Don’t miss the explosion of arts and activism at the 2011 Great Labor Arts Exchange June 17-19 at the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md.. The three-day festival brings together union and social justice activists who combine union mobilization and outreach with songs, skits, art, poetry, theater, posters, cartoons and film.
The festival will be topped off Sunday June 19 with a public gala concert with conference participants and national and international artists, such as Anne Feeney, Bev Grant, Pam Parker and Charlie King. Members of four labor choruses—D.C., New York City, Solidarity Notes, and Charm City— and others will perform in the concert in the NLC Auditorium.
Also check out the the Creative Organizing Conference, where activists discuss the best ways to use art to help spread the union message.
For more information on either event, click here.
Sponsored for more than 30 years by the Labor Heritage Foundation, the Great Labor Arts Exchange celebrates the rich cultural heritage of working people and serves as a forum that brings together talented labor artists, activists, cultural workers, educators and students.
New this year is Camp Solidarity, designed to bring the arts and cultures of the union and progressive movements to a new generation.
