[Marxism] Seattle General Strike 1919: from H-Labor

[Mark Lause]

From: James N Gregory <gregoryj at u.washington.edu>

This week marks the 90th anniversary of the Seattle General Strike of 1919,the
struggle that kicked off the big strike wave of 1919. To commemorate the six
day strike, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has upgraded the Seattle
General Strike Project. This online resource now includes oral histories,
original film footage, a day-by-day archive of newspaper articles, photographs,
a map of strike events, and detailed research reports on the strike and Pacific
Northwest labor history.

             http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike

Saturday we are holding a community event—"Celebrating Seattle's Striking
History"—at the Seattle Labor Temple to explore the legacy of the strike in
words and music.

The program includes presentations by labor scholars Howard Kimeldorf
(University of Michigan) and Robert Cherny (San Francisco State University)and
musical performances by the Seattle Labor Chorus and Rob Rosenthal doing
selections from Seattle 1919, a musical account of the strike. The Anti-Fascist
Marching Band and Jess Grant also will perform.

      Saturday, February 7
      Location: Seattle Labor Temple (2800 First Ave)
      Time: Doors at 12:30pm, Program 1 to 5pm


Sponsored by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, ML King County Labor
Council, the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, Center for
the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Amalgamated Transit Union Local
587. For moreinformation, the Bridges Center at (206)543-79467 or
pcls at washington.edu.