Videos
The Battle of Homestead Foundation YouTube channel hosts videos of our live events, along with special programs like The Maxo Vanka Murals, Ceremonial River Blessing and Water Healing Ritual
and The River Ran Red: Homestead, PA, 1892. Learn more by visiting here.
Charlie’s Monday Markers ~ Episode 1: Crystal Eastman
Dr Charles McCollester is the Retired Director of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Labor Center, and he is a founding member and past President of the Battle of Homestead Foundation. In this video he is describing the life and...
Build Solidarity to fight Antisemitism and Racism
The Tree of Life Massacre of October 2018 has cast an indelible stain on the history of Pittsburgh. We mark its first anniversary with a discussion by historians and activists reviewing both our country's response to race-bating, hate-mongering, and systematic...
Building Alliances for Tomorrow’s Work Force: New Voices, Technology, and Ideas
Workshop held Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Historic Pump House. There are jobs today that pay a living wage with benefits, provide a decent retirement, and don't require a college education. Union apprentice program leaders and other new workforce job educators...
The Fannie Sellins Memorial Commemoration, August 26, 2019
On August 26, 2019, The Battle of Homestead Foundation labor supporters gathered in Natrona Heights, Brackenridge and Arnold Cemetery, Pennsylvania, to remember the one hundred year anniversary of the death of labor...
Fannie Sellins Photo Gallery
The Battle of Homestead Foundation, All-Kiski Historical Society, United Mine Workers of America and the United Steelworkers sponsored the "Fannie Sellins Memorial Commemoration" on August 26, 2019. This all day event...
1919: Bridges from History
To introduce the 2019 BHF program series, peoples' historians Eric Leif Davin, Charlie McCollester, Jacqui Cavalier, and Howard Scott will spotlight the turbulent post-war era of 1919 USA. We'll hear about Suffragettes on...
Betty – They Say I’m Different
Friday, July 26, 2019 7:00 - 8:30 pm show, and after party, until 11:30 pm AMC Lowes Waterfront 22 Theater and Sing Sing/Rock Bottom at The Waterfront https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTYU5lcgbWc Original Funk Queen Betty Davis took on 1970's establishment America and...
Family Separation at the Border: Its Impact on Pittsburgh
Battle of Homestead Foundation Annual Meeting January 21, 2019
The Battle of Homestead Foundation Annual Meeting was held on January 21, 2019 at the Indigo Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA. The program "Honor and Remember the Rev Martin Luther King" featured the following speakers: John Haer, Charlie McCollester, Millie Beik, and Wali...
2018 Pennsylvania Labor History Conference
The 2018 PLHS Conference was held September 22, 2018 at Community College of Allegheny College -Pittsburgh Campus. This year’s program was entitled ‘Vietnam: A Working Class War’ and featured panel discussions and presentations regarding Vietnam War activism and...
Pennsylvania Labor History Society 2018 Annual Awards Dinner
The Pennsylvania Labor History Society recognized four labor activists at their 2018 Annual Banquet for their lifelong interest in preserving the history of working men and women and their commitment to advancing the interests of working families. We are proud to...
Young Historians Honored for their National History Day Winning Exhibit on the Battle of Homestead
The 2018 theme was Conflict and Compromise in History. A group exhibit in the Junior category became one of the most rewarded entries using the Battle of Homestead as the topic. Students Robyn, Sophia, and Amelia, eighth-graders at Peters Township Middle School,...