Events

How Class Works Conference

ALL ARE WELCOME AT THE HOW CLASS WORKS – 2010 CONFERENCE

State University of New York at Stony Brook

June 3-5, 2010

The latest in Working-Class Studies from over 200 labor-oriented academics and union and community activists – including Gene Bruskin, Bill Fletcher, Sherry Linkon, and Maria Maisto, in presentations from eighteen countries

Full Schedule and Registration/Housing Information at http://www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass/conference/2010/

Register soon — registration fees go up after May 3.  WCSA members will receive a $10 rebate on the conference registration fee.

From Field to Table: Workers in the Food System Making Change

This spring, the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library’s “Untold Stories” project will focus on “From Field to Table: Workers in the Food System Making Change.”  It will include book talks, films, panel discussions, and a labor history tour.  This year’s program includes a 25th anniversary retrospective on the Hormel strike.  Events will take place at neighborhood libraries, union halls, and Macalester College’s Weyerhaeuser Chapel.  All are free and open to the public.

32nd Annual Great Labor Arts Exchange

June 18 – June 21, 2009

AFSCME Council 25

600 West Lafayette Blvd., Suite 500

Detroit MI 48226

The Great Labor Arts Exchange is a gathering of union and community activists, rank and filers, organizers, cultural workers, artists, labor educators, and youth who use, or support the use of, songs, art, poetry, theater, skits, posters, cartoons, and film to strengthen the labor movement.  You don’t need to be an artist or performer to attend or perform!!!
  • Nourish your soul in an atmosphere of creativity and solidarity;
  • Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of working people;
  • Network with labor musicians, organizers, performers, visual artists, and writers.

GLAE participants enjoy workshops (such as):

  • Basic Songwriting/Advanced Songwriting/The Making of a Parody
  • Working Artists: Making art work and keep you working (a Business 101 for Artists)
  • Labor Music & Songs 101 (Songs every union member/supporter should know)
  • Oral History/Story Telling
  • Labor Art Space
  • The Power of the Spoken Word – Theatre, Poetry, and Performance
  • Arts Exchange and Song Swap
  • Using U-Tube, Internet, and online networking sites to build your base and get your message out
  • Union Game Shows
  • Dance
  • Say It In A Skit

Participants will:

  • Meet other unionists from all over the country and abroad
  • Exchange experiences and ideas for artistic expression;
  • Collaborate or engage with other artists, performers, and activists;
  • Share resources with organizers and artists from the local area and national and international;
  • Return home rejuvenated, energized and inspired with a battery of new ideas and tools that will make your artistry more engaging and infused.

For more information or register on line at www.laborheritage.org or by calling 202-639-6204