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Ludlow Massacre Centennial September 2013 Events Announced!

The Ludlow Centennial Commission established on April 19^th 2013 by executive order of Governor John Hickenlooper would like to announce a series of events planned for September 2013 to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the call to strike on September 23^rd and  the 99^th anniversary of the  Ludlow Massacre.  In the fall of 1913 miners went on strike demanding higher wages and safer working conditions.  The strike lasted until December of 1914. The strike may have been completely ignored in the history books if it were not for a skirmish between striking miners and the Colorado National Guard, on April 20, 1914, resulting in the deaths of over 20 people including 11 children and 2 women. The Ludlow Massacre sparked a war in southern Colorado which ended with President Woodrow Wilson calling out federal troops to squelch the violence.

                  The commemoration of the Colorado Coalfield War will kick off on Thursday September 19^th from 5 p.m to 8 p.m. at El Pueblo Museum, 301 N Union Ave with an  opening reception of the “Children of Ludlow-Life in a Battlezone, 1913-1914” exhibit. Opening remarks will begin at 6 p.m. Sponsored by Black Hills Energy, the exhibit focuses on the experiences of children during the harsh winter of 1913.  The exhibit will be on display from September 2013 to December 2014.  

                  The highlight of the events in September will be held on Sunday, September 22 at 11 a.m. at the Ludlow Memorial.  The United Mine Workers of America will have their annual gathering, a service and barbeque, commemorating the Coal Mine Strikes.  Notable speakers include Zeese Papanikolas, author of Buried Unsung. This service marks the date that the Colorado Coal Miners’ Strike began in Colorado in 1913.

Other events scheduled for September include:

Thursday , September 5, 7:00p.m. – 8:30p.m.   Award winning author Thomas G. Andrews will talk about his book Killing for Coal at The Rawlings Public Library 100. E. Abriendo Ave. Pueblo in the 4th Floor Ryals Room.

Saturday, September 14, Bessemer Historical Society Coal Camp Tour to Berwind Canyon. The bus tour will include tours of CF&I’s former coal camp of Rouse, Berwind, Toller, Tobasco, Aguilar and Ludlow. Lunch, presentation commemorative booklet, and transportation will be  provided. Contact the Bessemer Historical Society for more information (719) 564-9086.

Sunday, September 15, 2 p.m.  “Ludlow Debates” (1904) Arts Council Hall at 2nd and Petroleum Avenue, Florence.  The audience is encouraged to come dressed in 1900’s mill worker or miner dress to this theater in the round format program. The debate will be between actors portraying Gov. Peabody, speaking for Owners; a UMWA organizer, speaking for organized labor; and Mother Jones speaking for the miners.

Saturday, September 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  “Family and Community” at the Bloom Mansion in the Museum Education Center in Trinidad.  The program will include a presentation “The Life and times of a Coal Miner and His Family.” Program, lunch and museum admission is $13 for History Colorado members and Trinidad History Museum Volunteers and $17 for the public.  Register by noon on September 17 at 719-846-7217

Saturday, September 21 5 to 9:00 p.m.  “Commemorating the Coal Mine Strikes of 1913-1914” in the Centennial Room of the Hellenic Community Center, 4610 East Alameda Avenue in Denver.  Author’s Reception for Zeese Papanikolas, author of Buried Unsung, 5 to 7 p.m. $25. Cocktails and Mezethes (hors d’oeuvres) will be served. Papanikolas will present 7 to 9 p.m.  Admission for the presentation only is $5.  Papanikolas will talk about the Ludlow labor strike which ended on April 20, 1914 with the death of Louis Tikas, (Elias Anastasiou Spantidakis), a young Cretan who was the main labor union organizer for the striking coal miners at the Ludlow Mine. RSVP by September 13, 2013 to Elaine Callas Williams 303.881.4780.

More information regarding the Commission and these events is available online at

Ludlow100.org or on Facebook at Ludlow Centennial Commemoration

or by contacting Commission co-Chairs Fawn-Amber Montoya at fawnamber.montoya@colostate-pueblo.edu or Dawn DiPrince at dawndiprince@co.state.us.

Chicano Prison Art

Chicano Prison Art

Drawings and other artwork created by Mr. Weed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBMj8przwm4&feature=youtu.be

Penitentes of the Southwest Exhibit

The Penitentes were a Hispanic lay brotherhood which arose in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado and which practiced some unusual and controversial penitential rituals, including physical mortification.

The Archives recently received a collection of Penitente artifacts, photographs and papers from historian and collector Ruben Archuleta. A native of Antonito, Archuleta was Pueblo’s first Hispanic Chief of Police, retiring in 1999. He has authored four books, two of which detail the Penitentes’ interesting past. Ruben has produced numerous catlinite stone and wood sculptures which are available through galleries in Colorado and New Mexico. His sculpture work has been exhibited along with that of other noted artists from the Southwest. His 2003 book Land of the Penitentes, Land of Tradition provides an insight into the secretive life and history of the Penitentes based on the author’s experiences, family journals, interviews, and site visits in Colorado and New Mexico. He amassed a unique collection of Spanish and Penitente artifacts and documents, as well as documenting the Penitentes, their religious items and buildings called moradas through his photography.

An exhibit of items from the collection is on display in the University Archives & Special Collections, 6th floor of the University Library, through December 31, 2011.

Time Capsule Essay Winners Announced

Winners of the Time Capsule Essay Competition were announced on Thursday, April 28th.  Herb Souza won 1st place, with Valerie Clementi and Matthew Banach taking Honorable Mentions.  A committee composed of students, staff and faculty chose the winners of the contest anonymously out of a total of 16 entries.  The winning essays will be placed in a time capsule in the University Archives to be opened in 2111.

Ludlow Massacre Remembrance Day

Today is the 97th anniversary of the Ludlow Massacre:  http://www.umwa.org/?q=content%2Fludlow-massacre

Time Capsule Essay Contest

As part of its upcoming grand opening celebration, the University Library is preparing a Time Capsule to be placed in the University Archives, to be opened in the year 2111.

 

The University Archives and the Office of Student Activities are sponsoring an essay contest on the topic:  “What will the world be like in 2111?”  The winning essays will be placed in the Time Capsule along with other 21^st century objects for CSU-Pueblo students of the future to enjoy!

Who may enter?  All Colorado State University-Pueblo students

 

Prizes:

·         First prize – $50

·         Honorable mentions (two) – $25

 

The deadline for entries is April 15, 2011.  ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT:  Office of Student Activities, OUC 003

Arizona USA: An Exploration of Arizona’s Immigration Debate

Arizona USA: An Exploration of Arizona’s Immigration Debate

Sponsored by Chicano Studies Program Colorado State University- Pueblo

Monday August 2 6:30 p.m. InfoZone Theater Rawlings Library 100 E. Abriendo Ave

This informational session will explore the complexity of Arizona’s new immigration law, SB1070. Join Arizona residents, April Bojorquez and Matthew Garcia for an informative discussion of the social, cultural, political and economic consequences of SB1070.  

April Bojorquez, a Phoenix native, is a Ph.D. student of Anthropology at the school of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. She has participated in the Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Studies Program and was a graduate researcher for the U.S. Embassy’s cultural Affairs Department at the Museo Larco in Lima, Peru.

Matthew Garcia, a Pueblo native, is a Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) student at Arizona University. Garcia currently teaches at Phoenix College and Arizona State University. Matt has worked as a writer and photographer for the Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times and the Dallas Observer.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Colorado State University-Pueblo is making plans to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in September.  Stay tuned for more information!

The Other Adams: Alva Adams, Colorado Governor and Bookman

In conjuntion with the John Adams Unbound exhibit, the University Archives will be displaying a selection from the book collection of Alva Adams (who was the fifth, tenth and fourteenth Governor of Colorado) in the foyer of Hoag Hall from March 12th-April 15th.

For more information on Alva Adams, see:  http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/govs/adams.html