Wobbly centennial celebration at CUNY
Posted September 12, 2005 by in Events
From Nicole Schulman, co-editor of Wobblies! the wonderful comic history of the Industrial Workers of the World:
100th Anniversary of the Wollblies: A New York City Celebration of the IWW CentenaryTuesday, September 13, 6:30pm
CUNY Graduate Center - 365 5th Avenue (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 from Sept. 1 through Sept. 23rd.
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Is it me or does VR always seem to post these announcements the night before -- or day of -- events?
Posted by: A. at September 13, 2005 7:56 AM