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SUMMARY:Book Presentation - “Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism” By Professor Brian Kwoba
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nBook Presentation of “Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism” By Professor Brian Kwoba – Associate Professor | Director of African and African American Studies (AAAS) \nThe fight against racism in the US has been historically tied to the fight of the of the working class for power. Hubert Harrison is one of the most important theoreticians and political activists in the Black working class movement and in solidarity with socialists like Eugene Debs who led the Socialist Party. \nIn an important book “Herbert Harrison Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism” Brian Kwoba looks at his life and the political development of Hubert Harrison and his political and theoretical contributions. He was a supporter of the Socialist Party and was influenced by the Russian revolution in 1917 which shook the world. The radical changes brought by the revolution encouraged workers and the oppressed in the US to look at what a radical transformation would mean particularly for women and the Black people of the United States. \nHarrison understood that imperialism leads to world war and he educated workers in the United States that these wars were a direct result of the capitalist system and it’s crisis. Kwoba’s work is an important contribution to his life and understanding the issues we face today as another world war is in front of us.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/book-presentation-hubert-harrison-forbidden-genius-of-black-radicalism-by-professor-brian-kwoba/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T140000
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SUMMARY:Resistance In the Age of Fascism: Working Class Poets Speak Out
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nNew York Poets’ Poetry reading:\nThe threat of fascism\, racism\, xenophobia and homophobia are growing and voices are speaking out.\nThis poetry speak out from New York City will include voices on these issues and what working people face in their daily struggle to survive.\nCurated By play write Howard Pflanzer \nHoward Pflanzer\nRobert Roth\nChris Brandt\nJoannie Zosike\nNancy Hoch\nElizabeth Morse
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/resistance-in-the-age-of-fascism-working-class-poets-speak-out/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T192036Z
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SUMMARY:On The 250th anniversary of the United States\, The Constitution\, Class Struggle & Working Class with Dr. Robert Ovetz
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nWith Dr. Robert Ovetz\nThe attack on the constitution by the Trump government and his capture of the Supreme Court raises the question for working people about the class nature of the US constitution and how working people can defend themselves in the face of the capture of the Supreme Court\, the Executive and the Congress by the Trump government.\nDr. Robert Ovetz is Senior Lecturer of Political Science at SJSU and he is author of “ We the Elites: Why the US Constitution Serves the Few”\nSponsored by WorkWeek
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/on-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-united-states-the-constitution-class-struggle-working-class-with-dr-robert-ovetz/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T200000
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SUMMARY:The Fight Against Privatization\, Union Busting & War - Japan Railway workers Union Doro-Chiba's Struggle
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nJapanese workers and unionists have faced union busting and the privatization of Japan Rail which was instituted to smash the militant unionism which organized a national strike in 1975 against the Vietnam war.\nJR was broken up and now they have contracted out large parts of the railroad. This will report on the growing threat of dictatorship and a war drive against China by the government. It is sponsored by the Doro-Chiba International Solidarity Committee
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/the-fight-against-privatization-union-busting-war-japan-railway-workers-union-doro-chibas-struggle/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T100000
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SUMMARY:Bolivian General Strike Video & Report
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nThe Bolivian working class and their unions have a long history of fighting against exploitation and imperialism. From water privatization to the theft of their natural resources they have had general strikes with the natonal unions and people’s community organizations. They have blocked the roads to La Paz and continue to opposed the corrupt president and are demanding his resignation. \nReport From The Struggle.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/bolivian-general-strike-video-report/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T160000
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SUMMARY:Film - ADJUNCT-  about Gig Work
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nADJUNCT (82 min) (2024)\nDirector: Ron Najor \nTwo showings over Zoom: Sunday\, July 26 at 4:00 – 6:00 pm and 7:00 – 9:00 pm\nYou can join any or both of the two showings ( 4:00 or 7:00) with the same Zoom link. \nAfter the film\, short presentations and an audience discussion \nUnder Gig work in which workers are underpaid with little to no job security is becoming more prevalent.\n“Adjunct” is a feature length movie depicting the all-too-common indignities and exploitation faced by a gig worker in higher education who also drives for Uber.\nToday\, most faculty in higher education are essentially gig workers. These conditions are favored by management\, and\, too often\, in contract negotiations\, are accepted by faculty union leaders.\nMany of these well-educated underpaid gig workers are enrolled in public assistance programs or even homeless as is the main character in the film.\nAfter the showing of the film\, there will be a few short presentations followed by an audience discussion to share reactions to the film and its subject matter.\nThe Movie “Adjunct” Effectively Depicts Gig Faculty Work.\nhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/05/the-movie-adjunct-effectively-depicts-gig-faculty-work
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/film-adjunct-about-gig-work/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T210000
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SUMMARY:Writers\, Artists\, Media Monopolies  & The Role of AI
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nWith:\nEdward Hasbrouck – NWU\nSteve Martini – Writers Guild \nThe drive by the tech billionaires to use AI to capture and scrape data from the internet and use this to profit from the data threatens all workers including writers and artists. This pane will look at the effect of AI in these industries and what workers and people can do about it.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/writers-artists-media-monopolies-the-role-of-ai/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Non-profits\, Union Organizing & Independent Unions
DESCRIPTION:At: 835 Larkin St. @Myrtle\, bet. O’Farrell & Geary\, SF (Note: The location changed) \nNon-profit and NGO unionization is the fastest growing militant wing of the labor movement. Despite being ignored by the left media\, these new mostly self-organized independent unions are taking on the “due gooder” myth of long hours\, low wages and bad bosses—and they’re winning. Panelists include current and former non-profit & NGO workers and union staff union organizers. \nPanelists:\nRobert Ovetz\, moderator\, Senior Lecturer\, Political Science\, SJSU\nAuthor of the Rebels For the System: Non-Profits\, NGOs\, Capitalism and the Labor Movement (Haymarket Press 2027)\nKatie Duberg\, Bargaining Committee Member\, CAWFC Workers United\, CWA Local 9415\, IG: @cawfcworkersunited\nFátima Murrieta\, Pacific Northwest Staff Union (PNWSU)\, Writers Guild Staff Union NPEU\, Shop Steward\nJeff Armstrong\, PNWSU Organizing Officer
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/non-profits-union-organizing-independent-unions/
LOCATION:835 Larkin\, 835 Larkin St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94109
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tenderloin Museum":MAILTO:info@tenderloinmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T190000
DTSTAMP:20260718T030241Z
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SUMMARY:Teamsters & Their Struggles Today
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event \nThe Teamsters is one of the most powerful unions in the United States\, but it is under assault by AI\, union busting at Amazon and massive closures at UPS.\nAt the same time\, workers are fighting for democracy with a leadership that is aligning with the fascist Trump administration which is destroying the NLRB\, OSHA and has terminated contracts for 700\,000 Federal workers. How workers organize a fight to defend their jobs and fight for a democratic union will be the focus of this panel. \nWith:\nJohn Palmer – International VP Teamsters\nEric Johnson – IBT Local 190 UPS Line Driver\nMarianna Battiste – IBT Local 2010 Former Steward\nBarry Anderson – IBT Local 856 Steward \n\nSponsored by WorkWeek
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/teamsters-their-struggles-today/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forum, Reading,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T200000
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SUMMARY:US Premier Screening of "When ICE Melts - Testimonies from The Front Lines"
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event\n5:00PM (PST)/7:00 PM (CST)/8:00 PM (EST) \nFilm showing of “When ICE Melts – Testimonies from The front Lines”\n119 minutes (2026) by Kipp Hedges \nJoining the panel after the film will be videographer Kipp Hedges and St. Paul labor historian Peter Rachleff \nIn this US premier screening of “When ICE Melts\, Testimonies From The Frontlines” by videographer Kipp Hedges\, we hear of the voices of trade unionists\, historians and members of the community in Minneapolis and St. Paul about what happened in the fightback against ICE\, the plan of the Fascist Trump government to crush the people of the City. They talk about why Minneapolis was targeted\, how people organized to defend the immigrant community and why the unions and trade unionists became involved in fighting back against the ICE terror tactics. \nMinneapolis which held a Teamster general strike in 1934 is connected to the fight today not only in Minneapolis but throughout the US. They also discuss the lessons of the San Francisco 1934 general strike and why this tactic of unions and working people is a critical tool to defend workers and fight the growing threats to working people and all democratic rights. \nThis is the first labor documentary to break the information blockade of the lessons of this historic struggle for working people in the US.
URL:https://laborfest.net/2026/event/us-premier-screening-of-when-ice-melts-testimonies-from-the-front-lines/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Zoom
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