Rainbow Kitchen records, 1974-1992

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Rainbow Kitchen records, 1974-1992

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This collection contains the records of Bob Anderson regarding the Rainbow Kitchen and other organizations which aimed to help unemployed steelworkers in the Pittsburgh area during the 1980s. Included is information on the steel industry and labor union locals, as well as publications concerning deindustrialization and the political left. Files regarding celebrity endorsements of Rainbow Kitchen by Bruce Springsteen, Jesse Jackson and Ed Asner are also present, in addition to photographs, videos, slides and newsletters.

50.0 linear ft. (31 boxes + 3 flat files)

University of Pittsburgh

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SNAC Resource ID: 7309824

University of Pittsburgh

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Rainbow Kitchen (Homestead, Pa.)

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Rainbow Kitchen Community Services was founded in 1984 by Bob Anderson, Theresa Chalich and Dolores Patrick, in response to the devastating community impact of the closing of area steel mills, which displaced thousands of workers living near Pittsburgh, Pa. Originally known as the Homestead Unemployed Center, the Rainbow Kitchen aims to help low income families become self sufficient through its food pantry, job training classes and other programs. Still located in Homestead, Pa., this non-profi...

Steel Valley Unemployed Center (Homestead, Pa.)

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Mon-Valley Unemployed Committee

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The Mon-Valley Unemployed Committee (MVUC) was formed in 1982 to assist the newly unemployed as a result of the closure of many of the region's steel mills. Following the recession of 1981-1982, the region's steel mills began to outsource their labor in an effort to cut costs. The outsourcing of the region's steel mills devastated the Monongahela (Mon) River Valley because many of the workers did not have the skills or education to find equally well paying work elsewhere. While the government se...

Anderson, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1944-

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Robert L. Anderson (b. 1944), educator, community leader, and Vietnam Veteran, has been at the center of progressive, political activism on many fronts. Anderson is a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and along with four other members, was present at the 1973 occupation of the Pine Ridge Reservation, supporting the American Indian Movement. From the description of American Indian Movement papers, 1973-1996. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 510...