Adults chatting, kids playing, the occasional need to intervene over a skinned knee or a disagreement. It was like the Shule playground got transported to the…
Category: General
Report on the BWC Annual Meeting
On Tuesday, members gathered both online and in-person for our annual meeting to reflect on the past year, learn about the year to come, and vote…
Over 120 Years of Workers Circle History and making more history every day
A Little Workers Circle History Quiz! The original name of the Workers Circle was Der Arbeter Ring. What was its original name in English? (hint: it…
Membership Month: What did membership mean in the early Workers Circle?
Illustration by BWC Executive Director Rebecca ZImmerman Hornstein As Membership Month gets into full swing at BWC, now is the perfect moment to look back at…
Welcoming Mirian: And IJS Update
A few months ago the Boston Workers Circle Immigrant Justice Committee decided that the time was right to up its commitment to immigrants in response to…
Beth Basile Leaving BWC Staff, but not BWC
After two and a half years as Boston Workers Circles’ Deputy Director, I’ll be moving to New York with my family this summer and leaving my…
May 2023 Library Updates
You may have missed former BWC member Alice Rothchild’s February visit to Boston for the East Coast roll-out of her new book, a young adult book…
Visibility is Not Enough: We Need Gender Liberation
Dear beloved BWC community, Today, March 31, is Trans Day of Visibility, honoring the lives and contributions of trans people around the world. Now, more than…
Response to Escalating Violence in Israel/Palestine
We are deeply disturbed by the escalating violence in Israel/Palestine, and heartbroken by the increasing loss of Palestinian and Israeli lives since the start of the…