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Bruskin shares labor musicals

Lawrence Smoot | Published on 3/9/2025

Saying “I am a big believer in the power of culture -- music, theater, dance and more -- as key to building our social justice movements,” former labor organizer Gene Bruskin is making his three labor musicals -- Pray for the DeadThe Moment Was Now and The Return of John Brown available in various forms and formats for use, distribution, performance and sharing. “Culture can teach, entertain and inspire,” Bruskin adds. “As Bertholt Brecht said, ‘Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.’”  
For more info, email Gene at 
genebruskin@gmail.com or call 202-297-0198.