My Poem at the Rutgers’ LEARN Event “From Triangle To Rana Plaza To Temp Workers: Building Worker Power”

On May 6th, I presented one of my poems, “Ready to Wear,” which was also translated into Bangla, as part of the Rutgers University Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) Event “From Triangle To Rana Plaza To Temp Workers: Building Worker Power,” an international virtual panel discussion with:

Moderator: Dina Siddiqi, Clinical Associate Professor, Global Liberal Studies, NYU

Alison Morse, Poet

Rupali Akhter, former Garment Worker at Rana Plaza, Secy for Health Support, BGWS

Reynalda Cruz, Worker Organizer New Labor Taslima Akhter, Photographer and President BGWS

Carmen Martino, Rutgers LSER, Dir, Occupational Training and Education Consortium

Abul Ahsan Rubel, Executive Coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon (People’s Solidarity Movement) and Chief Coordinator of Protibesh Andolon (Ecological Movement)