Community
Local poet offers a workers’ point of view
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Mark Nowak’s new poetry collection, “Shut Up Shut Down,” deals with deindusrialization and the effect on workers’ lives.
Community
Union member makes a difference as a Big Brother
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Jim Hansen says he will never forget the first time he saw his Little Brother Justin put on his hockey jersey. The Big Brother felt a rush of pride, knowing that his Little Brother was going to get to participate in team sports for the first time. Now, as nearly 600 children wait for Big Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Hansen is calling for more union members to step forward to volunteer.
Community
Northland Poster Collective: The folks who brought you the bumper sticker
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It has been 25 years since 11 people started meeting regularly in a Minneapolis basement to make political art. Since 1979, the Northland Poster Collective has strategized with unions and social justice organizations, designing and producing tools to advance a more peaceful, just, sustainable and witty world.
Community
Labor, social justice posters on exhibit
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Community event posters by Ricardo Levins Morales are on display at the May Day Cafe in Minneapolis through Oct. 9. The posters, all made since 2001, were created in collaboration with community and social change organizations, mostly as publicity for events and anniversaries.
Community
Berman Award winners honored for outreach efforts
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Nong Lee and Tammy Pineda, Outreach Liaisons to the Hmong and Spanish-speaking communities for Hennepin County Library, are the joint recipients of the 2004 Sanford Berman Award for Social Responsibility in Library Services.
Community
Labor Day t-shirt messages
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Scores of people wore their hearts on their sleeves — and their chests and backs — with t-shirts that celebrated labor unions and supported labor-endorsed candidates.
Community
Edwards to headline St. Paul Labor Day event
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Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards will speak at the annual St. Paul Labor Day picnic Monday, Sept. 6, the St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly announced. It’s just one of several Labor Day events scheduled across Minnesota.
Community
Immigrant Freedom Ride film debuts Friday
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A documentary about the 2003 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride will debut Friday, Sept. 3, at a special program sponsored by Intermedia Arts and the Loft Literary Center.
Community
Cloquet readies for 85th annual Labor Day celebration
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The Carlton County Central Labor Body announced its 85th Annual Cloquet Labor Day Celebration, which begins Thursday, Sept. 2, and runs through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.
Community
New activities spice up labor booth at State Fair
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Radio broadcasts, CDs on a stick, and a unique excavator are among new features at this year?s House of Labor at the Minnesota State Fair, which starts Thursday and runs through Labor Day.