On Saturday, March 25, 1911 at the end of the work day, a fire began on the 8th floor of the Triangle Garment Factory. Within thirty minutes, 146 of the 500 workers laboring on floors eight, nine, and ten would die. Most were young immigrant women who had gone on strike the year before, complaining… Read More »Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Walking Tour
The exhibition, which includes a Triangle Fire commemoration photo, features the work of more than 30 painters and photographers who either live in, or have close ties with, the area bounded by 14th and Houston Streets, and the Hudson and East Rivers, in New York City. Curated by long time Village Artist Mark Kehoe WHEN:… Read More »Framing the Village: An exhibition of West Village and East Village Art
Opening reception (in person!) of WE ARE ONE, a photo exhibit celebrating a landmark moment in the history of workers in New York City. Poet huiying b. chan will read a poem honoring the garment workers. Light refreshments will be served. 420 Hamilton Hall1130 Amsterdam AvenueNew York City About the exhibition: WE ARE ONEThe 1982… Read More »Photo Exhibit Celebrating The 1982 International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union Strike: Opening Reception
Schedule and tickets at www.workersunitefilmfestival.org The Workers Unite Film Festival is a celebration of Global Labor Solidarity and New York's only labor film festival. The Festival aims to showcase student and professional films from the United States and around the world which publicize and highlight the struggles, successes and daily lives of all workers in… Read More »Workers Unite Film Festival Celebrates Global Labor Solidarity
The Bernhardt Prize is an award of $1,000 given for an article that furthers the understanding of the history of working people, presented at the annual Bernhardt Labor Journalism Forum. The event and the prize honor the vision of the late Debra E. Bernhardt, who worked in so many different realms to share the hidden… Read More »Bernhardt Labor Journalism Awards and Forum
The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University will hold a panel discussion called "Celebrating Our Roots," which will have special musical performances to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Chinatown garment workers' strike and its lasting impact on the families, community, and labor history of NYC's Chinatown. The event… Read More »Celebrating Our Roots: Panel Discussion Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the 1982 Chinatown Garment Workers’ Strike
Planet Harlem Mural Dedication Thursday, October 20th, 2022 from 6-9pm 321 Malcom X Blvd New York, NY 10027 Free RSVP Designed by renowned Harlem artist Paul Deo, this mural is already a popular tourist stop and neighborhood favorite in Harlem. In December of 2018, the mural was cited in New York Magazine’s 14th Annual “Reasons… Read More »Harlem Mural Dedication
Adidas Flagship 565 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NYC During the pandemic, brands stole millions in unpaid wages, benefits and severance from garment workers. Corporations exploited the pandemic to undermine labor rights and retaliate against unions and workers organizing. An international union coalition has been formed, led by unions in Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka demanding that… Read More »Pay Your Workers Rally
November 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Museum at Eldridge Street12 Eldridge StreetNew York, NY 10002 Announcing the East Coast debut of Yale Strom’s moving cantata in honor of those lost in the Triangle Factory Fire of 1911. Yale Strom composed the cantata “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” in 2011 to commemorate the 100th anniversary… Read More »Concert: Yale Strom’s “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” Cantata
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