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March 25, 2011 is the Centennial of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which took the lives of 146 workers,mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized a movement for social justice. In concert with organizations and individuals across the country, we are spearheading commemorative events - activism, education, arts - for the Centennial and the establishment of a permanent public art memorial. Join Us - March 25! **Workers United - official commemoration 11:00 am - Music + Procession 12:00 pm - Speakers + Ceremony Former home of the Triangle Waist Company: corner of Washington Place + Greene Street, NYC. (one block east of Washington Square Park) *Map*<http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=23+-+29++Washington+Place+New+York+10003+United+States%3F%3E&ie=UTF8&view=map> Can't be there in person?? No worries! We will stream the event live right here! 记著这一天 由工人联盟(前国际女服车衣工会)筹办 「三角衣厂大火」一百�L年�o念会。 2011 年3月25日 上午11时至下午1时30分 Washington Place �AGreene Street (纽约大学近Broadway/4 亍附近) *** iRESERVE ESTA FECHA! Viernes, 25 de Marzo del 2011 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Washington Place y la Calle Greene Conmemoración del Centenario del Incendio de la Fábrica 'Triangle' Trabajadores Unidos/SEIU (ILGWU) *** Bells *** Join with churches, schools and fire houses across the country. Step outside and *ring a bell at 4:45 EST*, the exact time the first alarm was sounded. If you are planning to participate please *email us*<i...@rememberthetrianglefire.org?subject=Bells>where + we will add you to the map! *Zoom out to see bells across the country!* ** <http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/TrianglePosterWeb.jpg> *How can you participate?? **All are welcome!* - Check out our *calendar*<http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/2011/02/open-monthly-meeting%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%20Check%20out%20our%20%3Ca%20href=>to see what people are creating for the centennial - Plan your own event! Become a *Participating Organization*<http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/join-us/participating/> - Have more money than time? Pitch in as a *sponsor*<http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/join-us/sponsor/>to build the centennial! - *Post your event*<http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/calendar/submit-your-event/>to our calendar - Have your say on what the Triangle Fire Memorial should be - details are *here* <http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/memorial/>. - *Not in NYC?* Check out some of the amazing folks organizing locally: Chicago - *Amy Laiken* <amyand...@aol.com> Washington DC - *Trina Tocco* <tr...@ilrf.org>, International Labor Rights Forum San Francisco - *Steve Zeltzer* <lv...@igc.org>, LaborFest Los Angeles - *Andy Griggs* <lalaborf...@gmail.com>, LA LaborFest - ----------------------------------------- - SEIU Blog <http://www.seiu.org/blog/> 8:51 AM Eastern - March 22, 2011 Infographic: How unions succeeded in making your workplace safer in the 100 years since the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire #default<http://www.seiu.org/default> By Michelle Miller, Graphics: Erik Moe, Research: Bill Borwegen and Eric Frumin [image: 20110321promo-triangle.jpg]* * View the interactive >><http://www.seiu.org/2011/03/how-labor-reshaped-buildings-after-triangle.php> When a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911, overcrowded worktables, inadequate and locked fire exits, and narrow escape passageways created a fatal inferno for 146 of the women and girls who worked inside. In the aftermath of the fire, outraged New Yorkers, lead by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (now Workers United) fought for crucial regulations that continue to protect us on the job to this day *HOW MODERN BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN RESHAPED BY LABOR ACTIVISM* - Explore each circle with your mouse Sources: U.S. Fire Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code Reform victories mean that fires are a much smaller risk at the workplace today, but the fight for safer working conditions continues on other fronts... *OCCUPATONAL FATALITIES* 2008-2009 [image: Occupational Fatalities 2008-2009: transportation, violence and assault, contact with equipment, falls, harmful substances, fires and explosions] Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Resources - *Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition*<http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/> - *History of the Triangle fire*<http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/story/introduction.html>, Cornell University - *Workers United*<http://workers-united.org/content/triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-100-years-later>, modern descendant of International Ladies Garment Workers Union - *Wikipedia: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire> - *HBO: Triangle Remembering The Fire*<http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/triangle-remembering-the-fire/index.html#/documentaries/triangle-remembering-the-fire/index.html> More infographics - *Decade of inequality: Workers fell behind, wealthy continued to rise in aughts*<http://www.seiu.org/2011/01/the-decade-of-inequality.php> Unions continue to push for safer workplaces. Today, SEIU is especially focused on addressing workplace violence<http://www.seiu.org/2011/02/nurses-workplace-violence-is-not-part-of-the-job.php>, the number two cause of workplace fatalities and an area that disproportionately affects healthcare workers. 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