Lessons from Labor History

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Mon, 09/18/2023 - 9:00am to 10:00am

On this Labor Day program Laurie Mercier speaks with Mary Anne Trasciatti, Director of Labor Studies and Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy at Hofstra University, about the inspirational early-20th century anti-capitalist radical, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and her successful coalition organizing. They also discuss the importance of using public spaces to tell labor’s stories.

This portrait of Helen Gurley Flynn is a detail from "The City at the Crossroads of History," a mural series by Mike Alewitz. Mike Alewitz is a mural painter and labor activist. Licensed under Creative Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn_We_Follow_The_Path_Less_Traveled_The_City_at_The_Crossroads_of_History.jpg

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