Shaping SF Lecture: 1894 Railroad Strike Struggle Talk | SF
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Eric Quezada Center | 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA
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Shaping San Francisco | City History Lectures
Shaping San Francisco is a series of free lectures, which aim to excavate the city’s lost history. It’s a place to meet and talk unmediated by corporations, official spokespeople, religion, political parties, or dogma.
Shaping San Francisco
Periodic Wednesdays | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics | 518 Valencia St, SF
FREE
Robert Ovetz, author of When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1921 and Tech Workers Coalition organizer Ares Geovanos dialogue about how the lessons of the 1894 railroad strike are still relevant to the new workers movement today. Struggles are visibly erupting at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, while teachers and nurses continue to push the limits of contemporary workers struggles. Chris Carlsson moderates.
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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Geek Event, History, Top Annual Events
