Monday, March 1 - Friday, March, 31
During the month of March an ongoing exhibit will be held on the third and fourth floors of the Queens Campus Library. It will feature Triangle Fire documents and artifacts from the University Libraries collections.
The Theology of Work and the Dignity of Workers
Sponsored and Presented by the Center for Labor and Employment Law
St. John’s University School of Law
Date: Friday. March 18 and Saturday, 19, 2011
Student Video Tribute to those who help make St. John’s our Home
Check your St. John’s Central Account to view a student videographer’s tribute to the St. John’s staff who make our campus a beautiful place to work and live.
Date: Monday, March 21, 2011
Immigration: The Hot-Button Topic of Our Times
Academic Lecture Series
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Marillac Auditorium
Earn 4 MVP Points
Mass and a reception for our Food Service and Facilities Workers
Honoring those who make St. John’s our Home
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: St. Thomas More Church
Reflecting on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire after 100 Years: What Does it Say About Workers Today?
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416
Earn 4 MVP Points
Women's History Month: Women of Distinction Dinner
Date: Thursday March 24, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416
Earn 2 MVP Points
The Triangle Tragedy - A Memorial
Candle Lighting Ceremony
Date: Thursday March 24, 2011
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: D'Angelo Center Plaza
Sponsoring Organization: Ozanam Scholars - First Year Cohort
Contact: Lori Brandston, (718) 990-6313
Then and Now: Fair Labor Conditions in a Global Context
Reverend James Maher, Executive Vice President for Mission and Student Services at St. John's University, will discuss major global labor issues in the footwear and apparel industries over the past 15 years, focusing on progress achieved, challenges which remain and the need for continuing vigilance over labor conditions around the world. He will use St. John's and Nike as a case study.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 A
Public Debate
Stephen Llano, the STJ Debate Team and a visiting team from Morocco hold a public debate following up on the discussion initiated by Rev. James Maher.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 A
Viewing of the PBS Frontline Documentary "A Dangerous Business Revisited"
Several segments of the PBS Frontline Documentary, "A Dangerous Business Revisited" will be screened. Afterward, Dr. William Reisel of the Department of Management will lead a discussion and question and answer session. This documentary showcases how businesses that operate as renegade entities without regard for employee safety or life are held accountable. The story follows how the McWane Corporation, one of the worst violators of OSHA regulations in U.S. history, eventually changed its business practices.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 C
Earn 2 MVP Points
Workplace Safety: Changes in Safety Standards since the Triangle Fire
The Career Center presents a session about Workplace Safety. Speakers from OSHA and FEMA will address current opportunities for students within these organizations and highlight the changes in workplace safety standards since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 401
Earn 3 MVP Points
Fire Safety, Regulations, and Practices
Edward Bergen, Assistant Fire Safety Director, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, will examine the fire safety infractions which compounded the tragedy, as well as the fire safety regulations and practices which resulted from it.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 401
Installation of Garments
Clothing collected from the St. John’s Community will be placed in this area to raise awareness about work place conditions, the lives of immigrant workers, and to remind us of the tragedy that occurred 100 years ago. When the commemoration ends, these garments will be donated to a local women’s organization.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Fourth Floor
What is Fair Trade?
Representatives Maureen McGowan and Simran Sachdev from HandCrafting Justice will hold a discussion entitled, “What is Fair Trade?” What does it mean to sell and/or purchase fair trade products? Their talk will focus on the principles of fair trade, how organizations like HandCrafting Justice are promoting fair trade and what individuals can do to get involved.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 A
Women and Labor: Continuing Challenges
Dr. Barbara Koziak, Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program and Associate Professor Department of Government and Politics, discuss the status of female factory workers and global trade policy in her presentation, "Who Made the Shirt on my Back: A Report on Women in Factory Labor and a Look at the Status of Women Factory Workers and Global Trade Policy." Dr. Roberta Villalón, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology will examine the violence perpetrated against undocumented immigrant women in her presentation, "Economic Crisis and Violence against Undocumented Immigrant Women.” Dr. Jennifer Travis, Associate Professor of English, discuss links between literature and labor at the turn of the twentieth century in her talk, "Safety and Danger: Gender and Discourses of Injury in Turn of the Century American Literature."
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 B
From Fire to Fire: the Globalization of Sweatshops
Robert J. S. Ross, author of Slaves to Fashion discusses poverty and abuse in the new sweatshops.
For more information, please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 A
The Streets Aren’t Paved With Gold: Russian-Jewish Immigration to New York Before the Triangle Fire
The workers employed at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were part of a large wave of Russian and Jewish immigration to New York City at the turn of the century. This discussion explores the reasons behind their exodus and their experiences upon arriving in New York.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 B
Screening of "Harvest of Shame" documentary
A student, Connor Garrison, from the Division of Mass Communication of the College of Professional Studies will introduce and lead discussion about the film, “Harvest of Shame” which details the lives of migrant workers.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 C
Earn 2 MVP Points
Life of a Factory Worker: From the View of the Son of a Factory Owner
As the son of a factory owner Peter Cardalena has a unique insight into the lives of garment workers. His father owned several factories in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and his presentation will touch on their experiences during the 1950's and the similar working conditions faced by the Triangle workers. Additionally, this presentation will tell the story of how unions eventually penetrated the workforce, and how modern technology began eliminating many jobs.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 B
The week-long series of events will culminate in a Theatrical Tribute to the Lives Lost, sponsored by The Office of Student Life.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center Living Room Area
Press Coverage of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Press coverage of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and reporting on its immediate aftermath shocked the nation and spurred reform. Members of the history department will read contemporary accounts to capture the voices of those who experienced this tragic event.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: D'Angelo Center, Room 416A
Sponsoring Organization: St. John's College of LIberal Arts and Sciences, History Department
Contact: Lori Brandston, (718) 990-6313
Screening of “The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal”
The 1979 made-for-television film, “The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal” will be introduced by a student, Donna Truong, from the department of Sociology and Anthropology.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 1:45 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 C
Earn 2 MVP Points
Doctoral Cohort in Literacy Honors Legacy of Triangle Shirtwaist Victims
Most of the 146 victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory were women who were locked in the factory and unable to escape. Today, at risk women of the 21st Century are "locked" in situations and unable to escape their oppressed lifestyles for a variety of reasons. Women's support groups, access to higher education and improved literacy skills can help bridge the gap between dire situations and newfound opportunities. The St. John's Doctoral Women in Literacy Cohort will share their experiences and expertise with women who are "locked" in situations and unable to free themselves and realize their dreams. We will show how we have supported one another throughout our doctoral educational journey, and how scholarship and fellowship funding has provided some members with the means to finance their doctoral studies. We will share ideas on how literacy skills may empower individuals yearning to reach academic success. Finally, we will share how the University’s Vincentian mission has inspired us as we assist at risk communities in need.
For more information please contact the Office of the Provost at (718) 990-6313.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 A
Earn 4 MVP Points
Third Annual Women in Leadership Conference
Date: Saturday, March 26, 2011
Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center Ballroom
Earn 5 MVP Points
Empowering our Immigrant Neighbors
This all-day multidisciplinary conference highlights some of the most important issues our diverse immigrant neighbors often face and provides an agenda for action. Keynote Speaker for this event is Commissioner Fatima A. Shama, from the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. Renowned scholars and professionals from various disciplines, nationally and locally, as well as distinguished diplomats, will share their knowledge and expertise. Director Luis Argueta will present the documentary “Abused: The Postville Raid.” Everyone is welcome. Free admission. For additional information and for RSVP, please contact clacs@stjohns.edu or call (718) 990-5829.
Food will be provided.
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416 A and B
Italian Cultural Center Valletutti Lecture and Brunch
Senator Serphin Maltese, whose grandmother and two aunts lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, will speak at the ICC Valletutti Lecture/Brunch. Prior to the lecture, a Mass at St. Thomas More Church will be held. Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Center.
For more information please contact Prof. Joan D’Andrea at (718) 990-6054.
Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Time: Brunch
Location: D’Angelo Center, Room 416
Student Research Day: Poster, Oral and Art Exhibit/Film/Video Sessions
Discover New York students present research projects related to The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in observance of the centenary.
Date: Friday, April 15, 2011
Location: Carnesecca Arena and D’Angelo Center