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11.11.2010

ucla labor center screening/discussion: renee tajima-pena's labor women


Next week, if you happen to be at or around UCLA, you are invited to the UCLA Labor Center's screening and discussion of Labor Women, Renee Tajima Pena's 2002 documentary about the stories of three immigrant daughters engaged in labor organizing. It's happening Wednesday, November 17 at UCLA Rolfe 1200. Here are some more details:

Asian American Labor Organizing: Film Screening & Discussion

Wednesday, November 17
3:30pm - 6:00pm

UCLA Rolfe Hall 1200

Please join us for a film screening and panel highlighting Asian Pacific American labor organizing in Los Angeles. We will be screening the film "Labor Women" by Renee Tajima-Pena, a documentary about the stories of three immigrant daughters engaged in labor organizing. Finally, we will have a panel of speakers who will discuss the issues of Asian American workers and how Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) is mobilizing youth into the labor movement.

Featured panelists include:
(moderated by Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center)

Karla Zombro, SCOPE
York Chang, SEIU 1000
Jenny Yang, SEIU 721 & APALA
Lucia Lin, APALA Student/Youth Caucus
For more information about Labor Women go to the Asian Women United website here. For further information about the screening, refer to the flyer above, or go to the Facebook event page here.