DC LaborFest: ART Events
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Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, the DC LaborFest features a wide-ranging selection of art about work, workers and workers’ issues.
AFL-CIO HEADQUARTERS TOUR: Fri, May 3, 12p SOLIDARITY FOREVER AWARDS: Wed, May 15, 5:30p MOST EVENTS ARE FREE; see below for detailed event write-ups and links to purchase tickets or RSVP. |
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AFL-CIO HEADQUARTERS TOUR
Fri, May 3, 12p – 1p; AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington DC
FREE but you must RSVP online here
This guided tour features stunning mosaics of marble, glass and gold that pay tribute to America's working families at the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions. Also included in the tour: a historic Ralph Fasanella painting, lobby artwork and displays honoring key figures in American labor history.
FREE but you must RSVP online here
This guided tour features stunning mosaics of marble, glass and gold that pay tribute to America's working families at the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions. Also included in the tour: a historic Ralph Fasanella painting, lobby artwork and displays honoring key figures in American labor history.
SOLIDARITY FOREVER AWARDS
Wed, May 15, 5:30p; AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Tickets; $500; laborheritage.org or contact Peter Jones at 202-974-8124
Honoring Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO.
The Labor Heritage Foundation works to strengthen the labor movement through the use of music and the arts.
Tickets; $500; laborheritage.org or contact Peter Jones at 202-974-8124
Honoring Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO.
The Labor Heritage Foundation works to strengthen the labor movement through the use of music and the arts.
Click below for the DC LaborFest YouTube channel, Twitter Feed and Facebook page
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