Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.
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Paul Robeson: A Watched Man
This book was initially listed in The New Labor Forum Spring 2014 Issue By Jordan Goodman Verso, 2013 The famous African-American singer and actor became a leading voice for civil rights at home and abroad in the 1930s and beyond. This biography draws on internal government archives to focus on harassment and repression waged against…
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Catch the Fire
This book was initially listed in The New Labor Forum Spring 2014 Issue By Peggy Taylor and Charlie MurphyNew Society Publishers, 2013This exciting guide describes more than a hundred simple, easy-to-lead activities that use arts and crafts, creative writing, theater improvisation, storytelling, music, or dance to break down barriers and build stronger communities for social…
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A People’s Art History of the United States
This book was initially listed in The New Labor Forum Spring 2014 Issue By Nicolas Lampert The New Press, 2013 A fascinating book examines the role visual images have played in activist movements throughout American history. The author was “particularly drawn to the examples . . . where the decisions made by artists were controversial…
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Bomb It 2
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCjWEWoFtQM&w=560&h=315] This film was initially listed in The New Labor Forum Spring 2014 Issue A seventy-three-minute documentary shows twenty-two public artists who do unauthorized paintings in Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Perth, Melbourne, Copenhagen, Chicago, Austin, and Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank.
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