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November events commemorate centennial of Everett Massacre
Among the events planned are:
Free Public Event — An Everett Massacre Centennial Commemoration sponsored by the PNLHA and the SCLC will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Milltown Sailing Association, 410 14th St. in Everett. It will include a program, entertainment and refreshments.
Commemorative Sailing — The Virginia V will sail from Seattle to Everett on Saturday, Nov. 12 with the Pacififc Northwest Labor History Association and the Snohomish County Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The $100 boarding fee includes entertainment and refreshments. Tickets are almost gone. (UPDATE — And… they’re all gone.) For more information, visit www.pnlha.org or email the PNLHA.
The first screening will be Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. in Everett. Then on Sunday, Nov. 6, Verona will be shown at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m. at the Historic Everett Theater, 2911 Colby Ave. Tickets ($20) are available here.
On Nov. 5, 1916, hundreds of men from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), though not part of the AFL like the shingle weavers, felt the need to help their fellow workers get a decent wage. As they landed in Everett, they sang, “Hold the Fort for we are coming, Union hearts be strong…”
Learn more about the Everett Massacre here.