Path Home Project presents a discussion about the old ILGWU's philosophy of social unionism as applied to issues of affordable housing and immigration advocacy! How can labor history inform present struggles? Join us for a light lunch, short film screenings, and discussion on these important topics! DATE: Monday, June 17, 2024TIME: 11amPLACE: CUNY SLU, 25 West… Read More »Workshop: Affordable Housing and Immigration Advocacy
Cornell University, ILR School216 Ives HallIthaca, NY 14853 Now through Dec. 31, 2024 Frances Perkins, who left her progressive mark on New York City, New York state, and the nation, is the subject of an exhibit at Cornell University's ILR School, where she served on the faculty until she died at age 85 in 1965.… Read More »Exhibit: Frances Perkins and the New Deal
NYS Workers’ Compensation Boardpresents aWorker Safety WebinarMonday, August 12, 202412:00pm to 1:00pm Register at www.wcb.ny.gov
Feminists Fight Fossil Fuels March When: Sunday, August 25th at 2pm Location: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial, 23 Washington Pl, New York, 10003 The Action In 1911, 146 garment workers — the majority immigrant women and girls — died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. They died because of callous corporate greed and business owners who… Read More »Feminists Fight Fossil Fuels March
40th Annual Bread & Roses Heritage Festival Labor Day, September 2nd Lawrence, MA! Celebrating Lawrence's rich history of labor rights, culture, and community with music, food, art, and more More information at www.breadandrosesheritage.org
Bernhardt Labor Journalism Forum and Awards Ceremony Thursday, October 17th, 6-7:30pm Bobst Library | 2nd Floor | North Reading Room70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Event will also be live-streamed RSVP required More Information and Registration Here Join the New York Labor History Association and the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor… Read More »Bernhardt Labor Journalism Forum and Awards Ceremony
A rehearsed reading of the play Paved with Gold and Ashes The Ellington Room400 W 43rd StNew York, NY 10036 Thursday 17th OctoberDoors open at 7:00pm / Start time 7:30pm Tickets: Free entry - Limited spacePlease register you attendance here: http://www.tinyurl.com/PWGAAreading About the Play: 'Paved with Gold and Ashes' is is an all-female stage play… Read More »Paved with Gold and Ashes: A Reading
Season 13 at Cinema Village!In-Person Oct 18-24 with Special Events thru Nov 12Virtual 10/25-10/30 for Select Films Festival program and tickets at www.workersunitefilmfestival.org
Camicette Bianche ~ Homage to the Italians of the World ~ An Italian Musical about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Based on the book Camicette Bianche by Ester Rizzo Sunday, November 10, 6 pm 268 Mulberry StreetNear St. Patrick's Old CathedralNYC Free Admission
As the Micki Levin Concert Series continues, join Yale Strom (creator of the Triangle Fire Cantata) and his extraordinary ensemble, Hot Pstromi, together with special guest artists Fred Benedetti and Sara Caswell. Enjoy an evening of music that begins with klezmer and spans influences from the Middle East, Central, and Eastern Europe. B’nai Jeshurun257 West… Read More »Klezmer and Beyond: Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi In Concert
Hudson River Museum511 Warburton AvenueYonkers, NY 10701 January 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm This three-part program invites participants to explore memorialization through the lens of two significant global crises: the mistreatment of garment workers and the marginalization of the LGBTQ+ community during the AIDS crisis. The afternoon includes talks and a hands-on collage workshop. The… Read More »Art as Memorial: Artist and Activist Talks
Hudson River Museum511 Warburton AvenueYonkers, NY 10701 January 5, 2025 at 3:30 pm Robin Berson’s Workers’ Memorial Quilts, which inspired this hands-on workshop, honor victims of garment industry disasters that bookended the past century: the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 and the Tazreen fire and Rana Plaza collapse of 2012 and 2013 in Bangladesh,… Read More »Art as Memorial: Collage Workshop