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Laborfest: WPA Bus Tour

Date:
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Time:
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Event Type:
Teach-In
Organizer/Author:
Location Details:
Meet at front of Civic Center Auditorium, 99 Grove St., San Francisco (Civic Center BART)

Join Gray Brechin and Harvey Smith as they travel through history on a bus tour of historic sites built by unionized labor. You will learn about the major contribution workers made during the depression era of the New Deal program. They will discuss 75 years of the WPA. Please be aware that the tour will take about 5 hours depending on the traffic and the discussions.
Co-sponsored by UTU Local 1740
Reservation required: Call (415) 642-8066 or by e-mail: laborfest [at] laborfest.net and leave your name, number of reservations and phone number to get back to you in case of any changes. Make reservations, $15 each, then send check to:LaborFest, P.O. Box 40983, SF, CA 94140. Sandwiches and drinks will be available on the bus. Bus will return to Civic Center. Tour lasts about 5 hours.
See also:
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm
Added to the calendar on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 7:20AM
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