Archive: Events
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Feb 10: Join SEIU International President April Verrett for a Discussion on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
On February 10, 2026, April Verrett will be speaking in the Intercultural Center for a special Black History Month discussion. Join President Verrett and the Kalmanovitz's James Benton (director of t
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#LaborSpring Celebrates A. Phillip Randolph, The Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Fight Today
Join us for a special Black History Month and Labor Spring event featuring April Verrett, the first Black woman president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
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Kalmanovitz Initiative Brings 100s Together for Year End Celebration
On December 11, 2025 over 200 workers, labor leaders, scholars, students and activists gathered on Georgetown’s campus in Riggs library to celebrate the Kalmanovitz's initiative for Labor and the Wor
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Upcoming Event: The Role of Protest in America. A Bok Talk with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Protest is a staple of life in Washington, from debates over slavery in the early days of the republic to contemporary clashes with ICE and the National Guard in our neighborhoods. The Kalmanovitz I
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*FREE EVENT* Upcoming Screening of Union!”
Come join us for a special film screening of "Union" at the Healey Family Student Center followed by a discussion and Q&A with a member of film production! This event is a part of Labor Spring a
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The Kalmanovitz Initiative Celebrates the Publication of Labor’s Partisans
This March, as part of Labor Spring, the Kalmanovitz Initiative was joined by labor activists, experts and historians Jules Bernstein, Michael Kazin, Ruth Milkman and James Benton to discuss 70 years
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Theater for the People! Shanara Gabrielle on The Garbologists and more
On this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: Shanara Gabrielle on The Garbologists, and Jim Walsh on The Romero Theater Troupe at 20; Charlie King on “Bring Back the Eight Hour Day”; On Labor History i
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Upcoming Book Talk from the KI’s Patrick Dixon and LABOR Founding Editor Leon Fink
Join us to celebrate the publication of Kalmanovitz Initiative's very own Patrick Dixon's new book: "Nuggets of Gold: Further Processed Chicken and the Making of the American Diet" Patrick will b
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The KI Welcomes Dana Frank for Upcoming Talk: “A Nest of Fascists”
The Kalmanovitz Initiative, in partnership with the Georgetown History Department is excited to welcome Dana Frank, Professor of History Emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz to discuss her n
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Watch Now: ILO/DOL Event on Child Labor and Forced Labor
Watch Here Password to watch: Fd1=Nz@P This February, The Kalmanovitz Initiative, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the United States Department of Labor hosted "
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