Ten NWU New York Members were amongst thousands of writers from around the country who attended the 25th Annual Writers Digest conference August 18-20 at the New York City Hilton Midtown. NWU President Larry Goldbetter helped manage the NWU vendor table as did Lee Christine Brownlee, poet; Calvin Ramsey, playwright; Yusef Salaam, essayist; authors Greg […]
Archives for September 2016
My IP Got Pirated: How I Took It Down
You wrote a book and it’s been published, either traditionally or by you. Now you can focus on promoting it. But if you own the copyright, you have another task in this digital age: Protecting your work on the Internet. Recently, I did a Google search for my book, Writing Well in the 21st Century: […]
Anti-Muslim Profiling Near Trump Tower
At the New York City Labor Day Parade on September 10, one of our members, Ekim Kilic, a young Turkish national, approached someone who appeared to him to be a Union Marshal, and asked where he could find the National Writers Union group. The person told Ekim that the UAW/NWU contingent had already passed. The […]
ELECTIONS: Neck and (Orange) Neck
The Presidential race is tightening. After more than a year of primaries, caucuses and conventions; after Bernie Sanders received over 13 million votes to end income inequality and crippling tuition debt; and after the sideshow of the Republican “debates,” where contestants were eliminated from the talent competition —before making it to the swimsuit round—it appears […]
NWU Presence at Michigan, St. Louis Conferences
In late August, I attended the UAW Luca Communications Conference (left) in upstate Michigan. I took a Video Across Platforms class and made this video that pays tribute to UAW founder Walter Reuther and the spirit of union members coming together in support of workers rights to a living wage, benefits, etc. I imagine there […]
Lit Crawl-San Francisco to Feature NorCal Writers
On Saturday, October 15, the NWU Northern California chapter will curate a session at Lit Crawl-San Francisco called, National Writers Union Takes On Social Justice, featuring readings by NWU members Lizette Wanzer, Henry Millstein, Sarah E. Kornfeld, and September Williams. One of the most anticipated literary nights of the year, Lit Crawl-SF attracts 10,000 people annually. We aim to […]
Strike Against Racist Police Terror
Three more unarmed black men have been shot and killed by the police. They include a teenager with a BB gun in Columbus, OH; a young man with his hands in the air returning from class in Tulsa, OK; and a man sitting in his car, reading a book in Charlotte, NC. The police who […]
TERCERA EDICIÓN DEL PREMIO FOPEA AL PERIODISMO DE INVESTIGACIÓN (Argentina)
TERCERA EDICIÓN DEL PREMIO FOPEA AL PERIODISMO DE INVESTIGACIÓN (Argentina) 01:10:2016 Género: Periodismo Premio: Mención honorifica y 16.000 pesos Abierto a: artículos periodísticos publicados o emitidos en medios de comunicación en toda la Argentina Entidad convocante: FOPEA País de la entidad convocante: Argentina Fecha de cierre: 01:10:2016 BASES Bases y condiciones NOTAS O PRODUCCIONES DE INVESTIGACIÓN El Premio FOPEA a […]
NWU Supports the Struggle to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
The struggle to stop the Dakota Access pipeline has grown to involve thousands of First Nation tribes and their supporters despite a corporate media blackout. For defying the blackout and bringing some coverage to the heroic fight-back, Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman and other journalists have had warrants issued for their arrest! On September 15, a […]
After Cancer, Photographer is the Picture of Health
Sharon Geiselman’s powerful image of UAW members standing along a bridge (left) emerged as one of the most affecting photographs of the August 2016 LUCA Communications Conference in Black Lake, MI. “Our theme was ‘Building Bridges, Not Walls,’ and I thought: A bridge leads you somewhere, while a wall blocks the path,” says Geiselman, who […]
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