Dramatizing The Murals

<p>THE MURALS is a play dramatizing the ongoing conflict over the George Washington High School murals painted by WPA artist Victor Arnautoff in 1936. The play premieres online at the <a href='https://laborfest.net/'>LaborFest</a> Saturday, July 17 – <a href='https://laborfest.net/event/howards-play-the-murals/'>click here for free tickets</a> – and LHT producer Patrick Dixon chats with playwright Howard Pflanzer about the debate and the issues. The Meany Labor Archive’s Alan Wierdak and Mieko Palazzo explore the <a href='https://hornbakelibrary.wordpress.com/2021/06/30/a-complex-and-multi-talented-man-exploring-the-fascinating-and-complicated-legacy-of-bayard-rustin/'>Fascinating and Complicated Legacy of Bayard Rustin</a>.  </p> <p>And on this week’s <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in 2:00</a>… The year was 1968. That was the day that the American Indian Movement began at a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</p> <p>Produced by Chris Garlock; editing by Patrick Dixon. To contribute a labor history item, email <a href='mailto:laborhistorytoday@gmail.com'>laborhistorytoday@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.</p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @sf_laborfest</p>