"Lawrence History Live!" Schedule Our Speakers Series at the Festival

"Lawrence History Live!" Schedule Our Speakers Series at the Festival The Festival features, as part of its historical and labor exhibits, Lawrence History Live! and the Community Forum, a place for discussion of labor, industrial heritage, education, and other community  issues. Lawrence History Live! presents its 10th edition after having been created by Linda and Jurg Siegenthaler in 2008.   Within the Lawrence History Live! tent, we'll have seating and a platform where historians, writers, union representatives, and community activists will present their insights on Lawrence's history and present. In a question-and-answer format, festival visitors will be able to participate in what will be an exciting encounter with the past and with society today.   Again this year, there will be a second speaker's venue at the Community Corner, adjacent to our history and labor section.  A soap box is also provided.   So, there is plenty to take in!  Get involved, learn, and enjoy!     12:15-12:30pm: Researching Lawrence: In Person and Online by Amita Kiley, Collections Manager and Research Coordinator, Lawrence History Center 12:30-12:45pm: Saving UMass Boston: Students, Labor and the Fight to Education by Zac Bears, Executive Director, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts 12:45-1:00pm: When We Fight, We Win: Triangle Workers Win Their Union by Amy Banelis, Member, SEIU 509 1:00-1:15pm: CLASS on Strike: The Story of Our Fight for Fair Wages by Thom Baca, Member, SEIU 509 1:15-1:35pm: The 1919 Lawrence Strike for '48-54': Building on the 1912 Struggle by Dexter Arnold, Labor Historian, 2016 Bread & Roses Hall of Fame Recipient 1:35-2:35pm: Community Forum: "Let's talk housing! Young people, housing, and the future of Lawrence" Featuring Beyazmin Jimenez (Citizens' Housing and Planning Association) and Vladimir Saldaña (Lawrence CommunityWorks). Facilitator Glennys Sanchez, President BRHC. 2:35-2:50pm: Mass. Jobs with Justice: Building Working Class Power & Coalition and Campaigns that Win by Gillian Mason, Co-Director, Massachusetts Jobs with Justice 2:50-3:05pm: Fighting for Respect at Logan Airport by Manuel Pena, Member, SEIU 32BJ 3:05-3:20pm: Lawrence Public Schools: Receivorship Update by Frank McLaughlin, President, Lawrence Teachers Union 3:20-3:35PM: Fighting for Transgender Rights: Setting the Stage for National Values by Kelsey Barowich, Coalition Organizer, Freedom for All Massachusetts Festival Schedule

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