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Solidarity Singers Annual May Day Concert




Join the
Solidarity Singers in an American Labor Celebration. In 1884, the Federation of
Organized Trades and Labor Unions (which later became the American Federation
of Labor) proclaimed that “eight hours shall constitute a legal day’s labor
from and after May 1, 1886.” On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers in
13,000 businesses across the United States walked off their jobs in the first
May Day celebration in history.



 



The
Solidarity Singers of the New Jersey State Industrial Union Council are “a
street chorus, not a concert choir. Our preferred venue is a picket line. We
try to lift the spirits of people engaged in struggle and help them to carry
on. Only a few of us know how to read music, but we all know which side we’re
on.”

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Over the
past seventeen years, the Solidarity Singers have appeared hundreds of times on
picket lines, at rallies for labor and other progressive causes, and in
occasional concert settings. Its director, Bennet D. Zurofsky, can be reached
at (973) 642-0885 or bzurofsky@zurofskylaw.com.
For further information, call (973) 763-1905 or e-mail ecsec.nj@gmail.com

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The
Ethical Culture Society of Essex County is a progressive non-theist religion
dedicated to living ethically in a complex world. Founded in l876 and
established in Maplewood in l945, over the years the ethical culture movement
(known as The American Ethical Union) has been instrumental in launching
Planned Parenthood, the NAACP, Visiting Nurses, New York Settlement House,
Fieldston School, and National Ethical Service at the UN. The Society began a
long-running Ethics for Children program and most recently, Essex Time Exchange
(a time bank facilitating the exchange of services) among other initiatives.
The Maplewood Society was the first peace site in the country. Its motto is: to
act so as to bring out the best in ourselves by bringing out the best in
others.  

Contact
information: 973-763-1905; www.essexethical.org. Join us for weekly programs,
discussions, and fellowship Sundays at 11 am. All are welcome.

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