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SUMMARY:Charters\, Privatization\, Co-Locations & Fight Back - Conference
DESCRIPTION:Registration: 9:30 AM The survival of public education is now at stake in California and throughout the country. Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy Devos is continuing the complete privatization of education with charters and destruction of public teacher jobs. The conference will look at how the charter industry and the California Charter School Association is breaking up public education through “co-locations” and the rampant fraud\, corruption\, and scams\, with an explosive $6 billion being spent on charters. It will also look at how the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (calSTARS) is threatened by charter schools. Speakers will also look at how Peer Assistance and Review Program (PAR) and other programs are targeting senior teachers\, African American\, and Latino teachers through workplace bullying and illegal confidentiality agreements. They will also look at how teachers\, parents and students can fight back to protect their schools and futures. Lunch included. For pre-registration\, Contact:laborfest@stevezeltzer.com \nSpeakers will include:\nMichael Dominguez\, UTLA Teacher Forced To Retire Nina Deerfield\, Pomona Community College School Board Michael Hutchinson\, Oakland Public School Advocate Roxana Marachi\, public school advocate Carlos Taboada\, Defend Public Education NOW! Morris White\, Public Education Advocate George Wright\, CSU Retired and United Public Workers For Action  \nSponsored by Defend Public Education NOW!\nhttps://www.facebook.com/DefendPublicEducationNOW
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/public-education-charters-privatization-co-locations/
LOCATION:Finnish Hall\, 1970 Chestnut Street\, Berkley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-29-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180729T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180729T100000
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UID:1706-1532858400-1532858400@laborfest.net
SUMMARY:Labor Politics and Architecture of San Francisco - walk
DESCRIPTION:Walk with Brad Wiedmaier\, SEIU 2015 member & architectural historian\nSan Francisco has a rich political and labor history that is also connected to its buildings. In this historyby- the-buildings walk\, Brad Wiedmaier will outline artifacts and events\, and their connections to San Francisco’s past and present.\nFor more information call (415) 694-3605.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/labor-politics-and-architecture-of-san-francisco-walk/
LOCATION:ILWU Sculpture\, Mission St & Steuart St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-29-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180729T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180729T100000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T034144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T194656Z
UID:1704-1532858400-1532858400@laborfest.net
SUMMARY:San Bruno Mountain Wilderness Walk
DESCRIPTION:Walk with David Schooley\nLabor unionists and environmentalists both confront the same commercial interests. In 1968\, David Schooley chained himself to a bulldozer at the foot of the San Bruno Mountain. The activism of David and many other community members was crucial in protecting much of the mountain\, allowing for the creation of a public park where working people can find tremendous beauty and peace nearby the cities where they live and work. You’re invited to walk with David on the mountain and learn about the history of this remarkable refuge for endangered butterflies and rare native plants.  \nTo sign up call: 415-467-6631 Or email: info@mountainwatch.org \nMeet at 10:00 AM at the San Bruno Mountain Watch office (44 Visitacion Avenue\, Suite 206\, in Brisbane) To get there by car\, follow Bayshore Boulevard to Brisbane; or take the #292 SamTrans bus.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/san-bruno-mountain-wilderness-walk-2/
LOCATION:San Bruno Mountain Watch Office\, 44 Visitation Ave.\, Rm 206\, Brisbane\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-29-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Schooley":MAILTO:info@mountainwatch.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T033724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T194717Z
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SUMMARY:Oakland 1946 General Strike Walk
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the fountain in Latham Square\, at the intersection where Telegraph and Broadway converge\, across from the Rotunda Building (Oakland City Center/12th St. BART). \nWith Gifford Hartman of the Flying Picket Historical Society.\nThis year is the 72nd anniversary of the Oakland General Strike. This walk will revisit the sites of Oakland’s “Work Holiday” that spontaneously began with rankand- file solidarity with the striking\, mostly women retail clerks at Kahn’s and Hastings department stores\, where picket lines were broken by police-escorted scabs. Within 24 hours\, it involved over 100\,000 workers and shut down nearly all commerce in the East Bay for 54 hours. In 1946 there were six general strikes across the U.S.; that year set the all-time record year for strikes and work stoppages. The Oakland “Work Holiday” was the last general strike to ever occur in the U.S. This walk and history talk will attempt to keep alive the memory of this tradition of community-wide working class solidarity.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/oakland-1946-general-strike-walk-2/
LOCATION:Latham Square\, 1611 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-28-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T032124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T195018Z
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SUMMARY:Angel Island and Trial of Harry Bridges
DESCRIPTION:With Harvey Schwartz  \nHarry Bridges\, the Australian-born founding president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union\, was hounded by government investigations\, hearings\, and trials from 1934 to 1955. As the leader of the famous 1934 Pacific Coast Maritime and San Francisco General Strikes\, Bridges was the target of powerful conservative forces in and out of government. In 1939\, U.S. federal authorities conducted a hearing on Angel Island to determine whether there were legal grounds to deport the foreign-born labor leader as an alien Communist. The Angel Island hearing attracted major media attention and remains an important historical event in Bay Area labor and immigration history. The 1939 Bridges inquiry was a prelude to the later witch-hunts of the McCarthy era\, with its persecution of immigrants\, radicals\, labor activists\, and dissenters of every stripe. Harvey Schwartz\, curator of the ILWU Oral History Collection\, will explore the circumstances surrounding the Bridges hearing and describe the trials that followed it\, which reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice. In an era of difficult times for organized labor\, renewed intolerance\, and anti-immigrant national politics\, knowledge of the Bridges Angel Island hearing remains as relevant today as it was in 1939. \nMeet at the benches in front of the entrance stairs to the U.S. Immigration Station. You can reach the Immigration Station by hiking a 1.5 mile trail uphill or by paying $ 7 to ride the Island’s shuttle. Please check our website (www.laborfest.net) or call LaborFest (415-642-8066) for any changes.    \nFERRY INFORMATION\nDepart – SF Ferry Building: 9:15\, SF Pier 41: 9:45 Return from Angel Island – 2:20\, 4:20 Fares: One way Adult $9.75\, Senior $5.50 You need round trip ticket. For more information including ferry from Tiburon departing at 10 AM: https://www.oursausalito.com/angel-island/angel- island-ferry-schedule.html \n \nhttp://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Harry_Bridges
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/angel-island-and-trial-of-harry-bridges/
LOCATION:Angel Island Immigration Post
CATEGORIES:07-22-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180721T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180721T100000
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SUMMARY:Tom Mooney and Preparedness Day Bombing Walk
DESCRIPTION:With Gifford Hartman\, David Duckworth    \nDuring this walking tour\, we visit several sites\, which were integral to the unfolding of events following a bomb explosion on Steuart Street at Market Street on July 22\, 1916. With fervor building to engage the United States in the war in Europe\, businessmen in San Francisco embraced the cause\, while labor leaders and the left denounced it. With the bomb killing ten people and wounding forty\, no clear culprit was identified. But\, two figures from the left\, labor organizers and anarchists Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings\, were framed for the murder of the victims and spent many years in prison before being released. On this tour\, we learn not only about the war between business and labor and open and closed union shops\, but also about the divisive issues of American aggression in the Pacific region and against Mexico\, crusading and yellow journalism in the city of San Francisco\, and the mood of the country regarding World War I. The tour lasts approximately two hours. David Duckworth is an art and cultural historian\, having lectured widely\, including at California Institute of Integral Studies\, Free University\, LaborFest\, New York University\, Popular Culture/American Culture Association\, and Treasure Island Museum. Gifford Hartman is an adult educator\, labor trainer\, working class historian\, and has been a rank-and-file militant in various industries (some organized by the SEIU and ILWU\, and other non-union shops) and presently works in the unorganized precarious education sector.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/tom-mooney-and-preparedness-day-bombing-walk-2/
LOCATION:One Market St.\, One Market St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-21-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180721T100000
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SUMMARY:WPA Berkeley Walk
DESCRIPTION:With Harvey Smith  \nThis walk will explore the “New Deal nexus” in Berkeley that includes Berkeley High School\, the Community Theater\, Civic Center Park\, Post Office art\, the old UC Press Building (now being repurposed as the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)\, and the old Farm Credit Building. The tour will also include the incredible mosaic mural on the UC Berkeley campus\, photographs of the California Folk Music Project\, Western Museum Laboratory\, WPA prints at the Berkeley Public Library\, and WPA projects on the UC Berkeley campus.  \nFor more info: 510-684-0414
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/wpa-berkeley-walk-2/
LOCATION:Main Berkeley Post Office\, 2000 Allston Way\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-21-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180715T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180715T173000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T024933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T195358Z
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SUMMARY:Labor Maritime History Boat Tour
DESCRIPTION:5:45 PM Boarding\, 6:00 PM Departure Boat leaves promptly at 6:00 PM Please arrive 30 minutes before the boarding time. Tour lasts 3 hours A complimentary meal will be provided\, however\, if you are on a special diet\, please bring your own food. (Sorry\, we do not take any special orders for food.)\n\nJoin the best labor maritime trip in the world. Learn about the great labor history of the Bay Area\, from the 1934 Maritime Strike\, which helped shape the character of San Francisco\, to the effort to save the EPA to ensure the Bay stay clean. We will hear from labor historians Gray Brechin\, Harvey Schwartz\, Harvey Smith\, Lawrence Shoup as well as labor photographer Joseph Blum. We will also hear about ongoing struggles of workers in the Bay Area. Enjoy labor songs with troubadours and musicians. Come one\, come all\, and experience the beauty of sailing the San Francisco Bay. The tour ends with the spetacular view of the sunset over the Golden Bridge from the middle of the Bay. You can’t afford to miss this great maritime tour.\n\nTo make your reservation: By E-mail: laborfest@stevezeltzer.com Or call: (415) 642-8066 and leave (1) your name\, (2) phone number\, and\, (3) number of people in your party. (We prefer e-mail.) We will contact you to confirm your reservation. Then\, you should mail a check ($45/person\, $25/6 to 12\, free for children under 6 ) to LaborFest\, P.O. Box 40983\, San Francisco\, CA 94140. We don’t send out tickets\, but we will either e-mail or call you back to let you know that we received your check\, as soon as we receive your check\, your reservation will be confirmed. You will get your ticket at the pier before you get on the boat. We will be gathering to the left of Pier 39\, toward Pier 41 (Blue & Gold Fleet). Please be there at least 30 minutes before departure time in order to go through paper work. We expect the tickets to be sold out quickly\, so please make your reservation early.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/labor-maritime-history-boat-tour/
LOCATION:Pier 41 next to Pier 39 near RocktBoat\, PIER 41\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-15-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180715T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180715T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T024727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T195433Z
UID:1657-1531647900-1531674000@laborfest.net
SUMMARY:Coit Tower Mural Walk
DESCRIPTION:With Peter O’Driscoll and Harvey\nSmith In the past few years\, there has been a growing community effort to defend the Coit Tower murals from leaking water and to stop plans for privatization of the site. This led to the critical renovation of the murals on their 80th anniversary. They were being painted during the time of the 1934 general strike in San Francisco. LaborFest will hold its annual guided tour of the murals with Peter O’Driscoll and Harvey Smith. At the time of their installation\, an organized effort was made to destroy them because of the leftist themes. The artists and their supporters had to physically defend the site. The murals were successfully defended and we have them today as our heritage. The artists were working under the Civil Works Administration and Public Works of Art program\, which was later extended to many buildings and sites throughout the U.S.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/coit-tower-mural-walk-2/
LOCATION:Coit Tower\, 1 Telegraph Hill Blvd.\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-15-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180714T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180714T100000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T024235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T195520Z
UID:1651-1531562400-1531562400@laborfest.net
SUMMARY:SF Waterfront Labor History Walk 1835-1934
DESCRIPTION:With Peter O’Driscoll (IBEW)\, Lawrence Shoup (UAW-NWU) \nThere are many stories about labor struggles in San Francisco. The walk will focus on the maritime industry from 1835 until the burning of the blue book in 1934. Also\, labor historian Larry Shoup will discuss the history of the 1901 transportation workers strike led by the Teamsters\, which the San Francisco police attempted\, but failed\, to smash. After an over twomonth long struggle\, the workers emerged victorious\, and the Union Labor Party won the election of 1901\, taking control of the city. San Francisco was the first large city in the United States to have a union labor party in office.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/sf-waterfront-labor-history-walk-1835-1934-2/
LOCATION:75 Folsom St.\, 75 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-14-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180707T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180707T100000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180524T022825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T195833Z
UID:1630-1530957600-1530957600@laborfest.net
SUMMARY:WPA Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:Tour with Gray Brechin and Harvey Smith\nJoin Gray Brechin and Harvey Smith as they travel through history on a bus tour of sites built by the New Deal’s “alphabet soup” agencies. You will learn about the major contribution government-paid workers made during the depression-era New Deal programs. Gray and Harvey will discuss the art\, architecture\, and social programs that effectively dealt with the period’s economic meltdown in contrast with today’s response. Some of the locations they will take you to are: Rincon Annex Post Office Murals\, Sunshine School\, The New Mint and the Old UC Extension\, Golden Gate Park Stables and Fly Casting Pools\, and Beach Chalet Murals. Please be aware that the tour will take about 5 hours depending on the traffic and the discussions. Meet in front of Bill Graham Auditorium\, between City Hall and the Main Library. (Please bring your own lunch. There will be some sandwiches available for a small cost.) \nReservation required: \nSend e-mail to: laborfest@stevezeltzer.com\, or call: (415) 642-8066\, and leave your name\, number of reservations\, and phone number (this is to let you know that we have space for your reservation and can contact you in case of any changes.) Make reservation\, then send check ($25/person) to: LaborFest\, P.O. Box 40983\, SF\, CA 94140.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/wpa-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Bill Graham Auditorium\, 99 Grove\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-07-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180707T100000
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SUMMARY:Walk - San Francisco General Strike
DESCRIPTION:Join the walk with Gifford Hartman. \nEighty-four years ago at this location\, a great battle took place by workers and residents of San Francisco against the police and National Guard. We will look at the causes of the 1934 General Strike and why it was successful. How was the strike organized and why are the issues from that strike still relevant to working people today? We will also view some of the key historical sites in this important U.S. labor struggle.\n\nMeet at Harry Bridges Plaza Tower – Embarcadero at Market St.\, SF Meet at Harry Bridges Plaza – in front of the Ferry Building\, at the south side tower WPA
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/walk-san-francisco-general-strike/
LOCATION:Harry Bridges Plaza Tower in front of Ferry Building\, Plaza Tower in front of Ferry Building\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94111\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-07-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180701T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180701T120000
DTSTAMP:20260605T030843
CREATED:20180523T172505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T200016Z
UID:1612-1530446400-1530446400@laborfest.net
SUMMARY:Labor History Bike Tour
DESCRIPTION:Sliding scale $15 – $50 : benefiting shaping San Francisco\nBy Chris Carlsson\nFrom the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S.\, the ebb and flow of class war is traced. SF’s radical working class organizations are shaped in part by racist complicity in genocide and slavery. From the 1870s to the 1940s there are dozens of epic battles between owners and workers\, culminating in the 1934 General Strike and its aftermath. This is an entirely different look\, during a four-hour bike tour\, at San Francisco labor history. For more information: (415) 608-9035
URL:https://laborfest.net/2018/event/labor-history-bike-tour-2018/
LOCATION:518 Valencia\, 518 Valencia\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:07-01-2018,2018,2018-tour-walk,Tour, Walk
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