Professor, author, and public figure Dr. Robert Reich will be honored on Friday, Oct 5, 6:30 – 8:00 PM, at the Women’s Faculty Club at UC Berkeley as part of the “Women and the Spirit of the New Deal” conference. The former U.S….read more
Date:
Fri. Oct 5th, 2018
Location:Women’s Faculty Club at UC Berkeley Additional info:Friday, Oct 5, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Gray Brechin will be providing commentary on two of Pare Lorentz’s New Deal era films, The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936) and The River (1937). Titled “Storms, Droughts, Floods: Classic Documentaries,” the talk will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2:00 PM – 4:00…read more
Date:
Sat. Sep 8th, 2018
Location:Koret Auditoriaum, San Francisco Main Public Library Registration:http://www.instituteforhistoricalstudy.org/storms-droughts-floods-two-classic-documentary-films/ Additional info:2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
On Wednesday, September 12, Living New Deal Founder Gray Brechin and Director Richard Walker will speak at the UC Berkeley California Studies Dinner Seminar. In his talk, titled “A Monumental Memorial to Denial,” Gray Brechin will speak about the Cal…read more
Date:
Wed. Sep 12th, 2018
Location:Labor Institute, 2521 Channing Ave. just east of Telegraph Ave Registration:https://californiastudiesblog.wordpress.com/2018/08/01/uc-berkeley-california-studies-dinner-seminar-2018-2019-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+californiastudiesblog+%28California+Studies+Association+Blog%29 Additional info:7:00 - 9:15 PM
September 15: Public Knowledge @ SF MoMA: The Living New Deal is part of an initiative to bring the giant WPA relief model of San Francisco back to life. Details to be announced. More about the Public Knowledge project here.
On Tuesday, October 2nd, Gray Brechin will lecture at the City College of San Francisco, Mission District campus. Titled “The New Deal and Labor,” the talk will be held in Fred Glass’s Labor History class.
Date:
Tue. Oct 2nd, 2018
Location:City College of San Francisco, Mission District campus
Gray Brechin will lecture at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. Titled “The Lost Ethical Language of New Deal Public Works,” the talk will address the mapping and research work of the Living New Deal….read more
Date:
Wed. Oct 10th, 2018
Location:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UC Berkeley Registration:https://olli.berkeley.edu/events/lost-ethical-language-new-deal-public-works Event cost:$10 Additional info:12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Women played prominent roles during the New Deal, yet their lasting contributions to the social welfare of the nation go largely unsung. ”Women and the Spirit of the New Deal” will bring together authors, scholars, historians, activists, and those in public…read more
Gray Brechin will speak about the public infrastructure built during New Deal at the Mill Valley Public Library on Wednesday, August 1st at 7:00 PM. President Franklin Roosevelt’s public works agencies put millions of Americans to work to extricate the U.S….read more
Date:
Wed. Aug 1st, 2018 - Wed. Aug 1st, 2018
Location:Mill Valley Public Library Event cost:Free
Gray Brechin will speak on May 8 at 6:00 PM at the Roxy Stadium in Santa Rosa about the importance of a New Deal approach to disaster recovery and public health. In the aftermath of the 2017 fires, Sonoma faces another…read more
Date:
Tue. May 8th, 2018
Location:Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa Registration:http://historicalsocietysantarosa.org/product/great-depression/ Event cost:Free Additional info:Doors open at 5:30 PM
On Thursday, April 26 at 6:00 pm, Gray Brechin will speak at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as part of the Public Knowledge series, a project aimed at promoting public dialogue on the cultural impact of urban change. Together with Abad Ocubillo,…read more
Date:
Thu. Apr 26th, 2018
Location:San Francisco Museum of Art Registration:https://www.sfmoma.org/event/reimagining-city/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=EdPP_PKTalk_ReimaginingCity_FY18_AM&utm_campaign=public-knowledge&utm_content=version_A Event cost:Free
