including a major drive at Delta Airlines.
The Award Banquet will take place in Terre Haute, Indiana, the birthplace and lifelong home of Gene Debs and his home now is an outstanding museum of trade union and socialist memorabilia. For information of the events planned for the weekend please go to our website: debsfoundation.org.
We are pleased to welcome Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner of Magpie for this year’s musical presentation at the dinner.
Banquet Forms and Information
Banquet information is available in PDF format, including a local area map which shows parking locations and where to go for scheduled events.
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- Mail-in Banquet Ticket Form
- Full-page Banquet Flyer
- Banquet Schedule of Events
- Downtown Terre Haute Area Map
- Full-page Flyer and Banquet Schedule of Events Coming soon!
- Program Book Greeting Order Form
Banquet Weekend Schedule of Events
| Saturday, Setpember 28 | ||
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| 9 am – 2:30 pm | Open House at the Eugene V. Debs Historic Home and Museum (451 N. 8th St., Terre Haute, IN 47807) Featuring refreshments and museum tours every hour! | Open to the Public |
| 12 noon | Debs Graveside Ceremony. (Highland Lawn Cemetery, 4420 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47803) Join us in a ceremony to honor Eugene and Kate Debs. | Open to the Public |
| 2 pm-3:30 pm |
Does Unchecked Capitalism Pose a Serious Threat to Society? (Cunningham Memorial Library, 510 N 6th 1/2 St, ISU Campus, Terre Haute) Join us for a lively discussion with 2024 Debs award recipient Sara Nelson. Refreshments provided. |
Open to the Public |
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6 pm 7 pm |
Social hour preceding the annual banquet. (Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute) Banquet featuring 2024 Eugene V. Debs award recipient Sara Nelson. Banquet tickets required. |
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| Sunday, September 29 | ||
| 9 am | Fall Board Meeting. The officers and board of the foundation will meet at the Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, | |
