As the nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, the Illinois Labor History Society (ILHS) is sponsoring two Zoom meetings: Each session will open with a brief overview of working people’s unique contributions during the American Revolution. Then participants will go into Zoom small group rooms, to discuss their own reactions to the Declaration of Independence’s ideals and our current realities and to try and answer where do we go from here. We will bring labor union members to think about these questions. 

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Questions to consider: What does this anniversary mean to working people and labor unions? Who was included in the Declaration's call for "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" and who did our founding documents leave out?  Have we lived up to the promise of the Declaration of Independence, and how can labor be part of making these truths a reality for working people today?  

 These events are free and open to the public. Please register in advance.