[Peace] labor history event, next Thurs 9/17/15 5pm / labor is related to war, especially Empire Building wars

[Karen Medina]

Dear Peace,

Event: "Labor History Celebration"
Thursday, September 17, 2015
5pm-7pm
Where: Laborers International Union (building) / 108 E. Anthony Dr., Urbana, IL

Presentation: A fun and informative evening about the history of Labor
in Illinois and Champaign County. Stephanie Seawell, Executive
Director of Illinois Labor History Society, will be giving a
presentation.

Food: Dinner will be provided.

Child friendly: There will be activities for the children.

Bring the whole family and celebrate Labor in Champaign County!

Hosted by: State Representative Carol Ammons

Quote: “The labor movement was the principal force that transformed
misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles,
economic and social reform gave birth to unemployment insurance,
old-age pensions, government relief for the destitute, and, above all,
new wage levels that meant not mere survival but a tolerable life. The
captains of industry did not lead this transformation; they resisted
it until they were overcome. When in the thirties the wave of union
organization crested over the nation, it carried to secure shores not
only itself but the whole society.” MLK

How to get to the Laborers International Union at 108 E. Anthony
Drive, Urbana: [I need to find a good description for this]

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1022244331140522/

Link to an interesting piece put together by the AFLCIO: “What Martin
Luther King Said about Unions, Unemployment and economic Justice”
http://www.aflcio.org/content/download/2511/24271/King%27s+Speeces+to+Labor.pdf