Video: Learning from the Past to Change the Future

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

And now for the video from the April 19th event:

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Pix: Learning from the Past to Change the Future

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

We had an amazing evening last Thursday as folks from the labor movement, politics, and academia came together to listen to a panel of veteran activists, and celebrate the donation of the USWW papers to the UCLA library. Here are a few highlights…

Fielding questions from the audience

Aida Cardenas, Building Skills Partnership and UCLA Alumna

Gary Strong, University Librarian

Los Jornaleros del Norte plus uno

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Justice for Janitors Events, April 19th

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

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Save the Date: April 19th JfJ Panel at UCLA

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

Mark your calendars for  April 19th, 2012, and join us in the beautiful new conference room at the UCLA Research Library.  UCLA and USWW will co-host an afternoon discussion with key activists from the Justice for Janitors campaign in Los Angeles.  The event begins at 5:30 PM.  More information to follow.

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Welcome to the Social Justice History Project

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

Welcome to the Los Angeles Social Justice History Project, a collaborative effort to document and preserve the history of labor and social justice organizing in Los Angeles.  The project is an initiative of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor & Employment (IRLE) working with the Center for Labor Research & Education, the Center for Oral History Research, and the History Department.

Our current focus is the history of the  Justice for Janitors campaign.  You can read more about the project in the L.A. Times  and the UCLA Daily Bruin.

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