Each year since 1987, the New York Labor History Association has awarded the John Commerford Labor Education Award to two honorees for their contributions to workers’ empowerment. The 2022 Awards will be held virtually on Thursday December 1, 2022, from 6-7 pm Eastern time, honoring the extraordinary activist scholars Dorothy Sue Cobble and Melvyn Dubofsky.Registration is required. The event is free,… Read More »NY Labor History Association’s Annual Labor Education Awards

Friday, December 16th6:00 – 9:00 pmCity Lore56 East First StreetNYC Rise Up! The Art of Activism on the Lower East Side is an oral history-based place-marking project honoring sites of cultural and arts activism. Join us in celebrating neighbors, past and present, and raising a glass to the Lower East Side! See photos from the… Read More »OPENING: Rise Up! The Art of Activism in the Lower East Side

Stroll through the neighborhood’s 100-year-old history! One hundred years ago, there were as many as 500 synagogues dotting the streets of the Lower East Side. Only a few, like the Museum’s landmark building and the Bialystocker Synagogue, still exist in their original form; most are distant memories or have been altered beyond recognition. Some even… Read More »Synagogues of the Lower East Side Walking Tour

Cocktail reception in support of St. Pat's for All, featuring live music and Irish step dancing, at the New York Irish Center Tickets and more information at www.eventbrite.com

Join the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition as we march in the St. Pat's for All Parade. Sunnyside/Woodside, Queens, NY. Parade Route Starts at 43rd and Skillman Ave. RSVP at info@rememberthetrianglefire.org

Writer and performance artist Annie Lanzillotto presents her latest publication, in which she invites readers to join her on a poetic journey to learn what it is to feel “like an errant puzzle piece … never to be found, never to be put into place.” In this written adventure Lanzillotto connects with the gay community… Read More »Book Talk: Annie Rachele Lanzillotto reads from Whaddyacall the Wind? (Bordighera Press, 2022) at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

New Jersey City UniversityCenter for the Arts Presents The Two Roses: Rose Schneiderman and The Triangle Fire A Reading by and Conversation with Annie Schneiderman Valliere Hosted by Edvige Giunta and Jennifer Marchan Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 11:30 am For more information and Zoom link visit www.njcu.edu Annie Schneiderman Valliere, born in Washington, D.C.,… Read More »The Two Roses: Rose Schneiderman and
The Triangle Fire

ASHCAN ART AND THE TRIANGLE FIRE OF 1911 An original virtual lecture by Debbie Wells. It's the personal story of an immigrant who lost her life at the 1911 Triangle Fire combined with the art of that era. March 23, 11am-12pm (Can't make the date? Replays are sent automatically so you can enjoy the video… Read More »Virtual Lecture: Art, the NYC Immigrant Experience, and the Triangle Fire

Nassau Reading Council 2023 Workshops Teaching Literacy with theTriangle Fire Memorial A Curriculum and Practice Discussion March 23, 2023, 4-5pm We will share goals, content, classroom practice,and a selection of resources at multiple levels. Andi Sosin, Nassau Reading CouncilKimberly Schiller, Huntington School District Free and Convenient Online After School Workshop CTLE credits available Zoom Link… Read More »Teaching Literacy with the
Triangle Fire Memorial

Workers United/SEIU (ILGWU) PresentsThe Official Commemoration of the 112th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory FireIn-Person and Live Streamed March 24, 202311:30 am – 1 pm Washington Place and Greene Street • NYC   All Invited • Rain or ShineWe're gratified to once again hold a public gathering at the site of the 1911 Triangle Fire,… Read More »Official Commemoration of the 112th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire

Christ The King High School CNL Paolucci Center68-02 Metropolitan AvenueMiddle Village, Queens, NYC The Triangle Fire Memorial Association, Inc. will hold its Triangle Fire Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at the Christ The King HS CNL Paolucci Center at 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, NYC. All are invited to this annual event and reception.  This Association… Read More »Triangle Fire Memorial Association Ceremony and Awards Reception

Each year Chalk volunteers inscribe the names and ages of the Triangle workers in front of their former homes. If you're interested in participating, send a note to Chalk and Coalition founder Ruth Sergel at ruth@streetpictures.org All are welcome! More info here.