LaborFest: Spanish Earth and Souls Without Borders (Lincoln Brigade)

The opening shots of World War 2 were fired in Spain in 1936, the begining of what is known as the Spanish Civil War. The fight against fascism perpetrated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in Europe was first and foremost a struggle to defend the rights and gains of labor.
"The Spanish Earth," written by John Dos Passos & Ernest Hemingway is a landmark political film with visceral footage shot at the frontlines, a celebration of the Spanish people, and a powerful narration; the film presents the human face of war in a manner unmatched by few films before or since.
"Souls Without Borders - The Untold Story of The Abraham Lincoln Brigade" is the story of the American contribution to the anti-fascist struggle in Spain. Seventy years have passed since the men and women of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade defied their government’s ban and took a stand against Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini in the bloody Spanish Civil War. A third of them lie buried in Spanish soil. Director Anthony Geist will be attending.