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EVENTS & PROGRAMS
The Education Committee of the Rochester Labor Council regularly sponsors public
events to educate both our members and the wider community about the role and concerns of
organized labor. These include:
- The annual Labor Day Parade, which brings together
thousands of union members, bands, community groups, decorated vehicles, mascots,
etc. to celebrate this day set aside to honor workers and unions. Thousands
of Rochester residents line the parade route to view the spectacle and to show
their support for labor.
- The annual Labor Film Series, a series of
labor-themed movies cosponsored by the Council and the George Eastman House
and screened at the Dryden Theatre. Since 1989 the series has screened over
120 films, each introduced by GEH staff, someone from the labor community,
or an individual connected with the film’s production. The 2008 Film Series Schedule includes ten fine films, six of them Rochester premieres.
- The annual Labor Lyceum program, a public forum
on current topics of vital interest to union members and the progressive community.
These programs feature both guest speakers and discussion among those in attendance.
Topics for the 2008
Lyceum Schedule will be announced in August. Programs are held eight
Saturdays at the NYSUT hall at 30 N. Union Street and are free.
- Special Events such as workshops, conferences,
seminars, exhibits and concerts are held from time to time. In the past these
have included our photo-text exhibit, "Rochester: A Community of Workers"
conferences on "The Work of Teaching/The Teaching of Work" etc. This
year four Labor film special events were shown apart from the regular Fall
Labor Film Series.
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