Charlie King is a musical storyteller, labor historian and political satirist. He sings passionately about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Candace Cassin is a social service provider, spiritual director and teacher of Buddhist practice.
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of a dramatic and relatively unknown chapter in Arizona labor history. In the summer of 1917, in Bisbee, Arizona, over 1,200 striking miners were pulled from their beds in the middle of the night, loaded into cattle cars and shipped to the New Mexico desert, left never to return to their jobs, homes or families.
Charlie King & Candace Cassin recreate these dramatic events using historic narrative, original music and over 260 images. They tell a story of corporate purchase of the political process, biased hostile media, race-baiting, ethnic scapegoating, anti-immigrant and anti-union legislation, and the use of hired thugs – a story that still resonates today. This concert/presentation is a dramatic performance, a century old, and as fresh as this morning’s headlines.
This event is free of charge!
2017/11/09 - 2017/11/09
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Please promote the event widely among students, faculty, staff and community members! This is going to be a very special event, an opportunity to hear a world-class folk musician and an excellent opportunity to learn about a little-known, yet presciently significant, event in Arizona history.
Parking info: https://nau.edu/CAL/Events/Parking/
Liberal Arts (Building 18) Room 136
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011