Thursday May 3rd at 7pm
Solidarity Forever: Song of Unions and Labor
with educator, writer, musician, and media producer, Mark Greenberg at Putney Public Library– 55 Main St. Putney.
For centuries, working people have used songs to express protest and hope and as an organizing tool. In the U.S., the I.W.W (or Wobblies), which led the 1912 Bread and Roses strike, was especially known for its rousing and satirical songs, including the anthemic “Solidarity Forever.” Using live and recorded music, Mark Greenberg surveys American labor songs from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, through the Wobblies, and into the coal wars of the 1930.
Putney Library is located at 55 Main St. This event is free and open to the public.