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SCHEDULE • 2008 •
Admission
to all events is by voluntary donation except where noted
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY EVENTS
SANTA CLARA COUNTY EVENTS
MONTEREY COUNTY EVENTS
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY EVENTS
Friday, April 25, 2008
Cabrillo College — Watsonville Campus
7 pm • UN POQUITO DE TANTA VERDAD
(Filmmaker: Jill Friedberg, 2007, 93 min)
People of Oaxaca take the media into their own hands in support of the teachers’ strike.
Speakers: Francisco Rodriguez, President, PVFT
Rogelio Martinez, school migrant counselor and PVFT Site Rep
Sponsor: Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Calvary Episcopal “Red” Church, Santa Cruz
1 pm • LOCKOUT
(Director: Jason van Genderen, 2007, 56 min)
Australian coal miners survive a brutal war on industrial labor.
2 pm • MADE IN LA
(Producers: Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar, 2007, 70 min)
Latina immigrant sweatshop workers win basic labor protections.
Music: David Winters
Speakers: Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar, filmmakers
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Calvary Episcopal “Red” Church, Santa Cruz
Earth Day Celebration in downtown Santa Cruz
1:30 pm • EarthVision Act Locally SHORT FILMS
6 pm • RETURN TO WILDERNESS
(Director: Ed Schehl, 2004, 28 min)
Volunteers restore Willow Creek Watershed in Los Padres National Forest.
Speaker: Tom Hopkins, President, Ventana Wilderness Alliance
7 pm • THIRST
(Producers: Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman, 2004, 65 min)
Is water a public resource or just another commodity?
8 pm • SECRETS OF SILICON VALLEY
(Producers: Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman, 2001, 60 min)
Shocking exposé of the hidden downsides of the Internet revolution.
Speaker: Barbara Sprenger, Felton FLOW organizer and activist
Sponsor: EarthVision Film Festival
Monday, April 28, 2008
Workers’ Memorial Day
Community Television of Santa Cruz County Studio, Santa Cruz
7 pm • 911 DUST & DECEIT
(Filmmaker: Penny Little, 2007, 59 min)
After 911 they were told the “air is safe to breathe.”
8 pm • EYE OF THE STORM
(Filmmaker: Amie Williams, 2007, 58 min)
Longshore workers locked out of West Coast ports.
Speaker: Penny Little, filmmaker
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Calvary Episcopal “Red” Church, Santa Cruz
7 pm • 5 FACTORIES
(Filmmakers: Dario Azzellini & Oliver Ressler, 2006, 81 min)
Workers manage their factories in Venezuela.
Speaker: Nane Alejándrez, Executive Director of Barrios Unidos
Sponsor: United Nations Association
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Kresge Town Hall, UCSC
7 pm • UCSC STUDENT AND WORKER SOLIDARITY MARCH
(Photographer: Bradley Stuart, 2008)
Photographic slide show of the February 28, 2007, campus demonstration.
TOGETHER WE’RE STRONGER
(Filmmaker: Claire Harbage, 2008)
Personal accounts of UCSC workers and their roles in Union struggle.
BAD ABOUT BEING KOREAN
(Filmmaker: Elissa Moon, 2008, 7 min)
Filmmaker’s personal experience of child labor in a family dry cleaning business.
THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA STRIKE OF 2007-2008
(Filmmaker: Laura Fishman, 2008, 15 min)
How the WGA won a fair share from the entertainment industry.
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
(Filmmakers: Tania Millan, Loyda Alvarado & Marie Marroquin, 2008, 10 min)
An immigrant woman of color becoming a labor activist.
SIN VERGUENZA (Without Shame)
(Filmmakers: Students Informing Now (SIN), 2008)
Experiences of UCSC students from migrant backgrounds.
KINETIC POETICS
The UCSC Slam Team
UCSC RAINBOW THEATRE
Dramatic live performance
Speakers: AFSCME Local 3299 members & student filmmakers
Sponsor: Students Totally Opposing Poverty
Thursday, May 1, 2008
International Workers Day
Del Mar Theatre, Santa Cruz
7 pm • PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG
(Director: Jim Brown, 2007, 93 min, 35mm)
Life and times of the architect of the U.S. folk revival.
Music: Santa Cruz Peace Chorale, Aileen Vance, Conductor
Speaker: Jim Brown, filmmaker
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Nickelodeon Theatre, Santa Cruz
11 am • THE SINGING REVOLUTION
(Filmmakers: James Tusty & Maureen Castle, 2007, 94 min)
Singing was the weapon of choice for Estonians resisting foreign occupation.
Speaker: Stephen Zunes, teacher
Sponsor: Santa Cruz Peace Chorale
Live Oak Grange, Live Oak
Reel Work for the Environment
4 pm • A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil
(Filmmakers: Maria Vaz & Giovanni Vaz Del Bello, 2007, 52 min)
Innovations make Curitiba one of the most livable cities.
Speakers: Maria Vaz & Giovanni Vaz Del Bello, filmmakers
Jeffrey Smedberg, recycling coordinator
5:30 pm • Vegetarian Potluck
Desserts provided. Please bring your plate, cup & utensils.
7 pm • Sierra Club Films about, solar, wind power, biodiesel & community gardens.
THE VINEYARD ENERGY PROJECT
(15 min)
NATIVE WIND
(1 min)
FRENCH FRIES TO GO
(15 min)
RATS TO ROSES
(30 min)
Speakers: Peter Weiss, PHD, the “Singing Scientist” and professor of atmospheric chemistry
Ray Newkirk, President & co-founder of Pacific Biofuel
Catalina Siri, bilingual teacher and organic gardening activist
David Blume, permaculturist & author of Alcohol Is A Gas
Sponsor: Live Oak Grange
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Cabrillo College Forum 450, Aptos
4 pm • TILLIE OLSEN: A HEART IN ACTION
(Filmmaker: Ann Hershey, 2007, 60 min)
Portrait of one who believed in the goodness of human nature and worked for justice.
SPOKEN WORD by local poets, and Tillie’s favorite labor songs.
Speaker: Annie Hershey, filmmaker
Fundraiser to support the Tillie Olsen Fund for Social Justice
Sponsor: Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers
Friday, May 9, 2008
Beneath Soquel Avenue Bridge by Riverside Drive, Santa Cruz
8 pm • SUBVERSIVE SHORTS
(Compiled by Guerilla Drive-In members)
SACCO AND VANZETTI
(Director: Peter Miller, 2006, 80 min)
Italian immigrant anarchists are denied justice.
Sponsor: Guerilla Drive-In
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
7 pm • Charlie King & The Prince Myshkins
Songs of labor and struggle, laced with political satire.
Performers: Charlie King & The Prince Myshkins, musicians
Admission is charged at this event.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY EVENTS
Monday, April 28, 2008
San Jose City College Drama Theatre, San Jose
6:30 pm • THIRST
(Producers: Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman, 2004, 65 min)
Is water a public resource or just another commodity?
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
San Jose City College Drama Theatre, San Jose
6:30 pm • NORTH COUNTRY
(Director: Niki Caro, 2006, 126 min)
The first major successful workplace sexual harassment case in the US.
Speaker: Lois Jenson, inspiration for North Country
Sponsors: SJCC Labor Studies, Associated Students, Phi Theta Kappa
MONTEREY COUNTY EVENTS
Monday, April 28, 2008
Cal State U-Monterey Bay, University Center, Seaside
7 pm • NORTH COUNTRY
(Director: Niki Caro, 2006, 126 min)
The first major successful workplace sexual harassment case in the US.
Speaker: Lois Jenson, inspiration for North Country
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teacher’s Association
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Cal State U-Monterey Bay, Music Hall, Seaside
7 pm • UN POQUITO DE TANTA VERDAD
(Filmmaker: Jill Friedberg, 2007, 93 min)
People of Oaxaca take the media into their own hands in support of the teachers’ strike.
Invited Speaker: Rogelio Martinez, school migrant counselor and Union Site Rep
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teacher’s Association, MECHA
Friday, May 2, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Monterey
6 pm • Monterey Bay Central Labor Council May Day Dinner
Annual labor awards dinner recognizing Unionists of the Year.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Cal State U-Monterey Bay, World Theatre, Seaside
7 pm • MAQUILAPOLIS (City of Factories)
(Filmmakers: Vicky Funari & Sergio De La Torre, 2006, 68 min)
Globalization’s impact on Tijuana’s factory workers.
8 pm • MADE IN LA
(Filmmaker: Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar, 2007, 70 min)
Latina immigrant sweatshop workers win basic labor protections.
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teacher’s Association, MECHA
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