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FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

The Bread and Roses Festival is organized every year by the Bread and Roses Heritage Committee (BRHC). The committee is a volunteer run 501(c)(3) non-profit based out of an office at the Lawrence Heritage State Park. BRHC was founded in 1985 to plan events for the 75th anniversary of the 1912 Lawrence strike. The committee is lead by a Board of Directors and a Council representing a wide spectrum of the community. Meetings are held monthly and are open to the public. 

JOIN THE COMMITTEE

Monthly Committee Meetings
Third Wednesday of the Month 
6:00pm-8:00pm


3rd floor Lawrence Heritage State Park
1 Jackson Street, Lawrence MA 01840 (map)

Members of the Bread and Roses Heritage Committee can be reached by emailing info@breadandrosesheritage.org

THE COMMITTEE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Co-President: Elizabeth Pellerito

  • Co-President: Genithia Hogges

  • Vice President: Steve Osemwenkhae

  • Treasurer: Thuy Paulino

BOARD MEMBERS

  • Celeste Cruz

  • Wangeci Gitau-Damaskos

  • Andrea EK Vannett

  • Bernard Trubowitz

SUB COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  • Pamela Yameen

 

COMMUNITY ADVISORY

  • Francine Tshimbalanga

  • Glennys Sanchez

  • Dania Dejesus

 

COMMITTEE CONSULTANTS

  • Jessica V. Vilas Novas

  • Felipe Collazo

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