The Oregon Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) has organized a series of important educational forums to take us through Black History Month. There is something for all of us here, so please participate and take what you learn into building a stronger and more inclusive and active labor movement.
Please see this great article by Tina Turner-Morfitt regarding CBTU and William "Bill" Lucy to get started.
Join CBTU and members of other organizations on these dates through February:** https://us06web.zoom.us/s/5383642165?omn=86773370721#success
Thursday 2/1/2024 CBTU Under 40 podcast w William Lucy
live interview with Brother Oluwadamini Melvin 6pm **
Thursday 2/8/2024 Relevance of Black Voices in Politics
Moderated 6:30 pm **
Thursday 2/15/2024 Health Care Oregon Style
Moderated 6:30 pm **
Thursday 2/22/2024 Labor History Workshop
(face to face) Oregon AFL-CIO 3645 SE 32nd Ave PDX
6:30pm
Thursday 2/29/2024 Movie Night/moderated discussion 7-9 pm
(face to face)/SEIU Local 503 525 NE Oregon PDX 7-9
pm
And remember:
At 4:30 pm on this day in 1960, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Joseph McNeill, and Franklin McCain, all students at A&T University, sat down at a segregated lunch counter in a Greensboro Woolworth's store, ordered coffee, and stayed in their seats, despite being refused service, until the store closed. 5 days later, over 500 students filled that store and others in downtown Greensboro. From there the sit-ins spread across the state and across the South, transforming the Civil Rights movement.
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