Staging the Struggle: Bread and Roses Missouri and Workers' Theater; Emily Kohring; 13-Jul-2025
Update: 2025-07-13
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In 1912, the labor hymn "Bread and Roses" was sung by striking textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The song advocates for workers to receive “Bread”—the wages working people need to support their families, and “Roses”—the beautiful things that make life worth living, such as art, music, and nature. Over 100 years later, St. Louis-based arts organization Bread and Roses Missouri amplifies and elevates the voices of working people through art, performance and activism. Executive Director Emily Kohring will talk about how participation in creative experiences can be healing and transformative for working people and their families, and how they use theatre to highlight the stories of the working class and the Labor Movement that are too often left out of our cultural narrative. She’ll discuss the intersection of the arts and advocacy, and how justice-focused arts organizations like Bread and Roses are navigating these challenging times.
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