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LABOR FEST 2017 Irish Labor History Walk

Sunday, July 9th @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

free

This tour will focus on the history of San Francisco’s famed waterfront and the role of its Irish and Irish-American workers, leaders, and martyrs. It will also include the cases of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings who faced a labor frame-up in the Preparedness Day Bombing in San Francisco in July 1916, and the successful struggle for their release.

The tour will also view the sculpture dedicated to the waterfront strikers of 1934 and other historic markers along the way. The tour will end inside Rincon Center, discussing the historic murals dedicated to the labor movement in San Francisco.

Details

Date:
Sunday, July 9th
Time:
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost:
free
Event Category:
Website:
http://www.laborfest.net/contact/

Venue

Marine Fireman’s Union
240 2nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 United States
Phone
415-642-8066
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