Pacific Northwest Labor Arts Festival: Workers Unite With Art!

In addition to the music schedule below, the Festival featured labor art (including my husband, Julie Leonardsson's); panel discussions, workshops, films (including John Sayles' MATEWAN)... a FANTASTIC DAY.. Thanks to Wes Brain for the photos!


Here are some Photos:





Susan Lewis and Janet Stecher - "Rebel Voices" - sing with me







Saturday, November 10th

Pacific Northwest Labor Arts Festival: Workers Unite With Art!
Portland State University
Cramer Hall Room 053
Portland, OR
503-235-9444
http://nwlaborarts.org
Price: free!!!

[Schedule as of 11/01/07]
Music Stage - PSU's Cramer Hall - Room 053 (Basement level):

1:00 PM - Native American Ceremony

2:00 PM - M.C. introduces, Festival Coordinator Jim Cook, who introduces the other members of the Coordinating Committee.

2:05 PM - Jimmy Kelly (Santa Cruz) - Founder of the Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival (1987)

2:15 PM - General Strike Band

2:30 PM - The Joe Hillbillies

2:45 PM - George Mann (New York City)

3:00 PM - Film: "A Union Man - The Life and Work of Julius Margolin"

4:00 PM - Melinda Pittman

4:45 PM - Citizens Band (Olympia)








Grace Cox of Citizens' Band and I join Rebel Voices





5:20 PM - Mic Crenshaw

6:15 PM - Judy O'Connor - NW Oregon Labor Council, Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Others - KBOO Radio, PNLHA, others

6:30 PM -The AFTRA Radio Players Presents - A Stage Reading of Studs Terkel's "American Dreams"

6:50 PM - Rebel Voices (Seattle)

7:30 PM -The AFTRA Radio Players Presents - A Stage Reading of Studs Terkel's "American Dreams"

7:50 PM - Dick Weissman - Folk Legend / Musician for the Oil, Chemical, Atomic Workers Union

8:20 PM - Anne Feeney - "The Best Labor Singer in North America" ---- Utah Phillips

9:00 PM - Finale









Solidarity forever!











The UNION makes us strong!!!!