LaborFest 2009: Living history: Henry George, Newspaperman, Floats Labor’s ...  share 17 minutes ago by David [ Saturday, July 11, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] Henry George, San Francisco’s 1870s champion of workers’ rights, used his newspaper to rein in the bully boss in 1873 in a celebrated maritime case. Come hear living history veteran David Giesen portray George telling his side of the “Sunrise” incident. Three sa ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 ·  107 references |
| LaborFest 2009: Coit Tower Walk and 75th Anniversary of the Murals ... share 26 minutes ago by David [ Saturday, July 11, 2009; 10:00 am; ] With labor archivist Lincoln Cushing, historian Peter O’Driscoll and Tim Drescher. Seventy-five years ago this month artists who were working with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were working on the Coit Tower murals. These political artists were very m ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 · 107 references |
| LaborFest 2009: Celebrating Rebel Worker Poet Carol Tarlen @ Modern Times ... share 36 minutes ago by David [ Friday, July 10, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Family and friends of radical labor activist and poet Carol Tarlen (1943-2004) will swap stories, read poems, present a slide show, and sing songs to honor her work and spirit. Poets, writers, filmmakers and performers include: Derek Dabkoski, Marcus Duskin, Sara ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 · 107 references |
| LaborFest 2009: $5 films @ Roxie Theatre (Mission) share 41 minutes ago by David [ Friday, July 10, 2009; 5:30 pm; 7:30 pm; ] 5:30 pm Screening La Huelga, The Struggle of UFW (18 m) 2009 By Alex Ivany Alex Ivany as a high school student started this project for Santa Cruz High, fascinated by the achievements of Chavez and the early days of the United Farm Workers Movement. Brace ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 · 107 references |
| here's the dirt share 45 minutes ago by Nathan Aaron Take a look-see! method has gone composting! Word, if only I could get my office to sincerely make an attempt at recycling their plastic water bottles (or hey, not buy water bottles at ALL!) But as one employee at my office likes to (jokingly?) say: "More trash for Mother Earth! Fill it up!" Yeah, I ... method lust + nathan aaron - methodlust.com · Rank: 113,322 · 28 references |
| LaborFest 2009: Art Exhibition Opening Reception: Art and Labor Today @ ... share 53 minutes ago by David [ Thursday, July 9, 2009; 5:00 pm; ] In this multimedia show, curated by David Duckworth, contemporary artists from the United States and France provide provocative and compelling views on the effects of capitalism and the state of labor today. Artists include Skylaar Amann, Philippe Barnoud, Joe Bl ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 · 107 references |
| LaborFest 2009: Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the ... share 57 minutes ago by David [ Wednesday, July 8, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] During the Colorado Ludlow massacre, seventy-five miners and their families were killed, showing the brutal face of Rockefeller and the early robber barons who used the national militia and US Army to destroy the power of working people. This massacre also led t ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 · 107 references |
| LaborFest 2009: Jobs for Artists! Building Momentum for a New Deal for the ... share 1 hour ago by David [ Tuesday, July 7, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] A panel discussion on the legacy of federal jobs programs for artists and writers, such as the Depression-era Works Progress Administration and the 1970s CETA program, and reports on current grassroots efforts to promote federal funding for arts jobs today. Featur ... funcheapSF.com {beta} - sf.funcheap.com · Rank: 4,817 · 107 references |
| San Francisco Trip share 1 hour ago by adagio4strings_ This is probably going to be a ridiculously long entry so I'll cut it so you don't end your life everytime you visit your friends page. I have nothing better to do; back at work and of course our servers are down. So we flew in to San Fran around noon-ish on Thursday and immediately tried to secure ... uhm, yes hello? - users.livejournal.com/adagio4strings_ · 1 reference |
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