This week: March 13-March 20, 2011

Sunday, March 13              10:30 AM

A Flame That Keeps Burning: Marking the Centennial of the Triangle Factory Fire

An original program of drama, poetry and music that explores the legacy of the infamous fire and the struggles for workers’ safety which continue today. Free admission For childcare email: Events@Sholem.org For info: http://tinyurl.com/triangle100 Presented by the Sholem Community, Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Yiddishkayt, and LA Laborfest.

Westside Neighborhood School Campus, 5401 Beethoven Street, LA 90066

Sunday, March 13              7:30 PM

Publication party for the new poetry anthology edited by Julia Stein, with an introduction by Jack Hirschman. Hosted by Julia Stein, anti-sweatshop activist, with SF writers Hilton Obenzinger and Alice Rogoff.

Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd CA 90291  http://www.beyondbaroque.org/events.html

Thursday, March 17           7 PM

LA Times Bomb  (Fourth Edition) by Public Works Improvisational Theatre A theatrical salon in which we look at Los Angeles in 1911 from a hundred years in the future, and a look at anything we want to in between, in an effort to illuminate contemporary events and their immediate personal, political and social relevance. Free Admission publicworksimprov.com or email: leeboek@publicworksimprov.com

Edgar Varela Fine Arts (EVFA) 727 S. Spring Street, LA 90014

Friday, March 18                 7:30 PM

Walking through a River of Fire:  100 Years of Triangle Fire Poetry

A reading from the new anthology by editor Julia Stein, with Lee Boek, actor/writer, and Lynne Bronstein, poet/journalist. http://www.skylightbooks.com/

Skylight Bookstore, 1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles 90027  (310) 822-3006

For a full list of events, go to the Calendar tab

Endorsers

California Teachers Association, LA County Federation of Labor, United Teachers Los Angeles, Jewish Labor Committee, Latino Committee, SEIU Local 721, California Faculty Association, Cal State Los Angeles, Workers United, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Coalition of Labor Union Women, The WE Project, Dolores Huerta Labor Institute, The Sholem Community, Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle, Public Works Improvisation Theatre, UNITE-HERE Local 11, United Steelworkers 675, Fellowship of Reconciliation-LA, Yiddishkayt, National Lawyer’s Guild – LA

Media sponsor KPFK-FM 90.7