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Ralph Fasanella was a union organizer and self-taught artist whose renowed "social reality" paintings depicted scenes of working-class social and political unrest, historic events and leisure. The exhibit will feature his painting "Red Sky," celebrating Maine's labor heritage.
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SOUTHERN MAINE LABOR COUNCIL
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About Us
About Us
We are one of nearly 500 state and local labor councils affiliated with the AFL-CIO and are at the heart of the labor movement. We are democratically elected bodies dedicated to representing the interests of working people at the state and local level. We mobilize our members and community partners to advocate for social and economic justice and we strive daily to vanquish oppression and make our communities better for all people—regardless of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, or ethnic or national origin.
A GROUP FOR WORKERS WHO READ (OR WANT TO)!
THE MAINE AFL-CIO LABOR READING GROUP
Members of the Maine AFL-CIO and friends of labor meet monthly to discuss labor related books and articles. Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney hosts the reading group meetings. Meetings are currently held on Zoom from 5:30 to 6:30 on the fourth Thursday of each month, or occasionally other times or dates. Readings are chosen by the group and discussions are facilitated by group members or occasional special guests.
To join the group and be notified of meeting details please contact Cynthia at cynthia at "maineaflcio dot org" and put "Reading Group" in the subject line. Visit our events page to find out when the next meeting is. It is not necessary to complete the entire book to participate in the discussions, and it is not necessary to read every book with us.
https://maineaflcio.org/labor-reading-group
Above you'll find a list of everything we've read since we started reading together in February 2020. Our regular schedule for meetings, which take place by Zoom, is the third Thursday of the month, 5:30-6:30-- except that we have a combined meeting for November-December, usually on the first Thursday of December. Because all our participants are busy, we try to limit the number of pages we suggest per meeting-- it can take us months to discuss our way through a book. We like to encourage people to come to meetings, whether they've finished suggested readings or not, because the real strength of this group is the diversity of our work and union experiences.
Our members nominate and vote for our readings. Over the years, we've tackled all sorts of things: labor law, labor history, memoirs, organizing manifestoes. We've read books and collections of articles. We'd like to try graphic non-fiction. We've watched Youtube videos and explored an interactive website on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1910. Our only stipulation is that material proposed be easily accessible and free or affordable for all participants.
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