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EDITOR’S NOTE: Labor karaoke? Union stand-up comedy? A Labor Quiz Night? A history of socialism in the labor movement? Weigh in with your thoughts and suggestions Tuesday night at the Takoma Busboys and Poets (starting at 6:30) as we plan programs for Bread & Roses, the Labor Heritage Foundation’s monthly labor series featuring a variety of events focused on workers and organized labor. The future is in your hands!
Chris Garlock
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Clara Lemlich Awards for Social Activism
Monday, May 13, 2024, 4:00 PM until 5:30 PM; Museum of the City of New York
Honoring unsung activists, women who have been working for the larger good all their lives, in the tradition of those who sparked so many reforms in the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Edge of the City (DC Labor FilmFest)
Monday, May 13, 2024, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM; Silver Spring, MD
Martin Ritt's film directorial debut, reminiscent of ON THE WATERFRONT for its depiction of a dangerous and corrupt dock-working world on New York City's Hudson River, features Sidney Poitier in his first top co-star billing.
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Kate Mullany House Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 6:00 PM until 5:00 PM; Albany, NY
This year’s honorees: the Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA) and Mullany House landscaper and volunteer Patty O’Hare.
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Eugene V. Debs Memorial Kazoo Night: Detroit Tigers versus Miami Marlins game
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM, Comerica Park, Detroit
Join the Michigan Labor History Society for the triumphant return of Eugene V. Debs Memorial Kazoo Night! Taking place on May 14th at Comerica Park during the Tigers vs. Marlins baseball game, we will celebrate the labor movement and the legacy of hero to the workingman, Eugene V. Debs. For the first time in a quarter century, you have the chance to participate in one of Detroit’s proudest/silliest exercises in labor solidarity! This event originally ran from the early eighties to 1999, named after Debs -- the labor activist, socialist, and 5-time presidential candidate. The Michigan Labor History Society feels that as organized labor experiences its resurgence, the time is right to bring back the tradition that is Eugene V. Debs Memorial Kazoo Night.
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Bread & Roses: What’s next?
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM
Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
Labor karaoke? Union stand-up comedy? A Labor Quiz Night? A history of socialism in the labor movement? Weigh in with your thoughts and suggestions on programs for Bread & Roses, the Labor Heritage Foundation’s monthly labor series featuring a variety of events focused on workers and organized labor. Each month brings a new topic through interactive discussions, film screenings, and performances. The hope for these events is that attendees walk away with a greater understanding of organized labor, its role in shaping history, and current relevance, with a special focus on arts and culture.
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The Promised Land [Bastarden] (DC Labor FilmFest)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 6:45 PM until 9:00 PM; Silver Spring, MD
Denmark, 18th century. A retired army captain with humble origins, Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen, ANOTHER ROUND), makes a deal with the king: successfully settle Jutland and
ascend to nobility in this rollicking period Danish Western filled with romance, intrigue and revenge.
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Labor Heritage Power Hour
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 1:00 PM
until 2:00 PM
A weekly radio show
celebrating the cultural heritage of the American worker. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant and produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation;
broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM; Podcast version available
at 2p
THIS WEEK: The 1938 Crab Pickers Strike; Ben Fletcher's new mural
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Recalling the Historic 1946-47 UAW Strike at Allis-Chalmers
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM; Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin Labor History Society intern and UW-Milwaukee graduate student Nate Tease will share his research on the 1946-1947 struggle of UAW Local 248 at Allis-Chalmers at the monthly meeting of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council's Young Workers Committee.
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Ben Fletcher Mural Dedication
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM, Philadelphia, PA
Born in 1890, Ben Fletcher was one of the most influential working-class unionists, revolutionaries, and organizers in all of US history. Mural Arts Philadelphia is collaborating with
the Philadelphia General Membership branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Philly Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), historians and local unions, to create a mural in honor of Fletcher. The new mural is designed by famed painter Jonathan Pinkett and painted by Efrain Herrera.
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We Are One – Honoring Immigrant Garment Workers
Through August 24, 2024; Wed-Sat, 1-4 pm & by appointment.
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark, Haledon, NJ
20,000 members of Local 23-25 of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union – most of them Chinese immigrant women – walked off the job in protest in 1982, staging a brief, successful strike. Historic photographs and artifacts salute the extraordinary outpouring of energy of women.
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Collective Action: Labor Activism in 21st Century Baltimore
Through December 31, 2024; Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore, MD
A bold new exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Industry exploring the historic and contemporary organized labor movement.
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NOTE: There are dozens of labor arts events across the country on our updated website; check them out, let us know what you think, and send details on any events we should know about to info@laborheritage.org | |
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"The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too."
Please CLICK HERE NOW to pledge your financial support to our 2024 program, which includes our annual Solidarity Forever Award, the Great Labor Arts Exchange, the DC Labor FilmFest and much more (check out our website for details!).
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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