Set in Los Angeles in 1946, Black and Latina female washroom attendants wrestle with the decision to unionize, bucking racism, sexism, and class discrimination at the Pacific Electric Railway subway terminal. https://watch.eventive.org/workersunitefilmfest2023/play/63eeb62799c6a80053d16115
Month: February 2023
Workers Unite Film Festival Presents Dark Cell Harlem Farm
Set against the backdrop of the long history of the Texas prison system – from Juneteenth to COVID – Dark Cell Harlem Farm explores the death by suffocation of eight Black men at a prison plantation in 1913. Combining readings of primary source materials and personal reflections by formerly incarcerated individuals, footage of the prison […]
Workers Unite Film Festival presents Digging For Weldon Irvine
Digging for Weldon Irvine is a feature-length documentary about the life and influence of heralded writer, arranger, composer and pianist Weldon Irvine, Jr. Weldon Irvine’s socio-culturally evocative work in music and theater drew appreciation from the likes of Freddie Hubbard and Nina Simone to Mos Def and Q-Tip. The film studies his influence on the […]
Fireburn presented by Workers Unite Film Festival
Fireburn: the Documentary is a powerful short film about the human rights violations that occurred on the island of St. Croix during the post-emancipation event known as the Fireburn. Find out what sparked this fiery labor revolt and learn how it changed the lives of Virgin Islanders. https://watch.eventive.org/workersunitefilmfest2023/play/63eeb7c7b4594e00b676de8e
Workers Unite! Film Festival
Enjoy free on-demand screenings in honor of Black History Month February 24th (6pm ET) through February 28. (11:45pm). Donate at bit.ly/DonateWUFF12 Have a film for our main festival in October? bit.ly/SubmitWUFF12 Help: melanie@workersuniteff.org https://watch.eventive.org/workersunitefilmfest2023
Warming Shelters opening up throughout the Rogue Valley
As storms roll into Southern Oregon, Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass are opening up shelters. Here’s the information: Ashland: The City Manager declared a severe weather emergency from Tuesday, February 21 through Friday, February 24. Schedule/Recap: Tuesday, February 21, 5 p.m. to Friday, February 24, 9 a.m. (The shelter will be closed during the daytime hours […]
Ashland Opens Cold Weather Shelter
The Ashland City manager has declared a severe weather emergency and has authorized the opening of an emergency shelter beginning Saturday evening, Feb. 11, the shelter will close on Sunday morning and reopen on Monday evening, Feb.13. The shelter will remain open through Friday, Feb. 17. The shelter may be open beyond the 17th depending […]
V-Day in Ashland: Break the Chain of Violence
Peace House encourages our community to support this event designed to celebrate diversity and address violence experienced by members of our community. From the coalition: V-Day Is the global activist movement to end violence against all women (cisgender and transgender), gender diverse people, girls and the planet. It was begun by Eve Ensler, and has […]
How to Support Single-Payer Health Care in Oregon NOW!
Now is the moment to support Single Payer Health Care in Oregon! On November 8, 2022 “Right to Health Care Measure 111,” supported byover fifty organizations as diverse as Providence Health Services,Planned Parenthood, Oregon AFT, Main Street Alliance, SEIU and OregonAFL-CIO, passed with roughly one million YES votes. The measure proposesan amendment to the Oregon […]
Volunteers and Donations Needed
Do you want to make a difference? Every Thursday and Friday, Pioneer Hall’s doors open at 3 p.m. and meals are served at 4 p.m. Then, on every Sunday morning, there is a breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eggs, potatoes, pancakes and other breakfast favorites are served. Who gets helped? Those in the […]