[Fassanella] Labor Culture / Workers Culture: A Discussion 9/15/22

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This session explores the labor and work themes within

Ralph Fasanella's art. It also highlights the ways in which

Fasanella's paintings have been used to build union pride and

solidarity and a larger appreciation of workers culture and

labor history. The panelists include Elise Bryant, the Executive

Director of the Labor Heritage Foundation; Ron Carver,

former union staff member and organizer of Public Domain;

Christian McSweeney, Organizing Director of the AFL-CIO;

and Jurg K. Siegenthaler, retired Professor of Sociology and a

prime mover in the annual Lawrence, Massachusetts Bread

and Roses Festival. John P. Beck, co-director of Our Daily

Work/Our Daily Lives, will chair the panel.

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