East Los Angeles College, Vincent Price Art Museum and The Dolores Huerta Labor Institute collaborate to commemorate California Labor History Month

Many important figures in California labor history are displayed in photographs and other forms of art at the Vincent Price Art Museum's "One hundred years of Labor" exhibit to the public now free of charge. The exhibit showcases the contributions made by prominent figures in labor history through out the month of May which has been designated by  legislation AB 2269, singed by Governor Jerry Brown, as California Labor History Month.

The Dolores Huerta Labor Institute (DHLI) of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) partnered with East Los Angeles College (ELAC) to unite students, faculty, staff, and community members through a cooperative project to commemorate California Labor History Month.

Along with the exhibit, a panel discussion organized by ELAC Professor Natalina Monteiro and students from her Political Science courses with the theme of labor, immigration and education will be held on May 9 at noon to 1:30 p.m. in the S2 Recital Hall of East Los Angeles College.

Guest panelist include Emeritus Professor in Sociology and Chicano Studies at Pitzer College and President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the Pomona and San Gabriel Valley Jose Calderon, Director of the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California, Los Angeles Kent Wong and current East Los Angeles College student Michel Geovanny Felix, with invited guest panelist United States Secretary of Labor from 2009-2013 and current candidate for the

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Hilda Solis.

A post-panel reception will follow VPAM third floor at ELAC. Mingle with organizers of the Labor Project, students, and community members for a reception accompanying the exhibit "One Hundred Years of Labor."

Final scheduled event to commemorate California Labor History Month will be a "Student Video Shorts Reception on May 23 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the VPM third floor.

ELAC students in introductory Sociology courses made video shorts Under the direction of Professor Eileen Ie, specifically for ELAC’s Labor Month.

The videos are the final products of a semester-long project designed to allow students an opportunity to apply their sociological imagination. The videos are meant to inform, educate and entertain viewers on labor topics relating to global stratification, social class in the U.S., gender, and race/ethnicity.

All events are co-sponsored by the ELAC AFT Faculty Guild Chapter and the ELAC Professional Development Program and are free and open to the public.

The Dolores Huerta Labor Institute (DHLI) is a district-wide labor studies program of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) that aims to educate students about workers and unions in America.

It serves as a resource to LACCD faculty interested in promoting labor education inside their classes and on their campuses. DHLI does this by assisting faculty in developing labor-themed courses and integrating labor themes across the curriculum, and by developing labor-themed educational activities. By expanding awareness of labor history and the impact of unions, DHLI promotes critical thinking and encourages civic participation among students.

Tel: (213)-763-7070 | Mail: Dolores Huerta Labor Institute c/o LA Trade-Technical College, 400 W. Washington Blvd., LA, CA 90015

Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM) on the campus of East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has been open in its brand new facility for just over one year. At 40,000 square feet, it is the largest museum serving the San Gabriel Valley. And, as part the new Performing and Fine Arts Center on campus, VPAM is dedicated to the presentation of significant and wide-ranging exhibitions that directly benefit ELAC and its surrounding communities.

Museum hours are Tues., Wed., Fri. 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Thurs. 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Open the Second Saturday of each month 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Email: vincentpriceartmuseum@elac.edu | Web: http://vincentpriceartmuseum.org

Tel: (323) 265-8841 | Fax: (323) 260-8173 | Admission is free