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Post by dnomde on Mar 23, 2011 15:40:05 GMT -8
Hello Montrose Peace Vigil Peaceniks,
LA Laborfest (http://lalaborfest.org/) is hosting an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. It's a night of music, spoken word, guest speakers, and film. It will be held this Friday at 7:30 at the Echo Park United Methodist Church. Is anyone else interested? Maybe we can meet at CVUMC and carpool? Who's in?
Peace,
Edmond
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Post by Brian on Mar 23, 2011 23:00:38 GMT -8
HBO is running its documentary on the same day, but it will be available On Demand until April 17.
Wow, thank you, Edmond. I've been hearing a lot about the tragedy and the movement it propelled as the 100th anniversary nears -- there was a symposium on C-SPAN recently -- and the Echo Park United Methodist Church sounds like the place to be on Friday after the vigil. Anni and I won't be able to make it to the event, but we're glad you started this thread so others might.
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Post by Roberta on Mar 24, 2011 8:29:05 GMT -8
I hope (and assume) this event is partly to build support for the next day's big march, starting at the L.A. Convention Center, proceeding to Pershing Square, with labor-important stops along the way: www.launionaflcio.org/events/304/I am doing this march and rally, meeting up with the UCLA librarian's union (AFT) and critical support staff (CUE, an independent UC union, affiliated with the Teamsters). So I committed to something else on the Westside on Friday after the vigil, unfortunately. I guess the anti-union crowd will be happy when we are all working for a few bucks a day with no benefits and our safety plan is jumping out of burning buildings into inadequate safety nets. But it won't be much of a country. So I hope both the march on the 26th and this event the night before are well-attended. Thanks Edmond for posting! LA Laborfest (http://lalaborfest.org/) is hosting an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. It's a night of music, spoken word, guest speakers, and film. It will be held this Friday at 7:30 at the Echo Park United Methodist Church. |
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