Strike When Book Release for Labor Organizers
- Kevin Van Meter
- Sep 17
- 1 min read
STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT
Book Release for Labor Organizers!
with guest speakers Alexandra Bradbury, Robert Ovetz, Kevin Van Meter,
and authors Kennedy Block and Josh MacPhee
Hosted by Common Notions
Songwriters in a Fiat factory. Miners in the local music studio. Workers on the radio and musicians on the picket line. Music can carry a strike from one factory to the next or bring it into living rooms across the globe. Strike While the Needle is Hot: A Discography of Worker’s Revolt documents the creative use of recorded audio—from historical labor songs to picket line field recordings, to new songs with lyrics explaining strike tactics.
The authors joined with labor journalists and educators for a special celebration of the books release for organizers as they explore how some of the biggest swings musicians, workers, and supporters have co-created a popular culture of resistance.
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