The Harry Bridges Project

"There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people struggle on, fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life."
(Harry Bridges 1901 - 1990)

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Site Updated:
June 18, 2009

Welcome to the Harry Bridges Project

The Harry Bridges Project was created to promote the legacy of labor leader Harry Bridges and to aid in the public's understanding of his importance to history. Bridges' work, which had and still has an enormous impact on our lives, is largely unknown outside specific labor union and academic circles. Our project presents his story to a much wider public through a variety of mediums. We take our audiences on a journey through some of America's most turbulent years, with one of its most dynamic figures as their guide.

Confirmed PBS Airings of "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks."

Please check your local listings to confirm

California
KQED World San Francisco: Sunday July 5th 7 PM, Monday July 6th 1 AM, and Wednesday July 8th 8 AM and 11 AM

Colorado
KBDI – 12 Broomfield Sunday July 5th 8 PM

Florida
WXEL – 42 West Palm Beach Sunday July 5th 12 PM

Missouri
KMOS-6 Hannibal Sunday June 28th 10:00 PM
KCPT-19.2 Kansas City Monday July 6th 3:00 AM

Montana
K32-EO Sunday July 5th 8:00 PM

North Dakota
KBME-3.1 Bismarck Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM
KDSE-9.1 Dickinson Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM
KIRE-19.1 Ellendale Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM
KFME-13.1 Fargo Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM
KGFE- 2.1 Grand Forks Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM
KSRE-6.1 Minot Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM
KWSE-4.1 Williston Thursday July 2nd 8:00 PM

New Mexico
KENW-DT2 Portales Sunday June 28th 9:30 PM
KENW-3 Portales/Yuma Sunday June 28th 9:30 PM

Pennsylvania
WHYY-12.2 Philadelphia Tuesday June 30th 2:00PM
Y Arts & Thursday July 2nd 2:00PM

Our Special Thanks To:

The California Teachers Association
Councilwoman Janice Hahn, City of Los Angeles 15th District
Councilman Bill Rosendahl, City of Los Angeles 11th District
The ILWU Credit Union
The Durfee Foundation
and everyone else who gave so generously to help us distribute “From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks” to PBS stations.

Order Your Copy of "Step By Step"

To read the press release for the cd click here.

To download a digital copy of the cd click on the CDBaby.com link.

 

 

 

Watch us on YouTube

To see all five videos go to our YouTube page.

Here is a sample of what you'll see.

Performances Booked for 2009

• North American Society for Oceanic History, at the California Maritime Academy, May 15th at 6:30
• Connecticut Education Association Leadership Conference, Mohegan Sun Resort, CT, August 5th at 9 AM
• UFCW Local 5 Stewards Conference, San Jose, CA July 28th
• Nevada Education Association Summer Conference, University of Nevada, Reno, August 6th at 1 PM
• York College of Pennsylvania, date TBA

Some Recent Performances :

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Vacaville, CA Feb. 28.
• National Education Association, UniServe Managers Conference, San Diego, March 3.
• Center for Collaborative Solutions Conference, Disney Paradise Pier Hotel, Orange County, CA, March 18.
• Organization of American Historians, Seattle, Washington, March 27.
• Harvard Law School, Trade Union Program's 65th
• Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, October 6, 2007. See letter of recommendation here.
• California Teachers Association, Region 3 Leadership Conference, Los Angeles, CA. February 3rd, 2008
• University of Washington, "Walker-Ames Lecturer" series, Spring,
2008
• Guthrie Center, Great Barrington, MA June 7th at 8 PM
• The National Union of Public and General Employees and CAW/TCA Canada, Ottawa, Canada, June 9th, at the Cube Gallery
• The Comey Institute of Industrial Relations at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA. June 28th, 7:30 p.m.
• The Liverpool Dockers/Initiative Factory at The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, England. August 8th and 9th, 2008
• Alaska AFL-CIO State Federation, Conference and Public Performance, Anchorage, Aug. 27 - 28.
• California Teachers Association, Region 1 Conference, Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, Oct. 18.
• Rancho Los Cerritos. Open to the Public. Long Beach, CA, October 25 7:00 p.m.
• In November of 2006, Ian Ruskin performed his one-man play "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks" at the AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington DC. To read the full review click here.
  

Film Screenings

• Screening of "To Make a Long Story Short: the Life and Times of Sam Kagel" at the ILWU Pensioner"s Convention, Long Beach, CA on September 18, 2007
• "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks' at the Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, October 12, 2007 as part of their Labor Film Series.
• "To Make a Long Story Short" – Port of San Francisco January, Pier One, San Francisco, CA, 22nd January

Videos

The Drill Team

To read an article about the drill team, which apppeared in a recent edition of the "Christian Science Monitor," click here.

Click here to see The ILWU Local 10 Drill Team rehearsing.

 

Click below (broadband connection recommended) to see Arlo Guthrie singing "The Ballad of Harry Bridges."
Arlo Guthrie

 

Our First Radio Documentary

To listen to the radio documentary "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks" click Part I and Part II.

The Harry Bridges Project | P.O. Box 662018 | Los Angeles, CA 90066 | ianruskin@theharrybridgesproject.org.