Exhibit and Symposium: Taking it to the Street: Public Voices and Political Discourse
Exhibit: Taking It to the Street: Protests, Strikes and Activism in Seattle [April 1-30, 2012, Ground Floor Allen Library North] examines Washington State’s long history of street protest as a means of political expression, highlighting civic activism and citizen engagement in the contemporary political, social, and economic debates through materials from the UW Libraries’ collections of newspapers, ephemera, photographs, and documents. It is located in the Allen Lobby on the ground floor.
Two timelines illustrating the history of recent activism are located in Government Publications, Maps, Microforms and Newspapers on the ground floor of Suzzallo. The Tea Party Patriots Timeline covers significant events in the Tea Party movement, while Occupy Wall Street & Occupy Seattle Timeline covers the Occupy movements.
Symposium: [Saturday, April 21, 2012 ::1:00 – 5:00 pm, Research Commons, Ground Floor Allen Library South] This half-day Symposium brings together local activists and scholars to discuss why the urgent social issues of the time have generated an upsurge of populist demonstrations, including the Tea Party Patriots and Occupy Seattle movements.
The Symposium is free and open to the public. Please use this registration form to rsvp.
This half-day Symposium brings together local activists and scholars to discuss why the urgent social issues of the time have generated an upsurge of populist demonstrations, including the Tea Party Patriots and Occupy Seattle movements.
Bridges Center Annual Awards Celebration
Sunday, November 13 :: Location: UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st ST, Seattle, WA 98195
Time: 5pm-8pm
UW Activists and the Farmworkers’ Movement
April – July 2011
An exhibit illustrating the history of activism on the UW campus featuring the photographs of Antonio Salazar, artifacts from Professor Erasmo Gamboa’s personal collection and material from the UW Libraries Special Collections.
Find out more here and check out the Flickr Gallery of Photos from the Opening Reception!
The Men Along the Shore and the Legacy of 1934
November 2010
Labor Archives of Washington State in collaboration with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union present: “The Men Along the Shore and the Legacy of 1934” This exhibit, produced by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for the 75th anniversary of the 1934 West Coast Maritime Strike and the San Francisco General Strike, tells the story of one of labor history’s most dramatic events through historic photographs, posters, murals, cartoons, paintings, newspapers and more.The exhibit is 7 feet tall and 100 viewing feet long, comprised of historical images documenting the 1934 West Coast Maritime Strike that changed labor history. The exhibit was produced by Richard Bermack and Robin Walker working with ILWU Education Director & Archivist Gene Vrana.
More information can be found at www.ilwu.org.