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Historical Worldwide Labor Movement films

Wednesday, 28 April 2004
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Organizer: The Reelwork Mayday Labor Film Festival

You are invited to take part in a night of film on the historical worldwide labor movement of the 19th century.

On Wednesday, April 28th, 2004, at 7pm in the Delmar Theater, Reelwork Mayday Labor Film Festival will be showing the French movie Germinal, directed by Claude Berry. Germinal is an adaptation of an Emile Zola novel about a 19th century coal miners’ strike against dangerous working conditions. Speaking at the movie will be Paul Ortiz, Assistant Professor of Community Studies at UCSC and labor historian.

The Reelwork Mayday Labor Film Festival shows films around every May Day about the ongoing struggles workers worldwide have gone through, and the victories they have won. Movies are shown this from Sunday, April 25th to Saturday, May 1st, at a variety of public venues.

For more information, including volunteer opportunities, please contact Paul Ortiz at 459-5583 and portiz@ucsc.edu, or www.reelwork.org for a detailed schedule of the event

Location:
The Del Mar Theater
Pacific Ave.

Cost: donation

URL: http://www.reelwork.org/schedule.html