Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Labor Movement

For the labor movement project I was going to use the Homestead Strike as a reference and influence.
I planned on taking the elements of unity and strength but I did not want to carry on the theme of violence and bloodshed. I am going to focus on the bravery and courage and the thought that I have is to show one person that is standing in front of an oncoming train with a crowd of others behind him. They would have pickets and be wearing their work uniforms. This would represent the unity and bravery of the workers when they go up against big, strong companies. I am still thinking about the oncoming train aspect and might go with something else but I still want it to represent the companies and their power. Main thought: the workers went up against a strong power and there was always the chance they might not be successful, but they still had the courage to try and ended up winning in the long run.