Free screening in Greensboro (3/9)
The Triad North Carolina chapter of Jobs with Justice will host a special screening of the fantastic film, Union Maids, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 to mark the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day.
Union Maids is a documentary on the lives and times of three working-class women, Sylvia, Kate, and Stella, who vividly recount what it was like stand up for their rights as workers in the 1930s. From the film distributor:
Sitdowns, scabs, goon squads, unemployment, hunger marches, red baiting and finally the energetic birth of the CIO--the 1930s were a landmark period for the American labor movement. Union Maids is the story of three women who lived the history and make it come alive today.
What: Free screening of documentary film Union Maids (50min)
When: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 7:00pm
Where: Benjamin Branch Library, 1530 Benjamin Parkway, Greensboro, NC
Click here to download the flyer for this event. For more information, contact Melissa or Mark Dimondstein at 336 299-6810.