Our birthday party celebration embodied the spirit of Mother Jones. There was plenty of humor, spirit, inspiring and biting speeches, and joyous announcements. Great fundraising, and rank-and-file as well as official representation. Kieran Knudson was our special guest. Connecting past and present so that we all think about our role in history. Brigid Duffy performs Mother Jones with the right inflection and spirit. Jones rarely yelled. She used humor, invective in a voice t

On March 14 and 15, Mother Jones was there in Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parades. Here are some images, including a new banner. Always great to to see the crowd's reaction, and to connect past and present. Kudos to the members and apprentices from Bricklayers and Tuckpointers and Roofers who brought their kids and are telling them about this history. And on Sunday, a cold wet day, our friends at United Roofers Local 11 took her to the Southside St Patrick's event: always ma

Chicago Downtown Parade. Images Dave Adams of Bricklayers, BAC ADC1 Shoutout to the Tilesetters and Tuckpointers of BAC ADC1 for coming...

Cork's Lord Mayor Dan Boyle visited the site of the future Mother Jones sculpture on November 16, 2024.

We had a great time at our Celebration on April 28. We started out with some rousing folk songs from the SAG-AFTRA singers. Then we were...

We received this message from Ireland and wanted to share. Dear Mother Jones, As an Irish Socialist Republican and Trade Union Activist,...

Mother Jones on parade! On picket lines as well as "just practicing" pickets. At the Illinois State Fair. And on Labor Day 2023, we...

On July 7, 2023, we organized a March of the Mill Children 130th commemoration in coordinating with the Pennsylvania Labor History...

Story about Mother Jones Marker in Evansville, Indiana