Commemorate The 100th Anniversary of
The Bread And Roses Strike

Art show opening reception:
January 8 (Sunday) 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM

January 11 (Wednesday) 2012
Potluck 6:30 PM , Presentation 7:15 PM
At: ILWU Local 34
801 2nd St. next to AT&T Stadium , San Francisco
(Free parking in union parking lot)
$10.00 Donation-Bring A Dish And Your Voice
No One Turned Away Due To Lack of Funds
Donation to go to Occupy San Francisco and ILWU Local 21

Artists And Poets:
David Rovics, Renee Gibbons, Alice Rogoff, The Rocking Solidarity Chorus, Hali Hammer, Mary Rudge and others

January 12, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Bread and Roses textile mill workers strike in Lawrence, MA. And just as today’s Occupy Wall Street movement focuses on the 99% and 1%, the truth of 1912 was that 1% of the richest Americans owned 50% of the country’s wealth.
Conducting a difficult eight-week struggle during the dead of winter against “Textile Trust” mill owners, banks, state militia, police, clergy and local government, this strike involved thousands of immigrants, nearly half women, fighting for justice and human rights, a watershed moment in the history of American labor struggles.
Slide show with photos.

LaborFest will be commemorating this event with a cultural and arts event at ILWU Local 34 at 801 2nd Street, San Francisco, next to AT&T stadium.
We will be contributing to Occupy SF and the ILWU Local 21 Defense Fund.

There will also be a curated art show at ILWU Local 34, and a reception with refreshments will be held on Sunday, January 8th, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM at ILWU Local 34. (Show: 1/8/12 - 1/11/12)
Artists: Jesus Barraza, Melanie Cervantes, Jan Cook, David Duckworth, Gloria Frym, Amelia Lewis, Doug Minkler, Rachel Schreiber, Mike Conner

Sponsored by LaborFest
P.O. Box 40983 San Francisco, CA 94140
(415) 642-8066, laborfest@laborfest.net, www.laborfest.net