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100th Anniversary Of The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March 25, 1911
An evening of speeches and performances to mark the hundredth anniversary of the triangle shirtwaist factory fire in New York City will include a talk by Katie Quan about a program to bridge relations between garment workers and other labor activists in the U.S. and China
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The weekend of March 24-26, 2011 there will be a variety off activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that occurred on March 25, 1911, in which 146 young workers lost their lives and which forever changed the relationship of American government to the workplace. A/P/A Institute is cosponsoring the Friday, March 25th evening event, featuring worker testimony about today's labor conditions around the world, including a talk by Katie Quan about a program to bridge relations between garment workers and other labor activists in the U.S. and China. For more information about the day-long conference at CUNY Grad Center on Thursday, March 24, and panels and plenaries at Fashion Institute of Technology on Saturday, March 26, contact Kimberley Philips, klphil@wm.edu or visit: http://rememberthetrianglefire.org.
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