Workers marching in New York City in 1882 at the first Labor Day carried banners saying: “Labor Built This Republic and Labor Shall Rule it,” “Labor Creates All Wealth,” “No Land Monopoly,” “No Money Monopoly,” “Labor Pays All Taxes,” “The Laborer Must Receive and Enjoy the Full Fruit of His Labor,” ‘Eight Hours for a Legal Day’s Work,” and “The True Remedy is Organization and the Ballot.”
Labor Day
September 5, 2022Kathy Boudin Memorial
August 27, 2022Dear Friends:
There will be a memorial and celebration for Kathy Boudin on Saturday September 10th in New York City.
You can rsvp here: https://rememberingkb.eventbrite.com
Kathy lived an incredible life and leaves behind a living legacy of justice, community and care. So many of us are lucky to be a part of the vast constellation of community that Kathy wove throughout her life and we hope that you will join us to remember and to celebrate her.
Women’s Rights Now!
August 25, 2022Chicago! Saturday, August 27 from 1-4pm in Pilsen at Workshop Apothecary (2021 S. Western).
BYO t-shirts/totes – we’ll be screen printing designs onto your stuff, in exchange for donations to Chicago Abortion Fund and Midwest Access Project. There will also be posters and patches available.
Hope you all can make it, bring a friend or two! It’s going to be a fun time and I look forward to seeing many of you!
Remembering Malik Alim, freedom fighter, on the one year anniversary of his death.
August 20, 2022Long Live Malik!
500 ACTS for ABORTION ACCESS–join us!!!
August 17, 2022PLEASE JOIN US IN DEFENSE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS
500 ACTS FOR ABORTION ACCESS
~~a national call to action from Mariame Kaba~~
Saturday, August 27th – 1:00 to 4:00pm
Workshop Apothecary, 2021 S. Western Ave. (south of Western pink line stop)
BYO tees & totes to be silk-screened by renowned Chicago artists.
Make a donation:
~~Chicago Abortion Fund
~~Midwest Access Project
Episode # 54
August 10, 2022https://underthetreepod.com/2022/08/10/episode-54-zayd-ayers-dohrn/
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Dee Knight’s memoir!
August 4, 2022Asif!!!
August 3, 2022Next Wednesday August 10th, 2022, please join the Vivian G. Harsh Society and the Chicago Public Library for the 2022 Timuel D. Black Jr. Fellow’s Lecture. Dr. Asif Wilson will present “Returning to the Source: Black Teachers Centering Justice for Black Students in Chicago Public Schools,” and discuss his research this summer, which utilized the Timuel D. Black Jr. collection at the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The talk will be IN-PERSON at the Carter G. Woodson Library:
Dr. Asif Wilson, 2022 Timuel D. Black Jr. Fellow
“Returning to the Source: Black Teachers Centering Justice for Black Students in Chicago Public Schools”
Wed. Aug. 10th, 6-7pm, followed by a small reception
Woodson Library, 9525 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628Please Register here: https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/62d16a7632fabdc2dc62a25a
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