NEW YORK CITY
The Forward - Special Section to Commemorate
Triangle Fire Centennial
Each week leading up to the centennial, the Forward
will feature stories related to the fire and its modern
commemoration and reveal the winners of its Triangle fire
poetry contest. Sponsored by the Forward.
January-March 25th • www.forward.com
IAWA Reading: Work!
Readings on the theme of work and the Triangle Fire
in honor of the Triangle Fire Centennial and the Italian
Americans Writers’ Association 20th anniversary.
Cornelia Street Café • 29 Cornelia Street, 10014
January 8 • 5:45pm • $6 • www.iawa.net
NYU Grey Art Gallery: Art/Memory/Place:
Commemorating the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The first student curated exhibition in more than two
decades at the Grey Art Gallery. Curated by New York
University’s graduate programs in Museum Studies and
Public History.
Grey Art Gallery/NYU • 100 Washington Square East
January 11-March 26 and April 12-July 9 • $3 suggested •
www.nyu.edu/greyart
Drawn in Smoke: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Centenary
Harriet Bart’s installation revisits this historic event through
a series of 160 elegiac drawings composed from smoke
and soot. Sponsored by Babcock Galleries.
Babcock Galleries • 724 Fifth Avenue, 11th floor
January 12 – February 18 • M-F 10-5pm • Saturday by
Appointment
Shirtwaist Sewing Circle
Sewing Circle to create 146 shirtwaists for the Procession
of 146 Shirtwaists and Sashes on March 25. Organized by
LuLu LoLo Productions.
331 East 116 Street, Pete Pascale Place (LuLu’s Father)
January 22 • 10:00am-6:00pm • Free • www.lululolo.com
On the Picket Line: The Cause & Effect of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Attend an all day professional development event
sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York • 1220 5th Avenue
January 31 • 9:30am • $40 • www.mcny.org/education/
Professional-Development.html
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
One-night-only staged reading of the acclaimed play
written by Christopher Piehler and Scott Alan Evans as a
fundraiser for the TACT/The Actors Company Theatre and
the Triangle memorial.
80 St. Marks Place
February 7 • 7:30pm • $100 • www.tactnyc.org
Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise
Culture
Book launch for Gregory Sholette’s new work of the same
title and two projects lifted from the book’s pages and
installed in the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center.
Parsons/The New School for Design; Sheila C. Johnson
Center for Design • Fifth Ave at 13th St February 10 •
6:00pm • www.veralistcenter.org/currentprograms/
The Jewish Daily Forward’s Poetry Contest
Poetry contest in English and Yiddish to commemorate the
fire centennial. Winners announced in the Special Triangle
Edition sponsored by the Forward.
Deadline: February 14 • www.forward.com
The History of Penn South and the new FIT-Penn South
Oral History Project
A history of Penn South - a housing development built by
the ILGWU. Hosted by the United College Employees of
FIT and the Fashion Institute of Technology and organized
by Dan Levinson Wilk.
FIT: Faculty Dining Room, David Dubinsky Building (A
building), 8th floor • 27th St + 8th Ave.
February 15 • 5:30 pm • Free • www.uce-fit.org
Exhibit: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: One
Hundred Years After
Photographs, archives, artifacts, and film clips sponsored
by NYU’s Tamiment Library.
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
NYU Open House • 528 LaGuardia Place
February 16–May 2011 • Tues/Wed/Fri Noon – 5pm;
Thurs 2-7pm; Sat/Sun 1-4pm • Free www.nyu.edu/life/
resources-and-services/kimmel-center/open-house.html
Informed Neighbor Discussion presented by NYU
Government and Community Affairs
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and Its Lasting Impact
with Michael Nash and Ruth Sergel. Hosted by NYU’s
Office of Government and Community Affairs.
NYU Open House • 528 La Guardia Place
February 22 • 6:30pm • Free • [email protected]
Private and Public: A Tale of Two Unions
Scholars and union activists discuss the history of the
ILGWU + the United College Employees of FIT, the
differences between private and public sector unions,
and the prospects for both. Hosted by the United College
Employees of FIT and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
FIT: Katie Murphy Amphitheater D Building • Northwest
corner of 7th Ave and 27th St.
February 23 • 5:30pm • Free • www.fitnyc.edu/10146.asp
The NOW-NYC Susan B. Anthony Awards
Honoring grassroots activists dedicated to improving
the lives of women and girls and advancing equality.
Sponsored by NOW-NYC.
Morrison & Foerster • 1290 Ave. of Americas, 39th Floor
February 24 • 6:00pm • Donation • www.nownyc.org
Shirtwaist Sewing Circle, Part Two — All Are Welcome
Sewing Circle to create 146 shirtwaists for the Procession
of 146 Shirtwaists and Sashes on March 25. No experience
necessary. Sponsored by LuLu LoLo Productions.
331 East 116th Street aka Pete Pascale Place (LuLu’s dad)
February 27 • 11:00am-5pm • Free • [email protected]
Triangle Fire School-wide Commemoration at
Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
Students engage in a variety of projects & activities
throughout the month of March.
Juan Morel Campos Secondary School • 215 Heyward
Street, Brooklyn
March 1-31 • schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/14/K071/
default.htm
Triangle Fire - Impact and Image: An Open Discussion
Richard Greenwald (Drew) and Leigh Benin (Adelphi).
Hosted by the NY Labor History Association
Tamiment/Wagner Archives, 10th floor, Bobst Library, NYU
• 70 Washington Square South
March 1 • 6:00pm • Free
Piecing It Together: Immigrants in the Garment Industry
Join a tour hosted by the Lower East Side Tenement
Museum with a reproduction of the Jewish Daily Forward
from March 26, 1911.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum • 108 Orchard St.
March 1-31 • Tour lasts 60 minutes • Recommended for
ages 8 & up • www.tenement.org
Tour goes to the 3rd Floor: 38 steps up, 31 down
International Women’s Day: Grassroots Fair
The Women and Gender Studies Dept at Hunter College
(CUNY) brings together various organizations that work
with immigrant communities and women workers.
Hunter College • SW corner of Lexington Ave. & 68th St.
March 8 • 11:00am-4:00pm • Free • www.hunter.cuny.edu/
wgsprogram/events-and-announcements.
Wheelchair accessible
The Fire That Ignited a Movement of Women Workers
Women’s eNews, the Women, Gender Studies Program
and Dept of Romance Languages at Hunter College, and
the League of Women Voters of NYC invite you to hear
leading scholars + activists discuss the implications of the
tragedy and workers’ rights then and now.
Hunter College, Hunter W. Bldg, 1st flr. Lobby, SW corner •
Lexington Ave & 68 St.
March 8 • 5:30pm • Free • www.womensenews.org
Wheelchair accessible
Remembering the Triangle Fire: Memory, Memorial and
Perpetual Revolution
A lecture by Ruth Sergel, artist and founder of the
Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition. Hosted by the
Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America.
NY New Church • 114 East 35th Street
March 8 • 6:00pm • Free • www.metrovsa.org
Wheelchair accessible
Deadline: Journal for Triangle Scholarship
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial Association
has been providing scholarships to the children of injured
workers since 2002 and hosts the Clara Lemlich Awards.
TSFFM, c/o Rosado, Chechanover & Bayrasli • 31-00 47th
Ave, 2nd Fl., Long Island City, NY
March 9 • For info, email: [email protected]
Stories and Songs of the Triangle Fire
Readings and discussion by novelists Meredith Tax
(Rivington Street), Kevin Baker (Dreamland), and Katharine
Weber (Triangle); poetry and songs. Hosted by the United
College Employees of FIT and the Fashion Institute of
Technology, organized by Dan Levinson Wilk.
FIT, Katie Murphy Amphitheater D building • Corner 7th
Ave and 27th St
March 9 • 5:30pm • Free • www.fitnyc.edu/10146.asp
Wheelchair accessible
Authors @ the Library present: The New York City
Triangle Factory Fire
Authors Leigh Benin, Rob Linné, Adrienne Sosin, and Joel
Sosinsky discuss and share vintage images. Hosted by the
Education and Labor Collaborative.
Mid-Manhattan Library • 455 Fifth Avenue
March 10 • 6:30 pm • Free
We Were There! Brooklyn Women’s Chorus
Multi-media show about women’s labor history with a
focus on the Triangle Fire.
Peoples’ Voice Cafe, Community Church of New York
Unitarian Universalist • 40 East 35th St.
March 12 • 8:00pm • www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/
Requiem: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Centennial Manhattan Choral Ensemble
Performance of Duruflé’s Requiem & a new work created
especially for this day.
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble (MCE)
Church of the Incarnation • 209 Madison Avenue
March 12 • 8:00pm •
http://manhattanchoralensemble.org/concertsTriangleRequiem.html
Celebrate and Commemorate: Inaugural Jewish
Women’s Archive Luncheon
Luncheon to commemorate the Triangle Fire, celebrate
Jewish women active in the struggle for social justice
100 years ago, and honor three Jewish women who are
continuing that tradition today - Ruth Abram, Kate Fucher,
and Lynn Sherr. Hosted by the Jewish Women’s Archive.
NYC Fire Museum • 278 Spring Street
March 13 • 11:30am • $250.00+ • www.jwa.org/triangle
Reading and Visual Presentation: The New York City
Triangle Factory Fire
Authors of The New York City Triangle Factory Fire share
vintage images that honor the victims, explain the reforms
that have saved and improved countless workers’ lives,
and remind us of the ongoing struggle for the dignity of all
working people. Sponsored by Bluestockings Books.
Bluestockings Books • 172 Allen Street
March 14 • 7:00pm • Free •bluestockings.com
remembrance . response . reform
Students in the Visual Presentation + Exhibition Design
program will design and install an exhibition to honor the
women, men + children who lost their lives in this tragic
event. FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and PAVE
Organization (Planning and Visual Education Partnership).
FIT, Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design • 27th St. & 7th Ave.
March 16-March 29 • Free • www.fitnyc.edu
Theater for the New City presents: Birds on Fire
Birds on Fire portrays what might have been the lives
of four unknown victims of the Triangle Factory Fire.
Presented by Theater for the New City.
Theater for the New City • 155 1st Ave @ 10th St.
March 17-20, 24-27, 31-April 3 • Thu-Sat at 8:00pm, Sun
at 3:00pm • $12, group rates available
www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Open Monthly Meeting – Remember the Triangle Fire
Coalition
Last Open Meeting before the centennial! All are welcome!
Judson Memorial Church • 55 Washington Square South
March 17 • 6:00pm • Free • rememberthetrianglefire.org
Wheelchair accessible and dis-ability affirmative. If you
need an interpreter, contact us 72 hours prior to the event.
Women’s Rights and Women’s Clothes
Kathy Peiss (University of Pennsylvania), Daniel Cole (FIT),
Janie Bryant (costume designer, Mad Men) discuss how
women have used clothes to win dignity and respect in the
workplace. Hosted by the United College Employees of FIT
and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
FIT, Katie Murphy Amphitheater D Building • Northwest
corner of 7th Ave & 27 St.
March 18 • 5:30pm • Free • www.fitnyc.edu/10146.asp
FIRE ESCAPE presented by the Lower East Side
Tenement Museum
A new play consists of scenes, monologues, and
songs inspired by the real people who endured the fire.
Sponsored by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and
America-in-Play.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum • 108 Orchard Street
March 22 • 6:30pm • Free • www.tenement.org, www.
americainplay.org
IAWA: Triangle Literary Reading
Poetry and prose about the Triangle Fire hosted by the
Italian American Writers’ Association.
SEIU 1199 Bread and Roses Gallery • 310 West 43rd St.
March 18 • 6:00pm • www.iawa.net
Lower East Side History Project: Women Movers &
Shakers Walking Tour
A special 15-block tour that will conclude at the site of the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Presented by the Lower East
Side History Project.
Please RSVP for meeting location.
March 23 & 24 • 12:00pm • $20 • www.leshp.org
Soliloquy for a Seamstress: The Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire
A one-day street performance at three historic locations
written and performed by LuLu LoLo. Performances may
be joined in progress at all venues. Presented by LuLu
LoLo Productions
March 19 (Raindate: Sunday, March 20) • Site #1 11:30am: 25th Police Precinct (118 East 119 St.) • Site #2 1:00pm: Asch/Brown Building (Washington Place & Greene
St.) • Site #3 - 2:30pm: Collect Pond Park (Lafayette &
Franklin St.). All NYC • Free • www.lululolo.com
Walking Tour: Notorious Women of Washington Square
+ the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Centennial
From factory workers to aristocrats - remarkable women
who left their imprints on this neighborhood and beyond.
Joyce Gold Walking Tours.
Meet: Washington Arch • Fifth Avenue, south of 8th Street
March 19 • 1:00pm • $15; $12 for ages 62+ •
www.nyctours.com
Greater Astoria Historical Society Roundtable with
Authors: The New York City Triangle Fire
Authors Leigh Benin, Rob Linné, Adrienne Sosin and
Joel Sosinsky present their new book, The NYC Triangle
Factory Fire. Hosted by Greater Astoria Historical Society.
Quinn’s Gallery • 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City, NY
March 19 • 1:00pm • Free for GAHS members, $5 for nonmembers • www.astorialic.org
The Flamboyant and the Bohemian - Greenwich Village
and How it Became Famous
This historical walking tour will explore the essentials of the
Village. Joyce Gold Walking Tours.
MEET: Washington Square Arch • Fifth Ave., south of 8th St
March 20 • 1:00pm • $15; $12 for ages 62+ •
www.nyctours.com
Making it Political: Triangle Factory Fire and the Radical
Response to a Capitalist Catastrophe
Walking tour of Greenwich Village focusing on the political
response to the fire that led to the heyday of American
radicalism. Led by Historian Lawrence P. Rockwood, PhD.
Sponsored by the Socialist Party of NYC.
Meet: Washington Square Park Fountain
March 20 • 2:00pm • Free •
www.socialistpartynyc.blogspot.com
The Waistmaker’s Opera
Original music-theater work, performed by 16 teen girls
and a live band, tells the history of the shirtwaistmaker’s
struggle with the Triangle Factory owners. The
performance moves through outdoor and indoor sites
associated with the struggle.
Downtown Art • Corner of Washington Pl. + Greene St.
March 20, 26, 27 • 2:30-5:00 pm • $15/adults, $10/seniors
+ students • www.downtownart.org
Henry Street Settlement: Triangle Tea & Reception
Hear historian Joyce Mendelson talk about life on the
Lower East Side (where many Triangle workers lived) in
1911. Hosted by the Henry Street Settlement.
Historic Dining Room • 265 Henry Street
March 20 • 3:00pm • Limited space-Reservations required
• www.henrystreet.org
Celebrating Unsung Activists: The Clara Lemlich
Awards
Join us at the Clara Lemlich Awards ceremony to honor
some of the amazing women who have spent their lives
fighting for the rightful place of working men and women
in our nation. Music, refreshments, exhibits, and brief
presentations.
Rubin Foundation Gallery • 17 West 17th Street, 8th floor
March 21 • 4:30pm • Free • www.laborarts.org
West 4th New Music presents a Tribute to the Triangle
Shirtwaist Workers
8 composers, 20 performers and 2 video artists join together
each contrasting piece by the voices of the survivors in
archival interviews. West 4th New Music Collective.
Galapagos Art Space • 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
March 21 • 8:00pm • www.w4newmusic.com
Not One More Fire: Finding Solutions to Today’s
Sweatshops
Discussions on the challenges facing the global garment
industry with concrete solutions. Panelists include garment
workers from Bangladesh and a runway show that will
illustrate historical and contemporary challenges in the
garment industry. Sponsored by SweatFree Communities,
the International Labor Rights Forum, the United College
Employees of FIT, and FIT.
Fashion Institute of Technology, John E. Reeves Great Hall
• 227 West 27th Street
March 23 • 5:00pm • Free • www.fitnyc.edu/10146.asp
Triangle: The Fire that Changed America with
David Von Drehle
The author of the definitive text will speak on the fire.
Sponsored by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum • 108 Orchard Street
March 23 • 6:30pm • Free • www.tenement.org
Lecture: Hand-Sewing in the 1850s – 60 Years before
the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Learn about forgotten hand-sewing methods. Hosted by
Merchant’s House Museum.
Merchant’s House Museum • 29 East 4th Street
March 23 • 7:00pm • $15 • www.merchanthouse.org
New Filmmakers: LES Remembers the Triangle Fire
Screening of GianfraSco Norelli’s PANE AMARO (Bitter
Bread), depicting the Italian American experience in the
US. Sponsored by New Filmmakers.
Anthology Film Archives • 32 Second Avenue (2nd St.)
March 23 • 7:00pm • $6 • www.newfilmmakers.com
From the Fire: created by Elizabeth Swados, Cecilia
Rubino and Paula Finn
Dramatic oratorio/physical theater piece performed two
blocks from the site of the original fire. Sponsored by
Eugene Lang College, New School for Liberal Arts.
Judson Memorial Church • 55 Washington Square South
March 23–26 at 7:30pm • March 27at 6:00pm • $15
Admission, $5 Student • www.newschool.edu/lang
Fabric, Flames, and Fervor: Girls of the Triangle
Looking for Lilith’s original performance piece explores
the lives of the women and girls who were tragically killed
in the garment factory fire, the ensuing trial against the
owners, and how the Labor Movement was galvanized by
this event.
Manhattan Theatre Source • 177 Macdougal Street #1
March 24-27 • 2:00pm • www.lookingforlilith.org
Labor-Religion Coalition of NY State’s 40-Hour FAST
On this Triangle Centennial, we invite you to fast from solid
food for 40 hours, pray and spend quiet time reflecting on
what kind of workplaces we want for all who labor within
NY’s borders… and beyond. Sponsored by the LaborReligion Coalition of NYS.
March 24 at 12:00am – March 25 at 4:00pm • Free • www.
labor-religion.org
Triangle, a Puppet Play with Music
‘Triangle,’ a puppet play with live music, takes place
7 years after the Triangle fire. Created by Open Ink
Productions and Anti-Social Music.
Center for Performance Research (CPR) • 361 Manhattan
Ave, Brooklyn, NY
March 24, 25 & 26 • 8:00pm • www.cprnyc.org, www.
trianglepuppetplay.com
Out of the Smoke and the Flame: The Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire and its Legacy
A conference featuring some of the nation’s leading
scholars, labor organizers, and public officials sponsored
by the Murphy Institute for Worker Education (CUNY).
CUNY Graduate Center • 365 Fifth Avenue
March 24 • 9:00am-6:30pm • Free, but registration
required • www.trianglefireconference.org
ASSE’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Centennial Vigil
ASSE Board President Darryl Hill, PhD, CSP, Coalition
members, city + state officials EMS Pipes + Drums, 100
Years After the Fire presentation by former FDNY, Fire
Marshall + ASSE member Chris Conner. Dinner and drinks
will be served. ASSE NYC Chapter.
NYC Fire Museum • 278 Spring Street
March 24 • 6:00-11:00pm • www.metro.asse.org
Art from the Ashes: A Night of Poetry and Oration in
English and Yiddish
Poetry in English and Yiddish and the stunning labor
orations from Rose Schneiderman and Leonora O’Reilly
that mobilized a generation. Presented by Caraid O’Brien
and Drama Bookshop.
The Drama Bookshop • 250 West 40th Street
March 24 • 6:00pm • Free • www.dramabookshop.com
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire – Panel Discussion on 100th
Commemoration
Looking back at the fire with Richard Greenwald (Drew
University), Jennifer Guglielmo (Smith College), Annelise
Orleck (Dartmouth College), Ruth Sergel (Street Pictures,
Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition), Ellen Wiley Todd
(George Mason University), and David Von Drehle (Triangle:
The Fire that Changed America). Hosted by The Gotham
Center for New York City History.
CUNY Grad Center • 365 Fifth Avenue, New York
March 24 • 7:00pm • Free, registration required • www.
gothamcenter.org
Chalk
Each year on the March 25th anniversary of the infamous
Triangle Factory Fire, volunteers fan out across the city to
inscribe in chalk the names and ages of the victims in front
of their former homes. Created by Street Pictures.
March 25 • www. streetpictures.org/chalk
Centennial Procession of 146 Shirtwaists and Sashes
A Procession to honor the fire victims and the activists who
fought for change. The procession will feature shirtwaists
and sashes bearing the names of the 146 victims, historic
photographs, and labor union banners. Marchers will include:
family members of the victims, labor unions, theater and
dance companies, students, and participating organizations.
All are welcome! Organized by the Remember the Triangle
Fire Coalition, Workers United and LuLuLoLo Productions.
Union Square • The procession will join the Workers United
Commemoration
March 25 • To participate, contact [email protected] •
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
êêêWorkers United – Official Commemoration êêê
Stand with Workers United (formerly the ILGWU), the union
that has been hosting the official commemoration for
decades. Speakers, including US Secretary of Labor Hilda
Solis, will be followed by a ceremony with current garment
workers and retirees, family members of the victims, and
school children reading the 146 names and laying flowers
at the original site of the fire. Hosted by Workers United,
UFT and the Fire Dept of NYC.
Brown Building (former home of the Triangle Waist
Company) Greene St. + Washington Place
March 25 • 11:00am: Music / 12:00noon: Speakers +
Ceremony • www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Wheelchair accessible, ASL interpreted
Processional and Mourning Dances — Anabella Lenzu/
DanceDrama
15 dancers will perform in the procession to the
commemoration site. AL/DD explores themes of collective
memory, individual identity, and social awareness. Anabella
Lenzu/DanceDrama.
Union Square to the Brown Building
March 25 • 10:30am • Free • www.anabellalenzu.com
A Dance to Remember performed by Nina Haft & Co.
This San Francisco-based company performs an original
dance piece set to traditional klezmer music as part of the
procession to the commemoration. Nina Haft & Company.
March 25th • 11:00am • www.ninahaftandcompany
City of Slaughter – A Debut Novel by Cynthia Drew
Cynthia Drew introduces her debut novel, City of Slaughter.
Corner of Washington Place and Greene Streets
March 25 • 11:00am • Free • www.cynthiadrew.com
Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition: Visitor Center
Tables with information about the organizations involved
with the centennial and technical support for the Triangle
Fire Open Archive will be provided at the Visitor Center at
the Cooper Union’s Great Hall. Hosted by the Remember
the Triangle Fire Coalition.
Cooper Union’s Great Hall, Lobby • 41 Cooper Square
March 25 • 2:00-7:00pm • Free •
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Wheelchair accessible, ASL Interpreted
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Labor and Working Class History Association: UMW
Film and Student Activism Workshop
Film: Out of Darkness: The Mine Workers Story and
Student Activism Workshops featuring tables and exhibits
by organizations dealing with contemporary workplace
issues. Hosted by LAWCHA.
Cooper Union • 7 East 7th Street
March 25• 2:30pm • Free • www.lawcha.org
A Lower East Side Shul Remembers
Stanton Street Shul invites the public to services the
weekend of the centennial. The synagogue is located
at the heart of the LES near where most of the fire’s
immigrant victims lived. Sabbath services will include a
kaddish for the victims hosted by the Stanton Street Shul.
Stanton Street Shul • 180 Stanton Street
March 26 • 10:00am • Free • www.stantonstshul.com
Memorial Service
In Memoriam hosted by the Triangle Fire Memorial
Association. All are welcome.
Our Lady of Pompeii Church • 25 Carmine Street
March 25 • 3:00pm • For more information: Jane Fazio
[email protected]
Once More Out of the Ashes – Creating a Triangle
Memorial
The Triangle Centennial has shown the extraordinary
creativity, passion, and power of ordinary people. Inspired
by the vital energy and by the mythical Phoenix reborn
anew out of ashes, we invite you to join us as we embark
on another exciting project: the creation of a Permanent
Public Art Memorial to those who toiled at Triangle. Please
join us for the first meeting of the Triangle Memorial
Committee. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Remember
the Triangle Fire Coalition.
FIT • 27th Street and 7th Avenue
March 26 • 1:00pm • www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Art Exhibit: Made by Hand at Cooper Union
Artists and secondary school students from New York City
and Long Island visually explore the history of the fire and
current labor issues.
Great Hall Exhibition Space at Cooper Union • 7 E. 7th St.
March 25th • 5:30pm • Free
TSFFM 10th Annual Memorial Dinner
Fundraising dinner. For the past decade, the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial has provided scholarships
to the children of injured workers as a living memorial to
the fire victims.
TSFFM c/o Rosado, Chechanover & Bayrasli • 31-00 47th
Ave. 2nd FL, Long Island City, NY
March 25 • www.trianglememorial.org
Memorial Ceremony
Memorial Ceremony at Christ The King High School
includes the unveiling of a new painting by Constance
Maltese in honor of all those who perished in the fire.
Christ The King High School • 68-02 Metropolitan Ave,
Middle Village, Queens, NY
March 25 • 7:00pm • For information, contact:
[email protected]
Cooper Union/Great Hall: 100 Years After: The Triangle
Fire Remembered and Rethought
An evening of music, spoken word, and poetry featuring
Metropolitan Klezmer performing recently discovered
music about the tragedy written in 1911, Clara Lemlich’s
historic speech from the stage where the Uprising of the
20,000 began, and worker testimonials from Bangladesh,
Egypt, and West Virginia. Participants include: Brian
Jones (MC), Metropolitan Klezmer, Alessandra Belloni
and Daughters of Cybele, Gioia Timpanelli (storyteller),
DreamYard (NYC youth poets), LuLu LoLo, Caitlin Belforti,
Larry Kirwan (Black 47), NY Labor Chorus, Kalpona Akter
(Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity), Cecil Roberts
(United Mine Workers), Chaumtoli Huq (Taxi Drivers
Alliance), Ai Jen Poo (Domestic Workers United), Jibari
Hill (Catfish Farm Workers), Annelise Orleck (LAWCHA).
Sponsored by Cooper Union, Education and Labor
Collaborative, LAWCHA, Remember the Triangle Fire
Coalition, Sparkplug Foundation.
Great Hall at Cooper Union • 7 East 7th Street
March 25 • 7:00pm • Free, but tickets required •
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Wheelchair accessible, ASL Interpreted
146 Bells - Churches, Fire Departments and people
everywhere should join us in ringing bells at 4:45 EST
We will ring bells to honor the lives lost at the time the
original fire broke out – 4:45 pm on March 25. Bring a bell.
Stand with us. Bell vigil held by Annie Lanzillotto, LuLu
LoLo, Rose Imperato, Audrey Kindred and Carmelina Cartei.
Site of the Triangle Waist Company • Corner of Washington
Place + Greene St or wherever you stand.
March 25 • 4:45pm • www.lululolo.com
Hebrew Free Burial Association – Memorial Ceremony
Memorial Ceremony for the 22 Triangle fire victims buried
in the Association’s Mount Richmond Cemetery. Sponsor
Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA).
Mount Richmond Cemetery • 420 Clarke Ave, Staten
Island, NY
March 25 • 9:00am • Free • [email protected]
FIT-LAWCHA Conference: Contemporary Activism in
the Labor Movement
All-day conference with historians, educators, and labor
activists discussing contemporary labor struggles in the
United States and around the world. Sponsored by Labor
and Working Class History Association, United College
Employees of FIT, and FIT.
FIT, Building A, 3rd Floor • 27th Street
March 26 • 8:30am-4:30pm • Free • www.fitnyc.
edu/10146.asp
Wheelchair accessible
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
The Cloth From Which We Are Cut
An original evening of music, dramatic narrative, and imagery
featuring the 80 person A Besere Velt (A Better World)
Yiddish Community Chorus of Boston Workmen’s Circle, Si
Kahn, Adrienne Cooper, Michael Winograd and Friends, and
students of the Workmen’s Circle Midtown Jewish School.
Presented by the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring.
Middle Collegiate Church • 50 East 7th Street
March 26 • 7:00pm • $10 • www.circle.org
Triangle Factory Fire: A Walking Tour Through Time
The tour will highlight some of the sites associated with the
disaster and explore the various ways in which the fire, and
the lives it claimed, have been – and are – memorialized.
Sponsored by Greenwich Village Society for Historic
Preservation and the LES Jewish Conservancy
Meet-up location provided upon registration.
March 27 • 10:30am • Free, registration requested
212-475-9585x35 or [email protected]
Garment Factory Workshop at Yeshiva Univ. Museum
Experience firsthand the daily routine of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory workers.
Yeshiva University Museum • 15 West 16th Street
March 27 • 11:00 am • Free with museum admission:
adults $8, children under 5 free, seniors and students $6 •
www.yumuseum.org
Wheelchair accessible
Opening the Way: A Women’s History Walk
Celebrates 21 diverse women who thrived between
Chambers and Wall Streets including Frances Perkins,
Margaret Sanger, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth.
Sponsored by Women’s eNews.
Women’s eNews • 6 Barclay Street, 6th Floor
March 27 • 11:00am • $20 • www.womensenews.org/
OpeningTheWay
The Triangle Walk and Tribute
146 people, each one representing a worker who died in
the fire, will walk from the site of fire to the Eldridge Street
Synagogue on the Lower East Side, the neighborhood
where many of the workers lived, led by a cantor evoking
the Yiddish funerals of the last century. Sponsored by the
Eldridge Street Synagogue.
From Washington Place + Greene Street to the Eldridge
Street Synagogue
March 27 • 1:00pm • Free •trianglewalk.blogspot.com
Screening of Triangle Fire
Director and producer Jamila Wignot introduces her new
PBS American Experience documentary: Triangle Fire
examining the circumstances leading to the fire and its
impact on the nation in terms of labor reform, workers’
rights, and women’s rights in the early 1900s. Sponsored
by Women’s eNews.
Women’s eNews HQ • 6 Barclay Street, 6th Floor
March 27 • 1:30pm • Free, but RSVP in advance at
[email protected] • www.womensenews.org/
events-at-womens-enews
The Jewish Response to Tragedy: Presentation & Study
Session with Rabbi Zvi David Romm
Rabbi Romm, spiritual leader of the Bialystoker Synagogue
and professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University, leads
a study session (in English) with reference to classic
Jewish commentary on the issues of justice and tragedy.
Sponsored by Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy.
Kehila Kedosha Janina • 280 Broome Street
March 27 • 2:00pm • Free • www.nycjewishtours.org
Triangle Fire Tribute - 100th Anniversary Event
An afternoon of music and poetry inspired by the
conditions of the sweatshops and the Triangle fire featuring
a Sweatshop Poets Literary Tribute. Sponsored by the
Museum at Eldridge Street.
Museum at Eldridge Street • 12 Eldridge Street
March 27 • 3:00pm • $20, $15 seniors/students •
www.eldridgestreet.org
Wheelchair accessible
Tribute to the Triangle Shirtwaist Workers
A concert featuring a collaborative group of 8 composers,
20 performers and 2 video artists who go beyond genre
blending to present unique music from the heart of a new
generation of sound.
Sponsored by West Fourth New Music Collective.
Drom • 85 Avenue A (between 5th & 6th Streets)
March 27 • 7:00pm • $15 ($10 Students) •
www.w4newmusic.com
Triangle Fire Commemoration Concert
A concert of chamber music, a world premiere commissioned to honor the centennial, featuring musicians from
the Juilliard School, Marlboro Music, and Ensemble ACJW.
Location: TBA, New York, NY
March 28 • Time: TBA
St. John’s University/Staten Island Campus: 100th
Anniversary Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Join Dr. Richard Greenwald (Drew University), the League
of Women Voters of NYC and the Tottenville HS Women’s
Chorus in a tribute to the victims of the fire. Sponsored by
the Women’s History Month Committee and the Office of
Student Life, St. John’s University.
St. John’s Univ. • 300 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY
March 28 • 1:30-4:00 pm • Free • RSVP to Kimberly
Palmieri at 718-390-4345, www.stjohns.edu/triangle100
Wheelchair accessible
Remembering the Triangle Factory Fire: Immigrants in
the Garment Industry
Hasia Diner, Professor of American Jewish History at NYU,
speaks about the immigrant experience then and now.
Calandra Institute, CUNY• 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor
March 29 • 6:00pm • Free • www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/
Centers/Italian/Pages/default.aspx
Walking Tour: Italians of the South Village
Historical walking tour explores the neighborhood and
those who lived there. Joyce Gold Walking Tours.
Meet at the Washington Square Arch • Fifth Ave., S. of 8th
April 30 and May 6 • 1:00pm • $15; $12 for ages 62+ •
www.joycegoldhistorytours.com
The Flamboyant and The Bohemian— Greenwich
Village and How It Became Famous
This historical walking tour explores the essentials of the
Village—history, culture, architecture, personalities, and “The
Fire That Changed America”. Joyce Gold Walking Tours.
Meet at Washington Square Arch • Fifth Avenue, S. of 8th
May 6 and 20 • 1:00pm • $15; $12 for ages 62+, •
www.joycegoldhistorytours.com
The NYC Triangle Factory Fire: Leigh Benin, Rob Linné,
Adrienne Sosin, Joel Sosinsky
Authors of The New York City Triangle Factory Fire discuss
the reforms that have saved and improved countless
workers’ lives and the ongoing struggle for workers’ rights.
Sponsored by the Education & Labor Collaborative.
92Y Tribeca • 200 Hudson Street
June 14 • 12:00pm • Free •
events.adelphi.edu/trianglefire/book.php
Wheelchair accessible
Ceremony + Dedication, Calvary Cemetery
A memorial for the Triangle victims buried at the cemetery.
Calvary Cemetery • 4902 Laurel Hill Blvd, Woodside, NY
Summer 2011 • For more information, contact Serphin
Maltese: [email protected]
NYC Labor Chorus 20th Anniversary Town Hall Concert
A choral concert dedicated to revitalizing and inspiring the
spirit of the Labor Movement.
Town Hall • 123 West 43rd Street
November 5 • 7:30pm • $25 • www.nyclc.org
Wheelchair accessible, Interpreter available upon request
NEW YORK STATE
Join Adelphi University in Remembering the Triangle
Factory Fire
A special evening of remembrance featuring the premiere
of original music inspired by the victims and a screening of
HBO’s Triangle: Remembering the Fire followed by a panel
discussion with filmmakers.
Adelphi University • 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY
March 3 • 5:30pm • Free • events.adelphi.edu/trianglefire/
remembering_triangle_fire.php
Wheelchair accessible. American Sign Language
interpreter available upon request.
Area Premiere: Triangle Factory Fire Project – Rochester
This powerful play brings to life the shocking event that
changed working conditions, shaped labor unions, and
became a key to woman’s suffrage. Sponsored by the JCC
Center Stage of Rochester.
JCC CenterStage • 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester, NY
March 5–20th• Performances run Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday evenings • www.jccrochester.org/NewWebsite/
centerstage.html
The Triangle Fire: Does It Still Matter?
Judith Wishnia, Professor Emerita, Stony Brook University
Department of History speaks in the UUP Front Page
Discussion series. Presented by the UUP,
Stony Brook University, Charles B. Wang Center, Room 301
• Stony Brook, NY
March 9 • 12:00pm • Free • www.uupsbu.org
Wheelchair accessible
Workplace Dangers: Tales of Advocacy and Mourning
Authors from Herstory Writers Workshop and Latina
Herstory Writers Workshop read memories of women in the
workplace. Presented by UUP.
Stony Brook University, Charles B. Wang Center, Room
301 • Stony Brook, NY
March 16 • 12:00pm • Free • www.uupsbu.org
Opening of the 40-hour FAST on the 100th Anniversary
of the Triangle Factory Fire
The Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State’s 40-hour
FAST will open at the home of Kate Mullany, who organized
the Collar Laundry Union – the first female union in the
country in 1864.
Kate Mullany National Historic Site • 350 8th St., Troy, NY
March 23 • 9:30am • Free • www.uupsbu.org
Stony Brook University Campus Commemoration of the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Students read the names and ages of the victims of the
fire. Readings, photos. Sponsored by UUP
Stony Brook University, Charles B. Wang Center, Chapel •
Stony Brook, NY
March 23 • 3:00pm • Free • www.uupsbu.org
Wheelchair accessible
Labor-Religion Coalition of NY State: 40-Hour FAST
On the 100th anniversary of the Triangle fire tragedy, we
invite you to fast from solid food for 40 hours, pray and
spend quiet time reflecting on what kind of workplaces we
want for all who labor within NY’s borders…and beyond.
Sponsored by the Labor-Religion Coalition of NY State.
March 24 12:00am – March 25 4:00pm •
www.labor-religion.org
Why Our Clothes Are Still Made in Sweatshops & What
To Do About It
The National Labor Committee’s Charles Kernaghan
discusses the current global movement to combat
sweatshops. Sponsored by Hofstra University Labor
Studies Program.
Hofstra University, Greenhouse, Hofstra Student Center •
Hempstead, NY
March 24 • 2:20pm • Free • www/hofstra.edu/laborstudies
Capital District Triangle Factory Fire Commemoration
A public commemoration to read the names of the 146
workers who died and to honor the contributions of
Frances Perkins. Sponsored by the Capital District Triangle
Fire Centennial Coalition.
Clark Auditorium, New York State Museum • Empire State
Plaza, Albany, NY
March 25 • 4:00pm • www.labor-studies.org
NY State Immigrant Workers’ Rights Awareness Day
Events will take place throughout NYS on this day to
promote awareness about immigrant workers’ rights.
Sponsored by Assemblyman Rory Lancman.
Locations across NY State
May 15 • contact: [email protected]
CHICAGO
Chicago Remembers the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fire: A 1911 Tragedy that Changed Workplaces Forever
Authors, poets and labor organizers address the history of
Chicago’s garment workers.
Gage Gallery of Roosevelt University • 18 S. Michigan Ave.
April 7 • 3:00pm • free • www.wwhpchicago.org
Chicago Triangle Commemoration Committee
Presents: Working Women’s History Project Gala
A Gala and the Play, The Ninth Floor Door: Blocked Justice
of the Triangle Fire by Mary Bonnett.
Roosevelt University • 430 S. Michigan Ave.
April 7 • 6:00pm • $25 adv, $30 at door •
www.wwhpchicago.org
American Society of Safety Engineers: Safety 2011
Top safety professionals from around the world convene
for the ASSE’s professional development conference to
celebrate 100 years in safety.
McCormick Pl. Convention Center • 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr.
June 12-15 • www.asse.org/education/pdc11/index.php
Wheelchair accessible
LOS ANGELES
LA Times Bomb Los Angeles
This event is the third in the Los Angeles based
collaborative art project begun by Public Works
Improvisational Theatre in 2010. Sponsored by
LALaborFest.
Sacred Grounds Coffee House • 468 W. 6th St., San
Pedro, CA
February 16 • 7:30pm • www.publicworksimprov.com
Wheelchair accessible
A Flame That Keeps Burning: Marking the Centennial of
the Triangle Fire Factory
Drama, poetry and music will explore the legacy of the
infamous fire. Presented by the Sholem Community,
Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle, Progressive Jewish
Alliance (PJA), and LALaborfest.
Westside Neighborhood School • 5401 Beethoven St.
March 13 • 10:30am • Free
Wheelchair accessible
Reading of the New Poetry Anthology: Walking Through
a River of Fire: 100 Years of Triangle Fire Poetry
Presented by Los Angeles LaborFest.
Beyond Baroque • 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA
March 13 • 7:30pm • www.lalaborfest.org
Wheelchair accessible
Reading of the New Poetry Anthology: Walking Through
a River of Fire: 100 Years of Triangle Fire Poetry
Presented by Los Angeles LaborFest.
Skylight Bookstore • 1818 North Vermont Avenue
March 18 • 7:30pm • www.lalaborfest.org
LA LaborFest Centennial Commemoration
Los Angeles LaborFest invites everyone to their Centennial
Commemoration – music, spoken word, speakers, reading
of the names, and original street theatre with volunteers in
period costumes.
March 24-25 • Free (donations are accepted) • All are
welcome! • www.lalaborfest.org
Wheelchair accessible
Remember Our Past, Inform Our Future!
Los Angeles LaborFest presents a retrospective about the
fire and its importance to the Labor Movement with film,
spoken word, poetry, theatre, and music! We plan to make
all events in Los Angeles wheelchair accessible and disability affirmative. If you need accommodations, please call
or email at least 72 hours in advance.
March 25 • www.lalaborfest.org
Wheelchair accessible, Interpreter available upon request
Centennial Anniversary Commemoration of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Jewish Labor Committee Western Region is planning
a commemorative ceremony on March 25, 1911, in
conjunction with various labor unions and officials.
March 25 • More information available at 323-658-5500 •
www.jlcwr.org
Fair Trade Fashion Show
A senior at Film & Theatre Arts Charter High School will
host an event to teach people in the community about
alternatives to sweatshop clothing.
April 2 • 6:00pm • Free • For more info, email:
[email protected]
MINNEAPOLIS
Jewish Community Action’s Film Screening and Panel
Discussion on the Triangle Fire
Panelists include: Liban Ali, UNITE-HERE Local 17; Hy
Berman, Professor Emeritus of History, University of MN;
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha; Randy Croce,
Labor Education Services, University of MN; Riv-Ellen Prell,
Professor of American Studies, University of MN.
John B. Davis Auditorium at Macalester College • 1600
West Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
March 6 • 3:00pm • Free • jewishcommunityaction.org
Wheelchair accessible
Jewish Community Action’s 9th Annual Immigrant
Freedom Seder
A Passover Seder commemorates the fire and highlighs
ongoing immigrant and worker issues. Led by Rabbi
Amy Eilberg featuring stories from past and present
immigrant groups.
Mount Zion Temple • St. Paul, MN
March 27 • 1:30pm • Suggested $15, no one turned away
for lack of funds • www.jewishcommunityaction.org
Wheelchair accessible
VOICE Film Premiere: New Faces of MN: Meet Us
Film screening, photo exhibit and panel discussion about
the experiences of immigrants from Eastern Europe,
Southeast Asia, East Africa, and Central America. Cosponsored by Jewish Community Action and VOICE.
Sabes JCC, St. Louis Park • 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road
April 3 • 1:00pm • Free • www.jewishcommunityaction.org
Wheelchair accessible
Minneapolis Yiddish Vinkl’s “Remembering and
Honoring our Past”
Poems, songs and more highlight the immigrant
experience, the Triangle Fire and the Holocaust.
Sabes JCC, St. Louis Park • 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road
April 10 • 10:00am • Suggested $3.00 •
www.jewishcommunityaction.org
Wheelchair accessible
Premiere MN Screening of AbUSed: The Postville Raid
Luis Argueta introduces his new film and explores various
immigrant and worker themes. Sponsored by Jewish
Community Action.
Beth Jacob Congregation • Mendota Heights, MN
April 13 • 7:00pm • Free • jewishcommunityaction.org
Wheelchair accessible
Screening of AbUSed: The Postville Raid
Luis Argueta introduces his new film and explores various
immigrant and worker themes. Sponsored by Jewish
Community Action.
Macalester College, Davis Auditorium • St. Paul, MN
April 17 • 7:00pm • Free • jewishcommunityaction.org
Wheelchair accessible
Jewish Labor History Bus Tour
Led by labor historians Peter Rachleff and Dave Riehle.
Sponsored by Jewish Community Action, Friends of the
Saint Paul Public Library.
Location TBA
May 22nd • RSVP [email protected]
Wheelchair accessible
SAN FRANCISCO
Triangle by Elaine Ocasio
LaborFest and NOW San Francisco present “Triangle” a
play by actress/writer Elaine Ocasio.
Herchurch-Ebenezer Lutheran Church • 678 Portola Drive
March 5 • 6:00pm • www.laborfest.net
Berkeley City College Remembers the Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire and Immigrant Women Workers
Street Writing Memorial – come chalk names of fire victims
in the afternoon; scholars + authors provide an overview of
the fire and its influence, film screenings + poetry readings in
the evening. Presented by LaborFest, organized by Shawn
Doubiago + Laura E. Ruberto, Berkeley City College.
Berkeley City College • 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, CA
March 9 • 3:00-9:30pm • www.berkeleycitycollege.edu
Wheelchair accessible. Interpreter available upon request.
Remembering Triangle, Connecting the Struggles Past
and Present
LaborFest San Francisco presents an evening of arts
including: Rocking Solidarity Chorus; Judith Offer and
Alice Rogoff; Gay Ducey’s one-woman play; Chinese
Progressive Association; Collectiva women workers group
exhibition; Eileen Nevitt, granddaughter of a Triangle
Garment worker.
City College of San Francisco Mission • 1125 Mission at
21st Street, San Francisco
March 9 • 6:30pm • www.laborfest.net
Wheelchair accessible
Worksafe in Oakland Commemorates the Triangle Fire
Educational forum and evening reception. Registration
required. Sponsored by Worksafe.
Hilton Garden Inn/Emeryville • 1800 Powell Street,
Emeryville, CA
March 25 • 2:00-8:00pm • www.worksafe.org/2011/01/
triangle-anniversary.html
Wheelchair accessible
Corporate Medicine, Injured Workers,
ACOEM and Labor
LaborFest San Francisco hosts a national education
conference on the work of the American College for
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), workers
compensation, and healthcare in California & nationally.
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
Local 34 Hall • 4 Berry Street, SF, CA
March 26 • 10:00am-5:00pm • www.laborfest.net
Wheelchair accessible
Remembering the Triangle: Art, Words, Music, Film
Yiddish readings, Italian labor music, Art exhibit: Legacy of
the Triangle, Protecting Workers Today.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
Local 34 Hall • 4 Berry Street, SF, CA
March 26 • 6:30pm • www.laborfest.net
Wheelchair accessible
The Legacy of the Triangle / Protecting Workers Today
LaborFest’s virtual art exhibit.
March 26 & 27 • 11:00am-5:00pm • www.laborfest.net/
Wheelchair accessible
Labor Art Exhibition & Labor Films on Triangle Fire,
Workers Health & Safety and Other Labor Issues
Day-long event at the ILWU Local 34 to commemorate the
centennial. Sponsored by LaborFest.
ILWU Local 34 • 800 2nd St, Embarcadero, San Francisco
March 27 • 11:00am • Free • www.laborfest.net
Jewish Response to the Triangle Fire: Reading and
Yiddish Songs with Judy Baston, Elaine Leeder,
Julian Tallmer
Panel discussion and an evening of music. Sponsored by
the Jewish Community Federation.
Jewish Community Library • 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco
March 27 • 1:00pm • Free • www.bjesf.org/library.htm
Film on Triangle Fire and Discussion
The San Francisco Labor Council’s Educational Meeting
will feature a film and discussion on the Triangle Fire.
Sponsored by LaborFest.
San Francisco Labor Council • 1621 Market St./Franklin
March 28th • 6:00pm • Free • www.laborfest.net
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The Triangle Fire: A Hundred Years of Memory
Presented by Elissa Sampson. Hosted by Carolina Center
for Jewish Studies, UNC Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill, Hyde Hall • Chapel Hill, NC 27599
February 1 • 12:30pm • Free • www.unc.edu/ccjs
Wheelchair accessible
Fabric, Flames, and Fervor: Girls of the Triangle
Looking for Lilith Theatre Co.’s original performance piece.
Shelby County Community Theatre • 8th and Main,
Shelbyville, KY
Feb 24, 25, 26, March 3, 4, 5 at 7:30pm • March 5 at
2:30pm • www.lookingforlilith.org
The Cloth From Which We Are Cut
Multi-media concert weaves together historical narrative
and Yiddish folk music. Presented by A Besere Velt and the
Boston Jewish Music Festival.
Temple Israel • 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA
March 6 • 4:00pm • $18-general admission, $15-seniors
• www.workmenscircleboston.org/culture/chours.php •
www.bostonjewishmusicfestival.org
Wheelchair accessible
Silk Stockings and Socialism: Kensington’s Hosiery
Workers from the Jazz Age to the CIO
Join speaker Sharon McConnell Sidorick. Sponsored by
the Widener Triangle Centennial Committee.
Widener University, University Center, Room A • One
University Place, Chester, PA
March 7 • 12:00pm • www.rememberthetrianglefire.org/
images/widener.pdf
Wheelchair accessible
Soliloquy for a Seamstress: The Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire
LuLu LoLo portrays a young seamstress who shares
drudgery and dreams with her sister. Co-authors Adrienne
Sosin + Joel Sosinsky share images from The New York
City Triangle Factory Fire (Arcadia 2010). Sponsored by
the Widener Triangle Centennial Committee.
Widener University, University Center, Webb Room •
Chester, PA
March 7 • 5:00pm • www.rememberthetrianglefire.org/
images/widener.pdf
Wheelchair accessible
Remembering the Fire
Film and discussion with Professors Eimer and Batch.
Sponsored by the Widener Triangle Centennial Committee.
Widener University, KLC 339 • Chester, PA
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
March 8 • 3:30pm • www.rememberthetrianglefire.org/
images/widener.pdf
The Fire’s Legacies: Fighting to End Child Labor +
Sweatshops in the Global Economy
Charles Kernaghan of the National Labor Committee will
speak about sweatshops past and present. Sponsored by
the Widener Triangle Centennial Committee.
Widener University, Latham Hall • Chester, PA
March 9 • 4:00pm • Free • www.rememberthetrianglefire.
org/images/widener.pdf
Wheelchair accessible
United Students Against Sweatshops
Guest speaker is Regional Organizer Zack Lerner.
Widener Univ., University Center, Room A • Chester PA
March 10 • 4:00pm • Free • www.rememberthetrianglefire.
org/images/widener.pdf
Wheelchair accessible
The Triangle Fire
Lecture. Hosted by Brooklyn College Alumni Association,
Mid-NJ Chapter.
Springfield Public Library • Morris Avenue, Springfield, NJ
March 10 • 7:00pm • Free
Fabric, Flames, and Fervor: Girls of the Triangle
Benefit Performance: Looking for Lilith Theatre Company’s
original performance piece.
Natasha’s Bar and Bistro • 112 Esplanade, Lexington, KY
March 16 • 8:30pm • $18 • www.lookingforlilith.org
Triangle Fire Cantata
Original composition commemorates the lives of Jewish
and Italian immigrants. Hosted by Workmen’s Circle/
Arbeter Ring.
San Diego State U • 5500 Campanile Way, San Diego, CA
March 23 • 7:00pm • www.jewishstudies.sdsu.edu
Wheelchair accessible
Philadelphia Jewish Labor Committee: The Triangle
Fire 100th Anniversary Commemoration
The Philadelphia Jewish Labor Committee’s 100th
Anniversary Commemoration.
National American Jewish History Museum • 101 S.
Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106
March 24 • 5:30pm • $36 • www.jewishlabor.org
Wheelchair accessible
SweatFree Communities Presents: Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire Public Event
Music, art, video, and discussion on the Triangle fire
and current conditions for Bangladeshi and other global
workers and to galvanize support for the campaign for a
Washington State sweatfree purchasing policy. Sponsored
by the South Sound Clean Clothes Campaign.
Traditions Fair Trade • 300 5th Ave. SW, Olympia, WA
March 25 • 7:00pm • Free • www.traditionsfairtrade.com
Wheelchair accessible
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
Gettysburg Stage presents South Central Pennsylvania’s
commemoration in a theater performance.
Gettysburg Fire Hall • Stratton St, Gettysburg, PA
March 25, 26at 8:00 pm • March 27 at 2:00 pm •
$15. Discounts for students and seniors • www.
gettysburgstage.org
Not One More Fire! Organizing Globally - Remembering
the Triangle Fire
Join the International Labor Rights Forum for an awards
ceremony and reception in Washington, DC, to reflect on
the international anti-sweatshop movement.
Communications Workers of America Headquarters • 501
Third Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
April 6 • 5:30pm • $75 • www.laborrights.org/about-ilrf/
not-one-more-fire
Wheelchair accessible
Triangle: A play presented by the University of Iowa
Theater Department
Written by Janet Schlapkohl, Triangle, focuses on a small
group of women whose lives are impacted by the garment
workers’ strike and the subsequent horrific fire.
University of Iowa, Mabie Theatre Building, Theatre B, 104
Theatre Building • Iowa City, IA
April 7-10 • 8:00pm • $5 • www.uiowa.edu/~theatre
Wheelchair accessible
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Peysakh Seder
Reading, history, and songs to commemorate the Triangle
Fire will be incorporated into our annual secular Peysakh
Seder. Presented by the Workmen’s Circle of Michigan,
Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice.
Michigan • Call for location 248-432-5677
April 10 • 12:00pm • $20 members/$25 non-members •
www.circlemichigan.org
Workers Memorial Day Observance
Slide presentation, discussion, readings. Hosted by the
Education and Labor Collaborative.
American Labor Museum • 83 Norwood St., Haledon, NJ
April 29 • 7:00pm • Free • www.labormuseum.net/
comingevents.html
Wheelchair accessible
Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition
March 25, 2011 is the Centennial of the infamous Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which took the lives of 146 workers,
mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized a movement
for social justice. The Coalition has built a network of over
200 organizations and individuals across the country creating
commemorative events – activism, education, the arts – and
will establish a permanent public art Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire Memorial.
North American Occupational Safety and Health
(NAOSH) Week: Kick off events!
Sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers.
National Zoo, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Capitol,
National Gallery of Art • Washington, DC
May 1-2 • www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh11
Wheelchair accessible
We can’t do it without you! Please join us for the first official
meeting of the Triangle Memorial Project.
March 26 • 1:00 pm • FIT, 27th St (between 7th + 8th Aves), A
building, 3rd flr. NYC • For more information
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org/memorial
Bread and Roses Centennial in Lawrence, MA
The Bread and Roses Centennial Committee is planning a
series of events to celebrate the100th anniversary of the
Lawrence Textile Strike in 2012. Join us in Lawrence, MA,
next year…
www.breadandrosescentennial.org
Wheelchair accessible
Bangladesh: Modern Day Factory
Fires and Sweatshops
NATIONWIDE
ASSE Releases New Documentary: American Society
of Safety Engineers – Celebrating 100 Years of Safety
The film tells the story of work, safety and tragedy through
the decades and why workers are safer today. Sponsored
by the American Society of Safety Engineers.
Available now: www.asse.org/ASSECenturyofSafety
Factory fires and sweatshops are not just a tragedy of the
past. The garment industry of Bangladesh employs 3.4 million
garment workers in 4,200 factories, which produce largely for
export to the U.S. and other countries. The sector is widely
regarded as having the worst labor conditions of any major
apparel producing country. In recent years, a series of factory
fires and building collapses have killed hundreds of workers
who were locked inside and unable to escape. At 20 cents
(U.S.) an hour, Bangladesh has the lowest wages of any major
garment producing country. Studies show this wage fails to
cover the cost of the minimum nutritional needs of even a
single worker, let alone her family. Thank you sweatfree.org.
American Experience (PBS): TRIANGLE FIRE
The new one-hour film TRIANGLE FIRE by Jamila Wignot
on PBS/American Experience.
February 28 • 9:00pm EST (check local listings)
www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/triangle
ASSE Best Practices in Fire Safety Virtual Symposium
Two-day online symposium for safety professionals.
Sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers.
March 1-2 • 9:00am – 3:00pm •
www.asse.org/education/firesafety
Learn More!
HBO – Triangle: Remembering the Fire
This new documentary by Daphne Pinkerson (Blowback
Productions) marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle
shirtwaist factory fire, an event that changed the course of
history and stands as a cautionary tale for today.
March 21, 9pm, HBO • March 23, 8pm, HBO2 • March 25,
6:30pm, HBO • March 25, 6:30pm, HBO Latino • March
26, 12:30pm, HBO Signature (check listings for more times)
• Also available on HBO On-Demand •
www.blowbackproductions.com/triangle
146+ Craft Action
Craft a numbered armband and standing with Workers
United on March 25th. Sponsored by Microrevolt.
Deadline: March 22 • Mail armbands to 15 Channel Center
St. #502, Boston, MA, 02210.
Action: March 25 • 11am • Volunteers meet at the Great
Hall/Cooper Union to receive armbands and walk to the
Commemoration at Washington Place & Greene Street.
www.microrevolt.org/146+
Occupational Health Awareness Week 2011
Proactive promotional and prevention efforts highlight
health & safety initiatives for workers across the US.
Sponsored by NY State Network of Occupational Clinics.
Locations across the US
April 27-May 4 • www.ohaweek.groupsite.com
North American Occupational Safety and Health
(NAOSH) Week
Raising job safety awareness and sharing best practices.
Sponsored by American Society of Safety Engineers.
Locations across the US
May 3-7 • Free • www.asse.org/naosh
to be continued....
The Kheel Center – ILR School, Cornell University hosts the
definitive online resource • www.ilr.cornell.edu/TriangleFire
International Labor Rights Forum • www.laborrights.org
SweatFree Communities • www.sweatfree.org
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Waist Company was located one block east of
Washington Square Park. March 25, 1911 a fire broke out on the
8th floor. The workers ran to the fire escape. It collapsed, dropping
them to their deaths. On the 9th floor a critical exit was locked.
People on the street watched in horror as the workers began to
jump out the windows. Fire trucks arrived but their ladders only
reached the 6th floor. 146 mostly young immigrant women perished.
There was a trial but the owners, long known for their anti-union
activities, were acquitted. The fire became a rallying cry for the
ILGWU and the international labor movement. Many of the labor
and fire safety laws that protect us to this day were created in
response to this tragic event.
We remember because we are still
fighting for social justice for all!
Thank you to all who are building the centennial
and have made this calendar possible
Read Up!
The Triangle Fire • Leon Stein
Triangle: The Fire that Changed America • David von Drehle
The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace, and Industrial
Democracy in Progressive Era New York • Richard Greenwald
The New York City Triangle Factory Fire • Leigh Benin,
Rob Linné, Adrienne Sosin, Joel Sosinsky, HBO
Documentary Films
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Lizzie Adler, 24 • Anna Altman, 16 • Annina Ardito, 25 • Rose Bassino, 31• Vincenza Benanti, 22 • Yetta Berger, 18 • Morris
Bernstein, 19 • Jacob Bernstein, 38 • Essie Bernstein, 19 • Gussie Bierman, 22 • Vincenza Billota, 16 • Abraham Binovitz, 30 •
Rosie Brenman, 23 • Sarah Brenman, 17 • Ida Brodsky, 15 • Sarah Brodsky, 21 • Ada Brooks, 18 • Laura Brunetti, 17 • Josephine
Cammarata, 17 • Francesca Caputo, 17 • Josephine Carlisi, 31 • Albina Caruso, 20 • Annie Ciminello, 36 • Rosina Cirrito, 18 •
Anna Cohen, 25 • Annie Colletti, 30 • Sarah Cooper, 16 • Michelina Cordiano, 25 • Bessie Dashefsky, 25 • Josie Del Castillo, 21
• Clara Dockman, 19 • Kalman Donick, 24 • Celia Eisenberg, 17 • Dora Evans, 18 • Rebecca Feibisch, 20 • Yetta Fichtenholtz,
18 • Daisy Lopez Fitze, 26 • Mary Floresta, 26 • Max Florin, 23 • Jenne Franco, 16 • Rose Friedman, 18 • Diana Gerjoy, 18 •
Molly Gerstein, 17 • Catherine Giannattasio, 22 • Celia Gitlin, 17 • Esther Goldstein, 20 • Lena Goldstein, 22 • Mary Goldstein,
18 • Yetta Goldstein, 20 • Rosie Grasso, 16 • Bertha Greb, 25 • Rachel Grossman, 17 • Mary Herman, 40 • Esther Hochfeld, 21
• Fannie Hollander, 18 • Pauline Horowitz, 19 • Ida Jukofsky, 19 • Ida Kanowitz, 18 • Tessie Kaplan, 18 • Beckie Kessler, 19 •
Jacob Klein, 23 • Beckie Koppelman, 16, • Bertha Kula, 19 • Tillie Kupferschmidt, 16 • Benjamin Kurtz, 19 • Annie L’Abbate,
16 • Fannie Lansner, 21 • Maria Lauletti, 33 • Jennie Lederman, 21 • Max Lehrer, 18 • Sam Lehrer, 19 • Kate Leone, 14 • Mary
Leventhal, 22 • Jennie Levin, 19 • Pauline Levine, 19 • Nettie Liebowitz, 25 • Rose Liermark, 19 • Bettina Maiale, 18 • Frances
Maiale, 21 • Catherine/Caterina Maltese, 39 • Lucia Maltese, 20 • Rosarea Maltese, 14 • Maria Manaria, 27 • Rose Mankofsky,
22 • Rose Mehl, 15 • Yetta Meyers, 19 • Gaetana Midolo, 16 • Annie Miller, 16 • Beckie Neubauer, 19 • Annie Nicholas, 18
• Michelina Nicolosi, 21 • Sadie Nussbaum, 18 • Julia Oberstein, 19 • Rose Oringer, 19 • Beckie Ostrovsky, 20 • Annie Pack,
18 • Provindenza Panno, 43 • Antonietta Pasqualicchio, 16 • Ida Pearl, 20 • Jennie Pildescu, 18 • Vincenza Pinelli, 30 • Emilia
Prato, 21 • Concetta Prestifilippo, 22 • Beckie Reines, 18 • Julia Rosen, 35 • Louis/Loeb Rosen, 33 • Israel Rosen, 17 • Fannie
Rosen, 21 • Yetta Rosenbaum, 22 • Jennie Rosenberg, 21 • Gussie Rosenfeld, 22 • Nettie Rosenthal, 21 • Emma Rothstein, 22
• Theodore Rotner, 22 • Sarah Sabasowitz, 17 • Santina Salemi, 24 • Teresina Saracino, 20 • Sarafina Saracino, 25 • Gussie
Schiffman, 18 • Theresa Schmidt, 32 • Ethel Schneider, 20 • Violet/Velya Schochet, 21 • Golda Schpunt, 19 • Margaret Schwartz,
24 • Jacob Seltzer, 33 • Rosie Shapiro, 17 • Ben Sklover, 25 • Rose Sorkin, 18 • Annie Starr, 30 • Jennie Stein, 18 • Jennie
Stellino, 16 • Jennie Stiglitz, 22 • Sam Taback, 20 • Clotilde Terranova, 22 • Isabella Tortorelli, 17 • Meyer Utal, 23 • Catherine
Uzzo, 22 • Frieda Velakofsky, 20 • Bessie Viviano, 15 • Rosie Weiner, 19 • Sarah Weintraub, 17 • Tessie Weisner, 21 • Dora
Welfowitz, 21 • Bertha Wendorff, 18 • Joseph Wilson, 22 • Sonia Wisotsky, 17
This list is provided by the Kheel Center – ILR School, Cornell based on the original research of Michael Hirsch with additional information provided by
family members of those who perished. Thank you Leon Stein and David von Drehle for paving the way!
Join Us!
Workers United Centennial Commemoration
Friday, March 25
11:00am • Music + Procession
12 noon • Speakers + Ceremony
Washington Place + Greene Street, NYC
(one block east of Washington Square Park)
See you in the Streets!
Unanse a nostros
a la conmemoración official del
centenario del Incendio de la Fábrica
“Triangle Shirtwaist”,
dirigido por el sindicato de
“Trabajadores Unidos”
Viernes, 25 de Marzo, 2011
11:00 am
Washington Place y Greene St.
Photo credits:
www.rememberthetrianglefire.org
Kalpona Akter photo courtesy of International Labor Rights Forum
Clara Lemlich photo courtesy of the Kheel Center - ILR School, Cornell
Brown Building photo courtesy of Corbis
Kalpona Akter photo by Liana Foxvog, SweatFree Communities
Union banner courtesy of Labor Arts