Events

This online educational session will be conducted by Dr. Adrienne (Andi) Sosin, a founding member of the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition. It will honor the historical significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and deepen our understanding of its impact on labor rights, workplace safety, and organizing efforts. All are invited. Register using the… Read More »Free Zoom Class: The Historical Significance of the Triangle Fire

What Was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Why Was it Significant? A lecture by Abbott Gorin Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11:15 am Jewish Community Center of Central New Jersey1391 Martine AvenueScotch Plains, NJ 07076 For more information email arivlin@jccnj.org

Each year on the anniversary of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, volunteers fan out across the city to inscribe the names and ages of the Triangle dead in front of their former homes. This year, the Tenement Museum and the indefatigable Kat Lloyd are organizing Chalk 2026 with a focus on immigration. To participate… Read More »Chalk for the Triangle Workers!

Christ The King High School Hugh Kirwan Auditorium68-02 Metropolitan AvenueMiddle Village, Queens, NYC The Triangle Fire Memorial Association, Inc. will hold its Triangle Fire Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at the Christ The King High School at 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, NYC. All are invited to this annual event and reception.  This Association is an… Read More »Triangle Fire Memorial Association Ceremony and Awards Reception

Workers United/SEIU (ILGWU) Presents The Official Commemorationof the115th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire March 25, 202611:30 am – 1 pm Washington Place and Greene Street • NYC All Invited • Rain or Shine Special guest speakers and ceremonial ladder raising by FDNYWe’ll also be laying 146 flowers honoring the workers who died that day… Read More »Official Commemoration of the Triangle Factory Fire

The art installation “Chez les heureux du monde” by the Women's History Museum is about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a Christian Dior dress popularized by Sex and the City, and protest smocks designed by 19th-century suffragists and workers. See the installation as part of the Greater New York 2026 exhibition. Where: MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Avenue Queens, New… Read More »Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Featured at MoMA PS1

Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition and Jane's Walk NYC Presents A GUIDED TOUR OF THE TRIANGLE FIRE MEMORIAL Tour the long-awaited Triangle Fire Memorial to the victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire at the site of the historic fire in lower Manhattan Saturday, May 211:00 am and 1:00 pm This is… Read More »Guided Tour of the Triangle Fire Memorial, Jane’s Walk NYC

The Clara Lemlich awards for social activism celebrate the lives of incredible women whose many decades of brilliant activism have made real and lasting change in the world. Info and RSVP at www.laborarts.org

Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. The Hillman Prizes strive to recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skill in relating the story and the impact of the coverage.   Information at www.hillmanfoundation.org

How did the International Workers Order navigate Jewish and leftist political communities and organize for justice before, during, and in the wake of the second World War? Join Dr. Elissa Sampson, co-editor of From Popular Front to Cold War: The Interracial Left and the International Workers Order, 1930–1954, book contributor Annie Cohen, and the Workers… Read More »The Workers Circle and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Present a Virtual Round Table: The International Workers Order- From Popular Front to Cold War

Remember the Triangle Fire CoalitionAmong Winners of 36th Annual Village Awards Each year, Village Preservation honors invaluable local leaders, institutions, businesses, places, and organizations at its Annual Meeting and Village Awards. This fun and free public event highlights and celebrates those that make our neighborhoods some of the most interesting and exceptional in the city.… Read More »Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition to Receive Village Preservation Award

This Living New Deal webinar discusses the critical 1936 national elections, and what they can tell us about this year’s midterms. The country was in turmoil in the months leading up to the election with a president, who many hated, championing a bold new idea of government. Radical rebellions threatened both parties from within, while… Read More »Webinar: Putting It to the Test- The New Deal Faces the Voters in the 1936 Election