"Newsies" is “Rousing, fabulous and inspiring,” says Elise Bryant
“From the first number I was ready to jump out of my seat and join the newsies!" says DC Labor Chorus Director Elise Bryant after catching the opening night performance of "Newsies" on Wednesday. "Rousing music, fabulous dancing and an inspiring story about young workers standing up for their rights. See it!” Bryant's many theater credits include directing the labor jazz operas "Forgotten," and "Love Songs From the Liberation Wars: the 1940s Tobacco Workers Struggle."
Deadline to order tickets for the December 13 performance – which includes a special Labor Talkback -- has been extended thru next Wednesday, November 20.
Newsies (with special Labor Talkback!)
Friday, December 13 ⋅ 8:00 – 11:00pm
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Tickets $49 each (plus handling); click here to order!
In the summer of 1899, the newsboys of New York City took on two of the most powerful men in the country — Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst — and won. Inspired by true events, join us for a musical that will knock you off your feet!
CLICK HERE to hear actor Edward Gero -- who plays Joseph Pulitzer -- on yesterday's Your Rights At Work radio show on WPFW.
Bread and Roses series: Water Rising
(Films Across Borders: Stories of Water)
Tuesday, November 19⋅6:00 – 8:00pm
Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
FREE; RSVP here
Hope and change in Bolivia in an era of water privatization. Filmed entirely in Bolivia, the film shares intimate portraits of people living in a ramshackle city where, despite an abundance of freshwater, they struggle for the right to access clean, safe and affordable water.
50 Minutes (Ireland); Spanish with English subtitles; A Documentary Film by Muireann de Barra & Aisling Crudden
Ideas@Work: Cas Mudde: The Far Right Today
Thursday, December 5⋅12:30 – 2:00pm
AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx
RSVP here
The far right is back with a vengeance. After several decades at the political margins, far-right politics has again taken center stage. Three of the world’s largest democracies—Brazil, India, and the United States—now have a radical right leader, while far-right parties continue to increase their profile and support within Europe.
In this timely book, leading global expert on political extremism Cas Mudde provides a concise overview of the fourth wave of postwar far-right politics, exploring its history, ideology, organization, causes, and consequences, as well as the responses available to civil society, party, and state actors to challenge its ideas and influence. What defines this current far-right renaissance, Mudde argues, is its mainstreaming and normalization within the contemporary political landscape. Challenging orthodox thinking on the relationship between conventional and far-right politics, Mudde offers a complex and insightful picture of one of the key political challenges of our time.
DC Labor Chorus: An Evening of Favorite and Sacred Songs Concert
Saturday, December 7⋅7:30 – 10:00pm
Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015
This performance by the 'Musical Arm of the Resistance' (Washington Post) will feature a variety of some of the chorus members favorites ranging from music by Leonard Cohen, Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Amy Bernon, Elise Witt and others and covering a wide spectrum of social justice issues (e.g., labor, race, environment, anti-war, peace, international struggles) and genres (folk, jazz, spiritual, rock).
Led by the dynamic Elise Bryant, the concert will allow for sing-alongs and some tunes for the holiday season. Sign interpretation will be provided.
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