“Baltimore Steel – A history of industrial struggle, past, present and future.” Saturday, June 8, 2013 (this Saturday) 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Govans Branch of the Enoch Pratt Library The closing of the Sparrows Point mills dropped 2,000 jobs, and $ 3 million a week, from the local economy–”devastating” is the best description. [...]
The Newspaper Guild & the Great Labor Arts Exchange are proud to present the “Gonna Take Us All!” photo contest The national office of Newspaper Guild, is once again sponsoring a photo contest at the 35th annual Great Labor Arts Exchange. Deadline for submissions June 1, 2013. $1000 in prize money will be awarded for the [...]
The DC Labor Chorus presents its annual spring concert on Saturday, May 4th at Plymouth Congregational Church. We are honored to be partnered with M.O.M.I.E.’s. T.L.C. (Mentors of Minorities in Education’s Total Learning Cis-tem), a DC-based nonprofit organization dedicated to “nurturing the genius” of our children by creating a transformative educational experience. This year’s theme [...]
About Anne Feeney http://www.annefeeney.com “Anne Feeney is the best labor singer in North America” — Utah Phillips Anne Feeney still lives in her hometown – Pittsburgh, PA. Granddaughter of a fearless mineworkers’ organizer, Anne is part of a large extended family that sings at weddings, wakes and reunions. She plays a 1967 Martin D-28 that [...]