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Unveiling the Triangle Fire Memorial

Wed, October 11, 11:30am – 1:00pm

Corner of Greene Street and Washington Place, New York City (map)

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Mass for the Victims of the Triangle Fire

Wed, October 11, 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Our Lady of Pompeii Church25 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014 (map)

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FILM: WRITING WITH FIRE

Fri, October 13, 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607 2023 Rochester Labor Film Series (33rd annual)

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PLAY: "Triangle: Scenes from a Prosecution"

The play "Triangle: Scenes from a Prosecution" opens this Friday, October 13 at Theatre 68 as part of two world premieres by Jesse Waldinger based on historical events. "Triangle: Scenes from a Prosecution" is a one-act dramatization of the criminal trial of the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory following the fire that took 146 lives in New York City in 1911, based on trial transcripts. The play runs Friday through Sunday through October 29th.

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EXHIBIT: Memory in Cloth

Labor Arts is sponsoring a new pop-up exhibit at NYU's Tamiment Library entitled Memory in Cloth - Safety and Solidarity for New York City Garment Workers. The exhibit -- now thru November 17 -- is located inside NYU's Bobst Library. Reservations are required by emailing smo224@nyu.edu to request access.

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EXHIBIT: "We Are One: Honoring Immigrant Garment Workers"

The exhibit "We Are One: Honoring Immigrant Garment Workers" is showing at the Puffin Gallery in Teaneck, NJ, now thru November 30. Sponsored by Puffin Cultural Forum and Labor Arts. More information here.

HISTORY: Rare Opportunity to See Sewing Machine That Survived the 1911 Triangle Fire

The “Collective Ribbon” exhibition tells the story of a unique participatory process in the design of the Triangle Fire Memorial. “Our community of people from all walks of life came together and sewed a long ribbon made of hundreds of pieces of fabric. Gathered across long rows of sewing tables, the participants created a tapestry of personal fragments, stories and memories of the Triangle Fire. The texture of this collective ribbon is now etched into the steel of the permanent memorial for the Triangle Fire, making a lasting reminder of the many individual voices and stories that were, and still are, interwoven with the story and the legacy of the Triangle Fire. The exhibition offers a glimpse into some of the stories and exchanges that unfolded during the making of the ribbon, and the role of the ribbon as a communal act of commemoration, linking the present to the 1911 Triangle Fire.”

Special Note: Exhibition includes a sewing machine that survived the 1911 Triangle Fire

October 9, 2023 – December 15, 2023, Mon-Fri 10-6 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, New York University, 24 West 12th Street, NYC

Book: Art Works

Tue, October 17, 6:00pm – 7:15pm

The Conduit, 6 Langley St, London WC2H 9JA, UK

Art Works: How organizers and artists are creating a better world together; by Ken Grossinger. An inside look at the organizers and artists on the front lines of political mobilization and social change.

"The worker must have bread,

but she must have roses, too."

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