Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center

In partnership with the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE), Re:Work presents “Changing Lives, Changing L.A.,” a play created from transcripts from the UNITE HERE Local 11 Oral History Project and originally performed before a live audience at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA. Portrayed by professional actors, four members of UNITE HERE Local 11 share their stories of becoming leaders in their union, and fighting for a better life while helping transform Los Angeles. Special thanks to Emma Worthington, Regla Soto, Soledad Garcia, and Ignacio Ruiz for sharing their stories. “Changing Lives, Changing L.A.” was conceived by veteran organizer Vivian Rothstein and crafted by playwrights Doris Baizley and Rose Portillo. It was directed by Rose Portillo and Doris Baizley, and produced by Vivian Rothstein. The oral histories of the women and men of UNITE HERE Local 11 were voiced by actors Joyce Guy, Marco Rodriguez, Rose Portillo, and Sarita Ocón. For access to the UNITE HERE Local 11 oral history interviews, please visit tinyurl.com/unitehereoralhistory. To watch a video recording of the play, please visit tinyurl.com/changingliveschangingla. The video recording was edited by Robert Hillig. Re:Work's audio version was produced by Veena Hampapur and Saba Waheed with mixing by Aaron Dalton. Thank you to the individuals and organizations who made this presentation possible including: UNITE HERE Local 11 Tobias Higbie, Professor of History and Labor Studies, UCLA UCLA Department of History and Luskin Center for History and Policy Research assistants: Danielle Wilson, Michael Dean, Liliana Katz CASE - Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy John Wilhelm Interviewers: Danielle Wilson, Antonio Mendoza, Gaspar Rivera Salgado, Vivian Rothstein Marco Amador

It’s one of the most dangerous jobs in America: taxi driving. In this special joint episode from ReWork and Making Contact, we’ll hear a radio adaptation of TeAda Productions’ play “Global Taxi Driver,” and we’ll take a ride to meet the cab drivers at one of the country’s busiest airports.

Who are the people who make the clothes we wear every day? Tune in to take a journey through "los callejones," Los Angeles’s garment district. Learn more about who works within this labyrinth of clothing shops and factories. This episode of Re:Work was made possible with support from Cal Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.

It’s very likely that in our everyday lives we pass by someone who’s homeless. We may be so used to seeing homelessness that it just becomes part of the normal city landscape, But what if we stop and say hello? Have a conversation that may break apart our ideas about what leads someone to live on the streets. In this week’s episode of ReWork Clarine Ovando Lacroux arrives in Tampa and takes a detour that leads her to develop a special friendship. From the UCLA Labor Center and KPFK, we bring you ReWork, formerly Henry Walton’s Labor Review. Every FRIDAY at 6:30 PM. Real stories that rethink work.

Civil rights icon, Reverend James Lawson Jr., shares his recollections of the 1960s and working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Lawson presents the nonviolent movement in America as the "nuclear engine" of the mid-20th century civil rights movement, and as a strategic series of organizing campaigns for racial and economic justice. This is the second part of our miniseries on Reverend James Lawson Jr. Transcript: bit.ly/soulforcepart2 This episode contains material from Rev. Lawson's UCLA Labor Studies course, Nonviolence and Social Movements, which he teaches with UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong. To watch the class, visit bit.ly/UCLALawson. Books by Rev. Lawson: bit.ly/revolutionarynonviolence books.labor.ucla.edu/nonviolence Related Links: irle.ucla.edu/labor-studies/comm...-social-movements/ newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-cla...ther-king-legacy newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/dedicat...ing-james-lawson newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/james-la...lding-dedication