Film
“Brother Outsider”
Sat, March 14, 12pm – 2pm
UFCW 400, 8400 Corporate Drive, Landover, MD 20785 (enter the building from the rear parking lot).
Sponsored by the APRI DC Chapter; $15; All proceeds will go towards expanding the membership and supporting the Chapter’s responsibility to fight for racial equality and economic justice.
Please contact Brother Carl Carson, Chapter Treasurer for tickets: 202-510-3685 or email [email protected]
Brother Outsider is a film/documentary that chronicles the life of Bayard Rustin, an unsung hero for civil rights and equality for all.
"We Were There"
Two performances!
Tuesday, March 17, 6-8PM; Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012; Free but you must RSVP here
Thursday, March 26, 3pm – 5pm; AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx; RSVP to [email protected]
In celebration of Women’s History Month, local labor activists will bring the history of the struggles of women workers to life, depicting our sisters' struggles from abolitionist Sojourner Truth, fighting for women's rights to Dolores Huerta fighting on behalf of the farmworkers of today.
Directed by Elise Bryant and featuring members of the DC Labor Chorus.
Theater
Sting & “The Last Ship” at The National
Friday, March 27 at 8 pm at the National Theatre
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Join Labor 411 and the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO at a special Union Night performance of “The Last Ship,” a musical about workers starring Sting as shipyard foreman Jackie White. A limited number of Mezzanine level seats are available for the opening night performance, Friday, March 27 at 8 pm at the National Theatre. Normally priced at $99, these tickets are available for $66 and include admission to a special Union Night pre-show reception. For more information, please contact Evan Henerson at (818) 884-8966 x1102 or [email protected] or Cherri Senders at (818) 884-8966 x1104 or [email protected]
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