The New York Labor History Association cordially invites you to attend the Thirty-Seventh Annual John Commerford Labor Education Awards (Virtual) Reception NYLHA’s only fundraiser of the year supports a wealth of terrific – and free - programming about labor and workers. This year we honor labor journalist Richard Steier and activist scholar Rebecca Givan for… Read More »John Commerford Labor Education Awards (Virtual) Reception
Based on the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Presented by Threedumb Theatre January 16-27 Barons Court Theatre28a Comeragh RdLondon, W14 9HR Trailer: https://youtu.be/iUel1RLlis4 More information at www.baronscourttheatre.com/pwgaa
MUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET12 Eldridge Street New York, NY 10002 March 3, 2024 3:00 PM Celebrate Women's History Month with the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition and the Museum at Eldridge Street! Remarkable Women of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Join us in the Museum’s historic Main Sanctuary on Sunday, March 3rd at 3pm for… Read More »Panel Discussion & Choral Performance: Remarkable Women of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
March 5, 6:30 PM American Jewish Historical Society 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 Join the American Jewish Historical Society for a discussion on organized and informal Jewish labor movements in early 20th century NYC, addressing factors such as gender, class, race, and religion. Beginning with the internal diversity of the Jewish community… Read More »Panel Discussion- Jewish Labor in Early 20th Century NYC: Intersections and Tensions
Honoring the Legacy of Ed Vargas Mar 7, 2024, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Cornell University ILR School NYC Conference Center570 Lexington Avenue, 12th floorNew York, NY 10022 The Worker Institute’s Ed Vargas Labor Community Legacy Fund seeks to honor the life and legacy of Ed Vargas, a veteran labor leader in New York City… Read More »Launch of The Ed Vargas Labor Community Legacy Fund
A public forum remembering Kitty Genovese 60 years later will be held on Saturday, March 9th at Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, NYC. The event will look back at the tragedy in New York on March 13, 1964, when young Kitty was murdered near her home while many unhelpful neighbors said “I just did… Read More »Remembering Kitty Genovese: A Public Forum at Fordham University
March 25, 2024, 2:00- 4:30 PM Center for Architecture536 LaGuardia Pl.New York, NY 10012 In this workshop, the public is invited to view original panels of the Triangle Fire Memorial Collective Ribbon and add their pieces of fabric and stories to a new section of the project. The new pieces will be archived and displayed… Read More »Remember the Triangle Fire: Collective Ribbon Sewing
March 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM Center for Architecture536 LaGuardia Pl.New York, NY 10012 The Center for Architecture together with the Remember The Triangle Fire Coalition and the designers of the memorial, Uri Wegman and Richard Joon Yoo, invite the public to learn about the legacy of the Triangle Fire and the making of the… Read More »Panel Discussion: Making the Triangle Fire Memorial
Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 PM NYU's Casa Italiana Serilli-Marimo 24 West 12th StreetNew York, NY 10011-8604 Attend in-person or watch online! Alba Capriati Lecture It Begins with a NameLearning to Remember the Triangle Fire A lecture byEdvige Giunta, New Jersey City University Respondents:Jennifer MerzAuthor of Steadfast: Frances Perkins, Champion of Workers' Rights Etrita Abdullahu,… Read More »It Begins With a Name: Learning to Remember the Triangle Fire
A free two-day celebration of storytelling, literature and the power of the written word * Panels and keynotes with bestselling authors * Professional development workshops with literary agents, book editors, writing coaches and Adelphi professors * Conversations with writers and publishing insiders about the art and business of publishing * Featuring Remember the Triangle Fire… Read More »Adelphi University Writers & Readers Festival
Announcing the Spring 2024 Poe Room Event Friday, April, 12, 2024 at 6:00 pmNew York University School of Law245 Sullivan Street, Furman Hall, Room 216(Between West 3rd Street and Washington Square South) Featuring Chris Harcum and LuLu LoLo performing a 10 minute excerpt from Dan Evans’ play “Quote the Raven.” Also featured will be original… Read More »Spring 2024 Poe Room Event at NYU Law
Organized and presented by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the AFI Silver, this annual series features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers and the wider issues affecting workers’ lives. Tickets and more information at www.laborheritage.org