Remembering International Ladies Garment Worker’s Union͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
So Harlem

January 2025

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Dear SoHarlem Community Member,

SoHarlem turned 14 this year and we thank you for your involvement. Whether you are an Artisan or a Shopper, a Supporter, or a Neighbor, we are grateful for your participation in our work.

Your support has helped us train more than 200 local community members, many who have joined the workforce. We’ve incubated more than 50 creative entrepreneurs and continue to offer space and resources. SoHarlem has been an essential force in the transformation of the once underutilized area of West Harlem which has grown into the West Harlem Innovative Triangle.

We invite you to make a deductible contribution. As a not-for-profit, your donation goes a long way in helping people become part of the creative economy. 

Each and every gift, no matter the amount, is valuable to us. To make yours: 

1. Kindly mail your check to:

SoHarlem, Inc.

1361 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 340

New York, NY 10027

2.        Or go click here to make a gift by credit card.

We wish you a meaningful 2025 and leave you with a quote from the late Bill Cunningham, “Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.”

With Gratitude

Janet Rodriguez, Founder

Photograph by Matvey Z

 

SoHarlem’s first window for the New Year is adorned with a beautiful textile with the imprint of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU). We thank the Pack Family for donating the ILGWU textile.

ILGUW was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first US unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. During ILGWU's peak, membership was 450,000 in 1969.

Also gracing our window is the creative collaboration of designs by Blue Olive and Naija Fly Fabrics (Naija), founded by Teniade Morenike Fann, a native of East Harlem.  Naija specializes in the ethical fair-trade export/import of high quality, unique fabrics made in West Africa, based in the town of Oshogbo, in the heart of "Yoruba Land" in Southwestern Nigeria. To learn more about the Naija and Blue Olive collaboration, click here.

 
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