This event is in the past.It took place on February 25, 2026 at San Francisco State University.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkAuthor Peter Shapiro to speak on the Watsonville Canneries Strike
Ingleside Terraces
Hear the story of 1,000 Mexican and Mexican-American women who led an 18-month strike against Watsonville canneries in 1985. Author Peter Shapiro unpacks how they fought wage cuts, police, and even their own union: and won.
Labor history
Author talk
Free campus event
Social justice
Tips
đź“šread "Song of the Stubborn One Thousand" beforehand
🏛️Labor Archives exhibition on view in the library
🎓part of ongoing strike commemoration series
Free
Author Peter Shapiro to speak on the Watsonville Canneries Strike
Ingleside Terraces
Literature TalkLiterature TalkHear the story of 1,000 Mexican and Mexican-American women who led an 18-month strike against Watsonville canneries in 1985. Author Peter Shapiro unpacks how they fought wage cuts, police, and even their own union: and won.
Labor history
Author talk
Free campus event
Social justice
Tips
đź“šread "Song of the Stubborn One Thousand" beforehand
🏛️Labor Archives exhibition on view in the library
🎓part of ongoing strike commemoration series
Free
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