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 MayWorks 2012 at NW Folklife Festival
Volunteers Needed!
All month, the Washington State Labor Council has been celebrating the culture of workers with the MayWorks project.
This week, MayWorks comes to Seattle's Northwest Folklife Festival with special photo exhibits, performances, films, and more.
Volunteers are needed to help set-up and break down the special "Bread & Roses" exhibition at Seattle Center on Monday, May 21; Tuesday, May 22; and Tuesday, May 29. If you are available to help, please contact Virgina Tupper at virginia.tupper@comcast.net.
To see a list of upcoming MayWorks events, click here.
 BRIDGES CENTER EVENTS
Save the date!
Saturday, November 17
20th Anniversary of the Bridges Chair:
Conference & Banquet
Times and location TBA, UW Seattle.
2012 marks the 20th year since the establishment of the Harry Bridges Chair in Labor Studies. To honor the occasion, on Saturday, November 17 the Bridges Center will host a conference titled "Labor, Labor Studies and the Future." The conference will be followed by our annual awards banquet.
We're working hard to put together fun, dynamic events that give us a chance to look back on our achievements while looking forward to the challenges of the future. More information will be made available soon.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact the Bridges Center at hbcls@uw.edu or call 206-543-7946.
EVENTS OF INTEREST
Wednesday, May 23 & Thursday, May 24
Film: Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice
Kenda Gee, Co-Producer/Director; Dr. Connie So, UW American Ethnic Studies; & Doug Chin, Organization of Chinese Americans
May 23: 6:00pm. Harvard Exit, 807 East Roy, Seattle, WA.
May 24: 11:30am. Smith Hall, Room 205, UW Seattle.
LOST YEARS is an epic documentary touching upon 150 years of the Chinese diaspora in Canada, USA, New Zealand and Australia, covering four generations of racism as revealed through the journey and family story of Kenda Gee. Kenda, a Chinese Canadian, travels with his father to China to retrace the steps of his great-grandfather, exactly a century ago, and grandfather, who sailed to Canada in the summer of 1921. For thousands of Chinese immigrants that year, it was a journey of hope that turned into a nightmare when they were confronted with racism and the head tax, depriving them of their rights as citizens.
Sponsored by UW Canadian Studies. Co-sponsored with Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and American Ethnic Studies. For more information, e-mail canada@uw.edu.
Thursday, May 24
Reading: Alurista - The Poet Wizard of Aztlan
3:30pm - 5:00pm. Ethnic Cultural Theater, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. FREE.
A public reading by the legendary Chicano poet ALURISTA, author of Floricanto en Aztlan (1971), Nationchild plumaroja (1972), Timespace huracan (1976), A'nque (1979), Spik in Glyph? (1981), Return (1982), Tremble Purple (1987), Z Eros (1995), Et Tu…Raza? (1996), and Tunaluna (2010), among other books.
In 1967, he co-founded the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) chapter at San Diego State University, and also helped to establish the Chicano Studies program there two years later. In 1969, he attended the First National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference, hosted in Denver by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales's Crusade for Justice, and read a poem that became the preamble to the Plan Espiritual de Aztlan, the political manifesto of the Chicano Movement.
For more information, contact American Ethnic Studies at aes@uw.edu or 206-543-5401.
Thursday, May 24
Lecture: State Power, Race Power, and the Rise of California
Daniel Martinez HoSang, University of Oregon
4:00pm. Allen Library, Peterson Room. FREE.
Daniel Martinez HoSang is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Political Science at the University of Oregon. He is the author of Racial Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Making of Postwar California (University of California Press, 2010), winner of the James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians, and the co-editor of Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century (forthcoming).
Professor HoSang's lecture is the fifth in the series, "From the Civil War to the Pacific Century: Sesquicentennial Reflections on State Power and the American West."
Sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, the Department of History, the Simpson Center for the Humanities, and the University of Washington Libraries.
Friday, May 25 - Monday, May 28
MayWorks 2012: Northwest Folklife Festival
Times and locations vary.
At the 2011 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, delegates voted to plan a celebration of workers' culture during the month of May 2012 to be called "MayWorks," a tradition long celebrated by the Canadian labor movement.
This year's MayWorks celebrates the centennial of the 1912 "Bread and Roses Strike" by textile workers in Lawrence, Mass. This eight-week strike by the mostly immigrant women was historic in its militancy, focusing the entire nation on the need for dignity as well as fair wages and working conditions.
For more information on MayWorks, click here.
Upcoming MayWorks Events:
Bread & Roses Exhibition - May 25-28
Time: 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Friday - Sunday, 11:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday
Lopez Room
Oral Histories -Interviews with Seattle Center Workers Saturday, May 26
Time: 2:00 3:00 PM
Narrative Stage at the SIFF Cinema
Labor Show Saturday, May 26
Time: 7:00 10:00 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Chris Chandler; Nina Laboy; David Rovics; Seattle Labor Chorus; Solidarity Notes; Citizens Band
We Do the Work Film Festival Sunday, May 27
Time: Noon
Narrative Stage at the SIFF Cinema
Awards announcements and screenings of the top three videos
Bread & Roses, Then and Now Workshop Sunday, May 27
Time: 5:00 6:00 PM
Narrative Stage at the SIFF Cinema
Video about the original strike and discussion with representatives of contemporary labor struggles
Voices of Occupy Concert Hosted by David Rovics Sunday, May 27
Time: 7:00 9:00 PM
Intiman Theatre Courtyard
Al Bradbury; Danny Kelly; Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm; Desert Rat; Nina Laboy; Chris Chandler; Jim Page; Laura Love and excerpts from the U.W. Drama School's "Harp Song for a Radical"
Bread & Roses Commemoration Concert: 100 Years of Justice and Dignity Monday, May 28
Time: 2:00 4:00 PM
Center House Theatre
Rebel Voices; Jacque Larrainzar; ET and the Boy; Pat Wright; ELC Float and performance in Lobby
Bread, Roses, and Happiness Workshop with John de Graaf Monday, May 28
Time: 5:00 6:00 PM
Narrative Stage at the SIFF Cinema
Wednesday, May 30
Labor Book Group
MLKCLC Education Committee
5:30-7:00 pm. Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. Room 208.
The MLK CLC Education Committee Book Group will be starting a new book titled The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto by Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West. They will be reading the Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2 of the book.
For more information, contact Cheryl Coney at the Washington State Labor Education and Research Center at (206) 934-5350 or cheryl.coney@seattlecolleges.edu
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRIDGES CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS
 2012-2013 Scholarships & Prizes
Over $35,000 to be awarded to graduate and undergraduate students in Labor Studies
Deadline to apply: June 11, 2012
Each year, the Bridges Center awards thousands of dollars to top students in Labor Studies.
This year's awards include:
For more information, visit the Bridges Center website or contact program coordinator Andrew Hedden at hbcls@uw.edu.
 2012-2013 Labor Studies Research Grants
Research grants available to UW graduate students and faculty
Deadline to apply: June 11, 2012
The Bridges Center supports ground-breaking labor studies research through our annual grant funding program. For a look at past sponsored projects, visit our Featured Research website.
This year's grants include:
For more information, visit the Bridges Center website or contact program coordinator Andrew Hedden at hbcls@uw.edu.
EMPLOYMENT & INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
AFSCME Summer Alternative Break Program
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is an organization that has more than 1.6 million members across the country and is the nation's largest and fastest growing public service employees union.
AFSCME has a number of exciting paid internship and employment opportunities available for junior and senior level students who are committed to social and economic justice and are interested in gaining hands-on experience in helping primarily low-wage public service workers gain rights on the job, and win better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Seats are available for students to participate in this summer's Alternative Break Program in Madison, WI! This is a five day crash course on an active campaign designed for students considering a career in Union Organizing. This will also be a historic moment for students, as this program will take place during the recall of Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker. The deadline to apply is May 23.
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SEIU seeks Union Organizers-In-Training in Seattle
For more than 75 years, SEIU has been helping working families stand up for their rights, fighting for dignity and respect in the workplace. With a membership of 2.2 million strong, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the labor movement. Our diverse staff of organizers helps janitors, home care aids, mental health workers, office workers, school bus drivers, public employees, nurses, and other hospital workers join forces to bring democracy to the workplace.
The SEIU--WAVE (Organizer-In-Training) Program is a 12-month training program. As an Organizer-in-Training with the SEIU WAVE Program you will be learning from a dynamic union that is committed to giving a voice to thousands of workers and helping to provide lasting social change for the working class.
At SEIU, we are looking for energetic and passionate individuals who are ready to organize people to fight for better lives for themselves and their families. This is your opportunity to put your commitment to social and economic justice to work by learning the skills needed to build power for working people. If selected you will be trained on any of our many organizing campaigns within the United States.
Job Qualifications: Who should apply? Union organizing is not easy and not for everyone. This program is designed to help train you on the many aspects of union organizing and learn skills that can be used in many aspects of the social justice movement. A successful applicant for the organizer-in-training position should have the following:
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and grassroots organizing
- Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
- Possession of excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend the concerns of others
- Ability to manage your time independently and carry out work plans with minimal supervision
- Willingness to travel for extended periods of time
- Ability to work long and irregular hours, including some nights, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to motivate and activate others
- Possession of sharp problem-solving skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
- Possession of basic map navigation skills a plus
- Possession of a valid driver’s license required and ability to rent a car
To apply, visit http://bit.ly/IESMJU
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