Brent McKee, Project Historian with the Living New Deal will speak about the Works Progress Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Public Works Administration. He will discuss how these programs employed citizens during the Great Depression and mobilized them… read more
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10:00 am EDT - 12:00 pm EDT
Date:
Sat. Nov 17th, 2018 Location:
Clifton Mansion Coordinator Email:
[email protected] Registration:
https://civicworks.com/clifton-mansion/ Event cost:
$5
This event has passed. 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… read more
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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
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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 A 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… read more
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Date:
Wed. Sep 12th, 2018 Location:
Labor Institute, 2521 Channing Ave. just east of Telegraph Ave 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.
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Sat. Sep 15th, 2018
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.
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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
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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
This event has passed. 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,… read more
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Fri. Oct 5th, 2018 - Sat. Oct 6th, 2018 Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oct-5-6-2018-women-and-the-spirit-of-the-new-deal-tickets-46580575756
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
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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
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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
