Sept. 13, 6:30 PM
100th Anniversary of the Wobblies
A New York City Celebration of the IWW Centenary
CUNY Graduate Center365 5th Ave. (at 34th St), NYC
Free Admission
The hundredth anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World will be celebrated by artists, historians, musicians and today's Wobbly organizers. The event will feature performances, talks and a slide show commemorating the Wobblies role in Labor history.
Featuring:
DANIEL GROSS (Starbucks Workers Union, IWW)
PAUL BUHLE (historian; Senior Lecturer, Browne University; co-editor of 'Wobblies! A Graphic History')
HENRY FONER (Labor activist, musician, historian)
JOHN PIETARO (protest musician, Labor organizer, writer)
PETER KUPER (artist)
NICOLE SCHULMAN (artist; co-editor of 'Wobblies! A Graphic History')
SABRINA JONES (artist)
SETH TOBOCMAN (artist)
This event will also be the official release party of the new CD 'I DREAMED I HEARD JOE HILL LAST NIGHT...A CENTURY OF IWW SONG' by John Pietaro & The Flames of Discontent
Plus, an exhibit of original art from the "Wobblies!" book will be up in the exhibition hall (near the student center, ground floor) at CUNY grad center through Sept. 23rd.
for more info call 212-817-8215 or write to continuinged@gc.cuny.edu
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