Katrina five year anniversary; revisiting the good work of Rainbows and friends (tags)
This press release is from a year ago, the hurricane hit five years ago...and the Gulf Coast still needs help
March 25 1911 an Infamous Day for Supporters of Labor/Immigrant/Women'sRightsNYC (tags)
On the 10th floor of Triangle Shirt the doors had been locked to keep out organizers. Inside a fire started that killed 146 young Italian and Jewish women. Some are buried today in Queens in an unmarked grave. This fire was on Greene Street near Washington Park (refer to map) and it lead to a mass march that helped to change society at that time. Two men Immigrants themselves were indicted and put through a trial. Laws were changed and International women's day was founded by Socialists in Europe.