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T4CW 4.19.10: The Enduring Legacy of Howard Zinn: "The People Speak" at Reel Work
The Teachers spoke with two organizers of the Reel Work Labor Day Film Festival, already in progress, along with Lisa Smithline, who worked on "The People Speak," Howard Zinn's final production. We talked about the film, Zinn's work, and central role to the work of Educators and Workers in addition to Historians and political activists [MP3, mono, 46:57].
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Jeffrey and Tina give some history of the Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival (in its ninth year), and discuss its growth over the region. This year there are events in Salinas, San Jose, Watsonville, and Santa Cruz as well as CSUMB, Cabrillo, and UCSC.
Lisa talks about The People Speak (Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min), which will be shown at 7 PM on Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day, at the Del Mar.
"Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music." http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/
And being Maestr@s, we also talked about the lesson plans and clips available for teachers and students, and Zinn's relevance and accessibility to educators everywhere.
Teachers 4 Class War [T4CW] airs every Monday evening on Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM plus online streaming worldwide at http://www.freakradio.org Thanks for listening.
Lisa talks about The People Speak (Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min), which will be shown at 7 PM on Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day, at the Del Mar.
"Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music." http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/
And being Maestr@s, we also talked about the lesson plans and clips available for teachers and students, and Zinn's relevance and accessibility to educators everywhere.
Teachers 4 Class War [T4CW] airs every Monday evening on Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM plus online streaming worldwide at http://www.freakradio.org Thanks for listening.
For more information:
http://reelwork.org/
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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY EVENTS
Sunday, April 25
• 12 noon
NickelodeonTheater, Santa Cruz
Food, Inc.
(Robert Kenner, 2009, 94 min)
Corporate control of food production leads to disrespect for nature and workers.
Speaker: Eduardo Peña, union organizer (invited)
• 7 pm
SEIU Union Hall, Santa Cruz
Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
(Charlie King & Karen Brandow, 2009, 55 min)
Political history of the U.S. brought to life in song, images and first person narratives.
Performers: Charlie King & Karen Brandow, singers & songwriters
Admission: $15
Monday, April 26
• 7 pm
Kresge Town Hall, UCSC
What’ s the Economy For, Anyway?
(John de Graaf, 2009, 40 min)
Is the economy to serve the people, or for the people to serve the economy?
Claim Your Change
(Kyle Thiermann, 2009, 4 min)
Surfers teach us how to stop a coal plant that would ruin the environment in Chile.
Speakers: John de Graaf & Kyle Thiermann, filmmakers
Tuesday, April 27
• 7 pm
Calvary Episcopal “Red” Church, Santa Cruz
Who Will Pick the Avocados?
(Shiri Wilk, 2007, 22 min)
International trade-union delegation studies the labor market in Israel’ s agricultural sector.
The Battle Of The Ssangyong Workers
(Doro-Chiba Support Committee, 2009, 22 min)
77 day South Korean auto plant workers’ occupation.
Time To Tackle Climate Change
(SustainLabour, 2009, 20 min)
European trade unions’ commitments for action on climate change.
Speakers: Sami Abed, Middle East peace activist; Rick Longinotti, co-founder, Transition Santa Cruz
Music: The Raging Grannies
Sponsor: United Nations Association
Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
• 7 pm
Del Mar Theatre, Santa Cruz
The People Speak
(Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min)
Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music.
Speaker: Lisa Smithline, film distributor
Music: Santa Cruz Peace Chorale
Friday, April 30
• 8 pm
Beach Flats Community Garden, Santa Cruz
The Garden
(Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2008, 80 min)
South Central LA residents organize to save their fertile piece of Eden from development.
Presented by: Guerilla Drive-In
Saturday, May 1 - International Workers Day
• 4 pm
Town Clock / Pacific Avenue / Poet & Patriot Irish Pub
May Day Parade & Sing-Along
Sunday, May 2
• 7 pm
Cabrillo Watsonville Forum, Watsonville
Watsonville On Strike
(Jon Silver, 1989, 65 min)
Teamster cannery workers’ 18-month struggle.
Y Se Hizo La Luz
(canal deiz de julio, 2010, 45 min)
Video of current struggle precipitated by the Calderon government’s attempt to dissolve the Mexican Electrical Workers Union, SME.
Speakers: Jon Silver, filmmaker, Patricia Zavella, UCSC professor; Rogelio Martínez, teacher; Yolanda Navarro, community organizer
Sponsor: Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1936
Monday May 3
• 7 pm
Community Television Studio, Santa Cruz
Heart of the Factory
(Virna Molina & Ernesto Ardito, 2008, 129 min)
Argentine workers find escape from capitalism by building a cooperative enterprise.
Speaker: Dana Frank, UCSC professor
Sponsor: Community Television of Santa Cruz County
Tuesday May 4
• 7 pm
SEIU Union Hall, Santa Cruz
Why Are We In Afghanistan?
(Michael Zweig, 2010, 28 min)
Our presence in Afghanistan continues more than a century of US interventionist foreign policy.
Rethink Afghanistan
(Robert Greenwald, 2009, 75 min)
After eight years, what’ s the mission? What’ s the Exit Strategy?
Sponsor: Central Coast Workers Against War, an affiliate of US Labor Against the War
Wednesday May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
• 7 pm
Erica Schilling 450 Forum, Cabrillo College, Aptos
Bound For Glory
(Hal Ashby, 1976, 149 min)
Joyous celebration of the life of folk balladeer and poet Woody Guthrie in depression era U.S.
Music: David Winters, labor song sing-along
Sponsor: Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 4400
SANTA CLARA COUNTY EVENTS
Tuesday, April 20
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Tech Auditorium, San Jose
Green Chemistry In America
Talk on the dangers of chemicals in the workplace.
Speaker: Dr. Michael Wilson, PhD, MPH, Research Scientist
Friday, April 23
• 7 pm
CWA Local 9423 Union Hall, San Jose
Hazel Dickens: It’ s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song
(Mimi Pickering, 2002, 57 min)
Appalachian Bluegrass pioneer has influenced generations of songwriters and musicians.
Sponsor: Economic Justice Film Series
Monday, April 26
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Student Center Community Room 204, San Jose
Food, Inc.
(Robert Kenner, 2009, 94 min)
Corporate control of food production leads to disrespect for nature and workers.
Speaker: Eduardo Peña, United Food and Commercial Workers Union organizer (invited)
Tuesday, April 27
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Student Center Community Room 204, San Jose
What’s the Economy For, Anyway?
(John de Graaf, 2009, 40 min)
Is the economy to serve the people, or for the people to serve the economy?
Speaker: John de Graaf, filmmaker
Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Tech Auditorium, San Jose
Milk
(Gus Van Sant, 2008, 129 min)
San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and the birth of LGBT politics in the ’ 70s.
Speaker: Cleve Jones, GLBT and AIDS activist, union organizer
Thursday April 29
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Student Center Community Room 204, San Jose
The People Speak
(Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min)
Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music.
Speaker: Lisa Smithline, film distributor
Sponsor of all Santa Clara County events: SJCC Labor Studies
MONTEREY COUNTY EVENTS
Thursday, April 22 - Earth Day
• 7 pm
Marina Library, Marina
Time to Tackle Climate Change
(Sustainlabour, 2008, 20 min)
Workers can play a fundamental role in the route to a sustainable world.
Coal Country
(Phyllis Geller, 2009, 85 min)
Families and communities are deeply split over mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.
Sponsors: Citizens for Sustainable Marina, Marina Democratic Club, California Faculty Association
Friday, April 23
• 7 pm
CSUMB Student Center, Building 12, Seaside
Time to Tackle Climate Change
(Sustainlabour, 2008, 20 min)
Workers can play a fundamental role in the route to a sustainable world.
Coal Country
(Phyllis Geller, 2009, 85 min)
Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.
Sponsors: CSUMB Earth Week, California Faculty Association
Monday, April 26
• 7 pm
CSUMB Library, Building 508, Room 1170, Seaside
The People Speak
(Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min)
Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music.
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teachers Association
Tuesday, April 27
• 7 pm
CSUMB University Center, Building 29, Seaside
Milk
(Gus Van Sant, 2008, 129 min)
San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and the birth of LGBT politics in the ’ 70s.
Speaker: Cleve Jones, GLBT and AIDS activist, union organizer
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, SCUMB Out and About
Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
• 7 pm
CSUMB Library, Building 508, Room 1188, Seaside
Race to Nowhere
(Vicki Abeles, 2009, 85 min)
A look at the fast passed world of children in our schools, the impact of NCLB on teachers, and how the Race to the Top may fail our students.
Speaker: Linda Bynoe, EdD, CFA, CTA
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teachers Association
Monday, May 3
• 7 pm
National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
Watsonville On Strike
(Jon Silver, 1989, 65 min)
Teamster cannery workers’ 18-month struggle.
Speakers: Jon Silver, filmmaker; Jennifer Colby, lecturer, PhD Humanities; Cesar Lara, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
Sponsor: National Steinbeck Center – Salinas Stories Project
Sunday, April 25
• 12 noon
NickelodeonTheater, Santa Cruz
Food, Inc.
(Robert Kenner, 2009, 94 min)
Corporate control of food production leads to disrespect for nature and workers.
Speaker: Eduardo Peña, union organizer (invited)
• 7 pm
SEIU Union Hall, Santa Cruz
Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
(Charlie King & Karen Brandow, 2009, 55 min)
Political history of the U.S. brought to life in song, images and first person narratives.
Performers: Charlie King & Karen Brandow, singers & songwriters
Admission: $15
Monday, April 26
• 7 pm
Kresge Town Hall, UCSC
What’ s the Economy For, Anyway?
(John de Graaf, 2009, 40 min)
Is the economy to serve the people, or for the people to serve the economy?
Claim Your Change
(Kyle Thiermann, 2009, 4 min)
Surfers teach us how to stop a coal plant that would ruin the environment in Chile.
Speakers: John de Graaf & Kyle Thiermann, filmmakers
Tuesday, April 27
• 7 pm
Calvary Episcopal “Red” Church, Santa Cruz
Who Will Pick the Avocados?
(Shiri Wilk, 2007, 22 min)
International trade-union delegation studies the labor market in Israel’ s agricultural sector.
The Battle Of The Ssangyong Workers
(Doro-Chiba Support Committee, 2009, 22 min)
77 day South Korean auto plant workers’ occupation.
Time To Tackle Climate Change
(SustainLabour, 2009, 20 min)
European trade unions’ commitments for action on climate change.
Speakers: Sami Abed, Middle East peace activist; Rick Longinotti, co-founder, Transition Santa Cruz
Music: The Raging Grannies
Sponsor: United Nations Association
Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
• 7 pm
Del Mar Theatre, Santa Cruz
The People Speak
(Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min)
Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music.
Speaker: Lisa Smithline, film distributor
Music: Santa Cruz Peace Chorale
Friday, April 30
• 8 pm
Beach Flats Community Garden, Santa Cruz
The Garden
(Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2008, 80 min)
South Central LA residents organize to save their fertile piece of Eden from development.
Presented by: Guerilla Drive-In
Saturday, May 1 - International Workers Day
• 4 pm
Town Clock / Pacific Avenue / Poet & Patriot Irish Pub
May Day Parade & Sing-Along
Sunday, May 2
• 7 pm
Cabrillo Watsonville Forum, Watsonville
Watsonville On Strike
(Jon Silver, 1989, 65 min)
Teamster cannery workers’ 18-month struggle.
Y Se Hizo La Luz
(canal deiz de julio, 2010, 45 min)
Video of current struggle precipitated by the Calderon government’s attempt to dissolve the Mexican Electrical Workers Union, SME.
Speakers: Jon Silver, filmmaker, Patricia Zavella, UCSC professor; Rogelio Martínez, teacher; Yolanda Navarro, community organizer
Sponsor: Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1936
Monday May 3
• 7 pm
Community Television Studio, Santa Cruz
Heart of the Factory
(Virna Molina & Ernesto Ardito, 2008, 129 min)
Argentine workers find escape from capitalism by building a cooperative enterprise.
Speaker: Dana Frank, UCSC professor
Sponsor: Community Television of Santa Cruz County
Tuesday May 4
• 7 pm
SEIU Union Hall, Santa Cruz
Why Are We In Afghanistan?
(Michael Zweig, 2010, 28 min)
Our presence in Afghanistan continues more than a century of US interventionist foreign policy.
Rethink Afghanistan
(Robert Greenwald, 2009, 75 min)
After eight years, what’ s the mission? What’ s the Exit Strategy?
Sponsor: Central Coast Workers Against War, an affiliate of US Labor Against the War
Wednesday May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
• 7 pm
Erica Schilling 450 Forum, Cabrillo College, Aptos
Bound For Glory
(Hal Ashby, 1976, 149 min)
Joyous celebration of the life of folk balladeer and poet Woody Guthrie in depression era U.S.
Music: David Winters, labor song sing-along
Sponsor: Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 4400
SANTA CLARA COUNTY EVENTS
Tuesday, April 20
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Tech Auditorium, San Jose
Green Chemistry In America
Talk on the dangers of chemicals in the workplace.
Speaker: Dr. Michael Wilson, PhD, MPH, Research Scientist
Friday, April 23
• 7 pm
CWA Local 9423 Union Hall, San Jose
Hazel Dickens: It’ s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song
(Mimi Pickering, 2002, 57 min)
Appalachian Bluegrass pioneer has influenced generations of songwriters and musicians.
Sponsor: Economic Justice Film Series
Monday, April 26
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Student Center Community Room 204, San Jose
Food, Inc.
(Robert Kenner, 2009, 94 min)
Corporate control of food production leads to disrespect for nature and workers.
Speaker: Eduardo Peña, United Food and Commercial Workers Union organizer (invited)
Tuesday, April 27
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Student Center Community Room 204, San Jose
What’s the Economy For, Anyway?
(John de Graaf, 2009, 40 min)
Is the economy to serve the people, or for the people to serve the economy?
Speaker: John de Graaf, filmmaker
Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Tech Auditorium, San Jose
Milk
(Gus Van Sant, 2008, 129 min)
San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and the birth of LGBT politics in the ’ 70s.
Speaker: Cleve Jones, GLBT and AIDS activist, union organizer
Thursday April 29
• 6:30 pm
SJCC Student Center Community Room 204, San Jose
The People Speak
(Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min)
Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music.
Speaker: Lisa Smithline, film distributor
Sponsor of all Santa Clara County events: SJCC Labor Studies
MONTEREY COUNTY EVENTS
Thursday, April 22 - Earth Day
• 7 pm
Marina Library, Marina
Time to Tackle Climate Change
(Sustainlabour, 2008, 20 min)
Workers can play a fundamental role in the route to a sustainable world.
Coal Country
(Phyllis Geller, 2009, 85 min)
Families and communities are deeply split over mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.
Sponsors: Citizens for Sustainable Marina, Marina Democratic Club, California Faculty Association
Friday, April 23
• 7 pm
CSUMB Student Center, Building 12, Seaside
Time to Tackle Climate Change
(Sustainlabour, 2008, 20 min)
Workers can play a fundamental role in the route to a sustainable world.
Coal Country
(Phyllis Geller, 2009, 85 min)
Mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.
Sponsors: CSUMB Earth Week, California Faculty Association
Monday, April 26
• 7 pm
CSUMB Library, Building 508, Room 1170, Seaside
The People Speak
(Howard Zinn & Tony Sacco, 2010, 110 min)
Stories of ordinary people making history, represented in dramatic readings by film and music stars woven together with historical footage and music.
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teachers Association
Tuesday, April 27
• 7 pm
CSUMB University Center, Building 29, Seaside
Milk
(Gus Van Sant, 2008, 129 min)
San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and the birth of LGBT politics in the ’ 70s.
Speaker: Cleve Jones, GLBT and AIDS activist, union organizer
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, SCUMB Out and About
Wednesday, April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
• 7 pm
CSUMB Library, Building 508, Room 1188, Seaside
Race to Nowhere
(Vicki Abeles, 2009, 85 min)
A look at the fast passed world of children in our schools, the impact of NCLB on teachers, and how the Race to the Top may fail our students.
Speaker: Linda Bynoe, EdD, CFA, CTA
Sponsors: California Faculty Association, Student California Teachers Association
Monday, May 3
• 7 pm
National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
Watsonville On Strike
(Jon Silver, 1989, 65 min)
Teamster cannery workers’ 18-month struggle.
Speakers: Jon Silver, filmmaker; Jennifer Colby, lecturer, PhD Humanities; Cesar Lara, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
Sponsor: National Steinbeck Center – Salinas Stories Project
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