Civil disobedience training, Century City 1990



black and white photo of an outdoor civil disobedience training. In the center of the image, two men mimic an arrest, which one man taking the other into custody and dragging him away. surrounding them a crowd watches on.

Justice for Janitors picketers gather before their massive march through Century City for a civil disobedience training. These public training events signaled union members’ resolve and peaceful intentions to the wider community, as well as preparing members for potential confrontations with police. More images from J4J available in the SEIU-USWW records (Collection 1940), UCLA Library Special Collections.