It is with great sadness that we report the passing of historian, author, teacher, and activist Howard Zinn. 

Howard was a long time supporter of Jobs with Justice.  He was arrested in in 1996 as part of a Jobs with Justice delegation peacefully supporting striking immigrant workers at the Richmark factory in Everett, MA. 

Howard Zinn inspired the Western Massachusetts Jobs with Justice “Voices of a People’s History” performance and inspired our “Voices of Working People’s History” May Day Celebration.  You can listen to Howard deliver a heart-wrenching and spirited reading of his work  incorporating a rich selection of quotations and rememberances of labor history in Western Massachusetts on the W. Mass JwJ website.

His leadership, insight, and inspiration will be greatly missed.

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More information will be forthcoming at www.howardzinn.org.