Tuesday, April 7

Labor Studies Scholarship Information Session

3:30pm-4:30pm.
Smith Hall, room 320 (History Lounge) and on Zoom
University of Washington, Seattle.

Are you an undergrad passionate about social justice? A graduate student writing a dissertation on a labor-related topic? A busy activist building a student group or union campaign?

You are in luck! Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards over $50,000 in scholarships at the University of Washington. The Bridges Center is currently seeking scholarship applicants from all three UW campuses and from students at all stages of education and experience. At this Information Session, Bridges Center staff will answer any questions you have about our scholarships or the application process, discuss what may strengthen your application, and offer individualized assistance.

Please RSVP if you will be attending in person by filling out this form. Food will be provided (Vietnamese sandwiches). When RSVPing, please indicate if you have any dietary restrictions/allergies. RSVP for the Zoom option here.

Friday, April 10

Teach-In on the US Imperial Wars, Past and Present: Framing America’s Attacks on Venezuela, Iran, and Beyond

12:30pm-3:30pm.
Unity Suite in the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. Open to the public. Registration required.

Please join UW faculty from American Indian Studies, Anthropology, English, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, History, International Studies, Law, Societies & Justice, and Middle East Studies as we try to make sense of US imperial violence in 2026.

Thursday, April 16

Labor Zine Making Party

5pm-7pm.
Smith Hall room 320 (History Lounge) RSVP here.

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is hosting a zine-making party! This quarter is the first quarter we will be constructing a community-built labor zine! This zine is intended to be a visionary collection that, through its creation, allows individuals to explore their relation to labor, labor movements, and people’s struggles. The collective outcome will showcase the distinctiveness of our struggles while unifying us around a vision of liberation. 

The Bridges Center recognizes that labor occurs everywhere under many conditions - at home, in the workplace, waged and unwaged, organized and unorganized. What you choose to create is entirely up to you; it could be poetry, prose, a drawing, collage, painting, or any combination. We welcome all participants, including UW staff, students, faculty, and community members!

Tuesday, April 21

Resume & Application Walk-In Workshop

3pm-4:30pm.
Smith Hall room 320 (History Lounge) No RSVP required!

In addition to our Scholarship Information session, the Bridges Center will be hosting an additional walk-in Workshop for students looking to build or develop their Resumes, CVs, and applications, alongside other students and with the support of Bridges Center staff.

This workshop will be an informal space for students to collectively work together and solicit feedback on their application materials. Bridges Center staff will be available to provide support and feedback on the HBCLS Scholarship & Fellowship Applications, though students are welcome to bring materials for other scholarship/grant/job applications as well. 

Monday, April 27

2026 Worker Memorial Day “Every Worker Every Day: A Commitment to Health and Safety”

12pm-12:45pm.
at the Intellectual House, UW Seattle campus. RSVP required.

Each year, thousands of workers are killed and millions more injured or diseased because of their jobs. Please join us on Worker Memorial Day to honor those who have died in 2025 from a work-related injury or illness in King County. This special ceremony will raise awareness about how we can strengthen our commitment to make jobs safer and save lives in Washington State.

This event is a joint program provided by the University of Washington (UW) Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, University of Washington Environmental Health and Safety (UW EHS), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925, Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), Washington State Labor Council, Local 1495/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 28, Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 4121, and UW DEOHS Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education Programs.

Thursday, April 30

UW Bothell Study & Struggle Series - A Larger Freedom: Multiracial Democracy and the Radical Reconstruction of the United States with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

6:30pm-7:30pm.
Town Hall Seattle, Registration Required.

This lecture delves into the enduring struggle for democracy in the United States, challenging the notion that democratic backsliding began with the 2024 presidential election. Instead, it traces the deeper historical and structural forces that have long shaped—and strained—American democratic institutions. 

Through a critical examination of evidence pointing to democratic erosion, the lecture will explore what it truly means to live in a democratic society. What are the warning signs of decline? Who is most affected when democracy falters? And most importantly, how can democracy be safeguarded and made inclusive of all? 

These questions form the foundation of a timely and urgent conversation about the future of democracy in America. 

Saturday, May 30

Seattle Asian American Film Festival
4:30pm at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is a community partner for the shorts program “Occupational Hazards at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival.

The Pacific Northwest holds an annual conference in one of the three membership regions. At this main public event, historians, students, unionists, and others come together to share information and exchange views on past events that shaped the labor movement in both the United States and Canada. A full program schedule is forthcoming.