Archive:What’s Happening at the KI
-
Learn more about The Kalmanovitz Initiative!
The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor (K.I.) is proud to share a new overview of our work at the intersection of labor, racial justice, and democracy. As a university-based la
Categories: Publications, Updates
-
*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
Categories: Events, Labor Spring
-
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
Categories: Books, Events, Labor Spring
-
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
Categories: Events, Labor Spring
-
NEW REPORT: How Workers’ Pensions can Help Solve the Housing Crisis
This report explores ways that pension funds can invest in affordable housing and direct worker savings away from the particularly extractive parts of the financial sector, notably private equity.
Categories: Publications, Reports, Updates
-
The Kalmanovitz Initiative Invites You to an Upcoming Post-Election Conversation
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor invites you to join or deepen your engagement with our work for economic and racial justice an
Category: Updates
-
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
-
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
Category: Events
-
Fall ’24 Paid Internships – Applications now OPEN
KI Fall 2024 Internship deadline: September 6th, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET Kalmanovitz Initiative Fall 2024 Internship Each semester, KI recruits Georgetown students who are dedicated to social j
Categories: Organizing Internship, Research in Action Internship, Updates
-
Labor Spring Speaker Event: “If You Want to Change the World, Join the Labor Movement”
Author, activist, and labor organizer Jane Slaughter, former editor of Labor Notes, delivered remarks on why joining the labor movement is a powerful way for students to enact change locally and glob
Categories: Labor Spring, Updates