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Bridges Center Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events
Fall Quarter 2008
All events are open to the public unless otherwise stated. Please join us!
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Nov. 20 2008 |
5:00pm - 8:00pm | Walker Ames Room Kane Hall |
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration |
Past Events
Spring Quarter 2008
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday June 21 2008 |
9:00am - 4:00pm | Mary Gates Hall Commons |
Good, Green Jobs Conference For more information, please visit the website of the WA State Blue-Green Alliance |
| Monday Mar. 31 2008 |
12:00pm - 2:00pm | UW Club | "Restoring Balance to Our Trade Policy," presented by Stan Sorscher |
| Tuesday June 3 2008 |
12:00pm - 2:30pm | UW Club | "U.S. High-Speed Internet Runs in the Slow Lane," presented by Marcus Country |
| Friday Apr. 11 2008 |
5:00pm - 8:00pm | Walker Ames Room Kane Hall |
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration |
Winter Quarter 2008
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Jan. 29, 2008 |
7:00pm | University Bookstore | Prof. Peter Cole, from Western Illinois University, will discuss his new book, Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia |
| Friday Feb. 8, 2008 |
3:30pm - 5:00pm | Kane Hall 210 | Prof. Richard Freeman, from Harvard University, will deliver the plenary for the Fair Trade Conference, Labor Standards and Globalization are Complements |
| Feb. 8-9, 2008 | Various | UW Campus | Challenges to Fair Trade Conference For more information please refer to the conference website. |
| Tuesday Feb. 12, 2008 |
7:30pm | Meany Studio Theater | Ian Ruskin will perform From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks: The Life and Times of Harry Bridges. Event is FREE and open to the public. Union members can reserve seats by contacting the Bridges Center. |
| Wednesday Feb. 27, 2008 |
7:00pm | UW Tacoma Birmingham Hay & Seed Building, Room 106 |
Rev. James Lawson, an African-American minister who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, will lead a discussion on the philosophy and practice of nonviolence. |
Fall Quarter 2007
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Oct. 26, 2007 |
4:00pm - 5:30pm | Thomson 211 | "Risk and Labor in the New Economy", Prof. Gina Neff will speak as part of the Labor, Knowledge and the Economy working group. |
| Thursday Nov. 1, 2007 |
7:00pm - 9:00pm | School of Social Work Room 305 (4101 15th Ave NE) | "Renaissance 2010: From the Front Lines", Prof. Dan Jacoby, Prof. Paul Hill, Prof. Annette Henry, and Camille Farrington will lead a critical discussion about the film. |
| Wednesday Nov. 7, 2007 |
7:00pm | Communications 120 | A Family Affair: Issues in Asian American Assimilation, Immigration, and Activism. This campus event will begin with “A Family Affair,” the latest documentary effort from filmmaker Shaun Scott. |
| Thursday Nov. 8, 2007 |
Reception at 6:00pm Talk to follow at 7:00pm |
University Bookstore | Prof. Mark A. Smith will present his new book, The Right Talk: How Conservatives Transformed the Great Society |
| Friday Nov. 16, 2007 |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Gowen 1A | "Law and Globalization Below: Toward a Post-Westphalian Theory of Transnational Legal Mobilization", Prof. Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito from the Universidad de los Andes, in Bogotá, Colombia. |
| Monday Nov. 19, 2007 |
1:30pm - 2:30pm | Bagley 331A | "Challenging Global Capitalism: The Strategic Opportunities for Labor in the Logistics Sector", Prof. Edna Bonacich from UC Riverside. (This talk will be given as part of Prof. Jake Rosenfeld's class, Sociology 401, "Globalization and the Labor Movement") |
| Monday Nov. 26, 2007 |
1:30pm - 3:30pm | Communications 202 | A Conversation with Jack O'Dell |
| Tuesday Nov. 27, 2007 |
12:30pm - 1:30pm | Smith 40 | "Enduring Legacies of Revolution and Reform: Democratic Practice and Social Outcomes for Work and Workers in Portugal and Spain", Prof. Robert Fishman from Notre Dame. |
| Tuesday Nov. 27, 2007 |
7:00pm | Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall | "For the Duration: Jack O'Dell and the Long Civil Rights Era", Prof. Nikhil Singh will speak as part of the Race, Radicalism, and Labor working group. |
| Saturday Dec. 1, 2007 |
6:00pm | Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle | "Cuz the Power of the People Don't Stop!", Commemorate the 8th Anniversary of the 1999 WTO Protests by participating in this exciting community event, which will host speakers, workshops, and entertainment. |
| Tuesday Dec. 4, 2007 |
5:30pm - 6:30pm | Communications 228 | "Voter Turnout and Labor Unions in Modern America", Prof. Jake Rosenfeld will discuss his work on the behavior of union members in recent elections. |
| Wednesday Dec. 5, 2007 |
12:00pm - 2:00pm | Petersen Room, Allen Library | Technology, Education, and Jobs in Washington's New Economy, a brown bag presentation hosting: Marc Baldwin, Gov. Gregoire's policy advisor on economic development Bryan Wilson, Deputy Director of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board |