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DESCRIPTION:Every July day has Laborfest events, some of which are missing from the red 
 letter listings. This "al fresco" textbook for all of us will teach the 
 importance of a general strike which we need to put an end to the profit 
 motive that is the cause of the budget "crisis" and war.  On Saturday, July 
 18,  at 1 p.m., a fascinating tour of Angel Island, the Pacific Coast's  
 Ellis Island immigration center, will provide insight into the Harry 
 Bridges Immigration Trial and the trials and tribulations of all immigrants 
 who arrived there as their first stop at "Gold Mountain," the Chinese name 
 for San Francisco.\n\nJuly 18 (Saturday) 1:00 PM \nAngel Island Immigration 
 Post North East side of the island \nMeet in front yard of the Immigration 
 Post building. \nYou can bring your bike on the ferry for free from San 
 Francisco and $1.00 from Tiburon. \nFerry from San Francisco by Blue & Gold 
 (415-773-1188) \nFrom Ferry Building - 9:20, 11:20 AM $15.00 \nFrom Pier 41 
 - 9:40, 11:45 AM (Ticket at the booth west of Pier 39) \nFerry from Tiburon 
 leaves every hour. $17.50 \nTiburon - Angel Island Ferry (415-435-2131) 
 \nhttp://www.angelislandferry.com \n\n70th Anniversary of Harry Bridges 
 Immigration Trial\nIn 1939, the Democratic Roosevelt administration sought 
 to expel ILWU president Harry Bridges for being a member of the Communist 
 party. These immigration trials took place five times and eventually as a 
 result of the support committee and the backing of the membership, this 
 witchhunt was defeated. This was a prelude to the witchhunts in the late 
 1940’s and 1950’s. \nMeet in front yard of the Immigration Post 
 building. \nYou can bring your bike on the ferry for free from San 
 Francisco and $1.00 from Tiburon. \nThe Angel Island Immigration 
 Foundation, trying to save Angel Island from budget cuts at: 
 \nhttp://www.aiisf.org/ \nAngel Island was the West Coast's Ellis Island, 
 the immigrant processing station of the 20th century, between 1910 and 
 1940. Most of the immigrants who came through Angel Island were Asians. 
 Harry Bridges was from Australia. Go to this extraordinary event to learn 
 how a united mass labor movement defeated the union busters, more commonly 
 known as the anti-communist witchhunters demonstrating the strength of the 
 principle, An Injury to One is An Injury to All. \nSee also: 
 \nhttp://www.ilwu19.com/history/biography.htm 
 \nhttp://www.theharrybridgesproject.org/ 
 \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bridges 
 \nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/15/18608028.php
SUMMARY:Angel Island Tour of Immigration Trial of Harry Bridges
LOCATION:Every July day has Laborfest events, some of which are missing from the red 
 letter listings. This "al fresco" textbook for all of us will teach the 
 importance of a general strike which we need to put an end to the profit 
 motive that is the cause of the budget "crisis" and war.  On Saturday, July 
 18,  at 1 p.m., a fascinating tour of Angel Island, the Pacific Coast's  
 Ellis Island immigration center, will provide insight into the Harry 
 Bridges Immigration Trial and the trials and tribulations of all immigrants 
 who arrived there as their first stop at "Gold Mountain," the Chinese name 
 for San Francisco.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/15/18608028.php
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