Orca Books Co-op Presents: Aaron Goings discussing "Red Harbor"
Aaron Goings, a professor and historian on radical labor in the Pacific Northwest, will be giving a lecture inspired by his new book Red Harbor: Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Northwest at Orca Books Co-op.
In the early decades of the twentieth century, Grays Harbor was the Lumber Capital of the World. While thousands of lumber and maritime workers fought for higher wages and decent conditions, employers unified to protect their interests, often through violent and corrupt means. They spied on unionists, expelled them from their own towns, vilified them in the press, and physically assaulted labor activists. But with deep roots in their communities, radical workers continued to meet in their halls and immigrant neighborhoods—and to influence the wider labor movement well into the 1930s.
In Red Harbor, Aaron Goings resurrects the forgotten history of lumber workers in a bastion of labor radicalism, examining the conflict as workers faced down an alliance of employers, police, and violent…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: co-op@orcabooks.com. Event Types: Special Events.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 7:30 PM.
Pacific Lutheran University Presents: Banu Subramaniam discussing "Botany of Empire" | Rachel Carson Science, Technology, and Society Lecture
Pacific Lutheran University welcomes Banu Subramaniam, author and the Luella LaMer Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College, as the 2026 Rachel Carson lecture series guest speaker.
Subramaniam's work explores the natural sciences in relation to race, gender, colonialism, ethnicity, caste, and xenophobia. There will be a Q&A session following the lecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Anderson University Center. Accessibility Contact: events@plu.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Monday, February 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Pacific Lutheran University.
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