Spirit of Mother Jones Festival goes online to mark 90 years since Cork-born icon's passing
Mary Harris, aka Mother Jones: a Cork woman who became an icon for the American working class. Pic: Courtesy of RTE.
While the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has brought live events to a halt and driven gigs and festivals to online spaces to reach people, one Cork-based weekender has quite literally no excuse for calling a halt to proceedings.
The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival, typically based in venues and spaces in and around Cork city's Shandon area, celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Mary Harris, revered in the American trade union movement for her tireless work as organiser and IWW union co-founder under the moniker of Mother Jones, and her connection to her birthplace on the city's northside.
