100 Years After: The Triangle Fire Remembered and Rethought
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Events starts: March 25, 2011 – 7:00 pm
Event ends: March 25, 2011 – 9:30 pm
Event ends: March 25, 2011 – 9:30 pm
Location: Cooper Union Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003
The culminating centennial event — An evening of music, spoken word poetry, and solidarity in commemoration of the 146 victims.
Hear Metropolitan Klezmer performing klezmer music written about the tragedy, uncovered 100 years later. Spoken word poetry from youthful voices from the New York City area. Clara Lemlich’s historical speech from the very stage where the Uprising of the 20,000 began. Solidarity Forever by the NYC Labor Chorus. Irish folk rock from Larry Kirwan of Black 47. Worker testimonials from Bangladesh, Egypt, and West Virginia.
Sponsors: Cooper Union, Education and Labor Collaborative, Labor and Working Class History Association, Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, Sparkplug Foundation
Free and open to the public
