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Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans
Date:
Friday, October 24, 2008
Time:
7:00 PM
-
9:00 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Email:
Location Details:
De Bug Community Center
701 Lenzen Ave. (@ Stockton)
San Jose, CA
701 Lenzen Ave. (@ Stockton)
San Jose, CA
DOS AMERICAS: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF NEW ORLEANS
A new documentary by Upheaval Productions
Post-Katrina reconstruction is still in progress throughout the Gulf Coast, with much of the City of New Orleans still in ruins. This documentary focuses on those rebuilding this city through interviews with some of the estimated 100,000 Latino migrant laborers who have converged in this area over the past two and a half years. Despite terrible working conditions, massive fraud, a housing crisis, severe harassment by law enforcement, and very limited resources, New Orleans’ Latino community has mushroomed since the storm and is establishing an infrastructure proportional to its size.
Take a look at how this community is organizing to defend itself against numerous injustices and the attempts to bridge the gap between themselves as new residents and the pre-Katrina population, all within the extremely unique and tragic context of post-Katrina New Orleans.
The film will be followed by a discussion with one of the filmmakers!
Also performing will be local spoken word/hip-hop artists MexTape and World Domination.
***¡Presentado en inglés y español!***
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH at 7PM
at DE BUG COMMUNITY CENTER
701 Lenzen Ave. (@ Stockton)
San Jose, CA
Sliding Scale $0-$5 (NO ONE TURNED AWAY)
***Benefit for Climbing PoeTree's "Hurricane Season"***
For more information and to see a trailer please visit:
http://www.upheavalproductions.com
A new documentary by Upheaval Productions
Post-Katrina reconstruction is still in progress throughout the Gulf Coast, with much of the City of New Orleans still in ruins. This documentary focuses on those rebuilding this city through interviews with some of the estimated 100,000 Latino migrant laborers who have converged in this area over the past two and a half years. Despite terrible working conditions, massive fraud, a housing crisis, severe harassment by law enforcement, and very limited resources, New Orleans’ Latino community has mushroomed since the storm and is establishing an infrastructure proportional to its size.
Take a look at how this community is organizing to defend itself against numerous injustices and the attempts to bridge the gap between themselves as new residents and the pre-Katrina population, all within the extremely unique and tragic context of post-Katrina New Orleans.
The film will be followed by a discussion with one of the filmmakers!
Also performing will be local spoken word/hip-hop artists MexTape and World Domination.
***¡Presentado en inglés y español!***
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH at 7PM
at DE BUG COMMUNITY CENTER
701 Lenzen Ave. (@ Stockton)
San Jose, CA
Sliding Scale $0-$5 (NO ONE TURNED AWAY)
***Benefit for Climbing PoeTree's "Hurricane Season"***
For more information and to see a trailer please visit:
http://www.upheavalproductions.com
For more information:
http://www.upheavalproductions.com
Added to the calendar on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 12:28PM
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