Event Details: “Spectacular images of Coit Tower’s famous murals now grace the courtrooms of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Hallway display cases feature miniature reproductions, along with the story behind each mural and a biography of the artist… read more
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Tacoma Art Museum exhibit: Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s February 22 – August 16, 2020 Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s In the 1930s, government investment in public art and artists in the Northwest supported… read more
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Sat. Feb 22nd, 2020
Judith Kenny, Living New Deal National Associate, will speak at the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland OR on March 28, 2020. She will lecture on the New Deal and its impact on architecture and historic preservation in Portland. 03/28/2020 10:00… read more
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Sat. Mar 28th, 2020
From January 25 – April 12, 2020 there will be a special exhibition at the The Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville, Illinois on the work of New Deal artist, Reima Ratti. The exhibit highlights the New Deal and the art of… read more
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Sat. Jan 25th, 2020 - Wed. Apr 15th, 2020
Living New Deal Research Associate, Andrew Laverdiere, was invited to speak at the Westbrook Historical Society on May 6th, first Wednesday at 1:30 pm, in Westbrook, Maine. He will speak about the 1930’s Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts at poverty relief in… read more
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The Green New Deal has raised hopes for a major push to address climate change and social injustice. Is it just pie in the sky? Not at all. The original New Deal of the 1930s brought a revolution in conservation… read more
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Wed. Oct 30th, 2019 Registration:
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-10-30/new-deal-green-new-deal
“Celebrating the East Bay Regional Park District’s 85th Anniversary: Honoring Our Founders” Gray Brechin will talk about architect Herbert Maier and the Civilian Conservation Corps contributions to our national, state, and regional parks systems. Event details: November 6, 6:00 PM… read more
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On November 8, the Mechanics’ Institute will hold a talk titled, “The Waterboys: O’Shaughnessy, Mulholland, and the Delivery of ‘Liquid Gold’” with Gray Brechin and Myles Dungan. One of California’s leading historians and activists, Gray Brechin (Imperial San Francisco) on… read more
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The talk is titled, “The Lost Ethical Language of New Deal Public Works in the Context of Security.” Event Details: November 18, 1-2 PM Ohlone Community College
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Mon. Nov 18th, 2019
Imperial San Francisco At 20: More Relevant Than Ever On November 22, 2019, at noon, Gray Brechin will speak about his book, Imperial San Francisco, at the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco. When U.C. Press published ISF in 1999, it spent… read more
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Fri. Nov 22nd, 2019 Registration:
https://www.milibrary.org/events