Discover the journey from steerage to Ellis Island to the sweatshops of New York City, through the experiences of one young Irish immigrant forced to seek a new American life on her own.
Discover the journey from steerage to Ellis Island to the sweatshops of New York City, through the experiences of one young Irish immigrant forced to seek a new American life on her own.
Join co-producer Jill Freidberg for a screening of This is What Democracy Looks Like (2000). The movie weaves the footage of over 100 videographers into a gripping document of what really happened on Seattle's streets. The film cuts through the confusion and tear gas to paint an intimate, passionate portrait of a week that changed the world.
Join Living Voices for a special Free First Thursday performance. Witness the struggle and sacrifice for civil rights in America through the eyes of an African American student in Mississippi during the 1950s and 1960s. Learn how the fight against prejudice has shaped our history.
Join us for an evening of reflection and discussion as Jill Freidberg, co-founder of the Independent Media Center, participant in the 1999 Seattle WTO protests, and filmmaker delivers a keynote on the role IndyMedia played in warning against the dangers of media consolidation and shaping citizen journalism as we know it today.
Facing police repression of nonviolent action, 1999 WTO protesters chanted, "Whose Streets? Our Streets!" Twenty-five years later, veterans of the movement share their vision for how the Battle in Seattle is remembered: "Whose Stories? Our Stories!"
Join Art and Revolution to learn how arts organizing and artists and performers were at the center of the mass nonviolent direct-action that led to the shutdown and collapse of the 1999 Seattle WTO Summit.
How long was the fight for women's suffrage? Experience the struggle of Women in America to achieve the Vote. Through the eyes of a young Suffragist, the movement for equal access to ballot box comes to life.
How long was the fight for women's suffrage? Experience the struggle of Women in America to achieve the Vote. Through the eyes of a young Suffragist, the movement for equal access to ballot box comes to life.
Remember the Battle for Seattle in 1999? The historic uprising which strategically shut down the World Trade Organization's meetings in Seattle using creative, non-violent direct action? Re-live that powerful week of street protests and learn about the solidarity that sparked one of the largest political demonstrations in Seattle history.
Come to MOHAI for a discussion featuring former affiliates of the SCAA to reflect on the value of international solidarity and the impact a local community can make on global issues of justice.
Join MOHAI on this Free First Thursday for art and activities reflecting on the important questions of our time.