Labor Wars of the Northwest: The Struggle that Defined the Region

PRESENTED BY: Meaningful Movies Tacoma
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6:30 PM, Saturday, September 28, 2019 PST
Location: Tacoma - CSL (click for map)
by Kit Burns / August 20, 2019 / 0  Center for Spiritual Living 206 North J Street  Tacoma,WA

NOTE – SATURDAY NIGHT THIS MONTH

The 1916 Everett Massacre, the 1919 Seattle General Strike and the 1919 Centralia Massacre. This documentary was created in part to commemorate the centennial year of those 1919 events. Bellingham and Whatcom County are no strangers to labor conflict, evidenced by the 1907 riots in which 500 South Asian migrants were expelled from Bellingham.

Pacific Northwest historian David Jepsen wrote and directed this film on the history of labor issues in the Northwest.

Release Year: 2019

Running Time: 60 minutes

Director: David Jepsen

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