REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION INC
PO BOX 1822, NEW YORK, NY 10113 www.rememberthetrianglefire.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE THROUGH ITS ON-GOING PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. IT SUPPORTS THE ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRE EACH MARCH 25, AND ENCOURAGES ACTIVISM BY AND FOR WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD. TO THAT END, THE REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT ART MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO DIED IN THE FIRE, SO THAT THEIR SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THE FIRE THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY WAS LOCATED ONE BLOCK EAST OF YOUNG WOMEN, MOST WERE RECENT IMMIGRANTS. ON MARCH 25, 1911, A FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE 8TH FLOOR. WORKERS RAN TO THE FIRE ESCAPE. IT COLLAPSED, DROPPING THEM TO THEIR DEATHS. ON THE 9TH FLOOR A CRITICAL EXIT WAS LOCKED. PEOPLE ON THE STREET WATCHED AS THE WORKERS BEGAN TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOWS. FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED BUT THEIR LADDERS ONLY REACHED THE 6TH FLOOR. THE ELEVATORS RAN AS LONG AS THEY COULD AS WORKERS PRESSED INTO THE CARS; SOME TUM

THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE.

IN CONCERT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,THE REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF2011 CENTENNIAL. TODAY, IT IS SPEARHEADING THE BUILDING OF APUBLIC ART MEMORIAL TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE TRIANGLE FACTORYWORKERS.THE COALITION SUPPORTS:THE CREATION OF INNOVATIVE PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES, TO BUILD THEMUSCLES OF ACTIVE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.NEW COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND ESTABLISHING APERMANENT MEMORIAL.

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