Movie and Discussion: ¡Viva Mexico!
Start Date: 2/21
Time: 7:00pm -
Location: at 100/Willamette Hall/UO campus
Movie and Discussion: ¡Viva Mexico!
Followed by discussion with Javier Lara-PCUN union organizer
Tues. Feb. 21st/7 pm
Willamette 100/Willamette Hall/UO campus
Cosponsored by the Lane branch-Industrial Workers of the World,
Occupy Eugene, PCUN, LASC, Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Network,
Centro Latino Americano & AFSME 3214
Free
http://www.vivamexicofilm.com/eng.html
Short Synopsis: In a journey from the mountains of southeastern Mexico to the northern border with the United States, Subcommander Marcos & the Mexican people trace the forgotten face of a country. A celebration of the struggle for land & dignity.
Long Synopsis: City of Los Angeles, USA. In the heart of the city, undocumented Mexican immigrants are hunted by the police and struggle to earn a living without losing their identity. On the other side of the border, in the mountains of southeastern Mexico, dawn arrives, hidden in mist. It is January 1st, 2006; thousands of indigenous Zapatistas prepare to say farewell to their spokesman Subcomandante Marcos. His mission: to travel across the country for the next six months to learn from the resistance of Mexican men and women who fight for a better Mexico. A journey that’s meant to reach the other side of the country begins... A journey that dares to “start building the image of the people we really are.” This challenge is not made without risk. What starts as an isolated murmur grows to become the clamor of hundreds of thousands: Viva Mexico! How will those in power respond?
Javier Lara's biography
Javier Lara was born at the state of Guerrero, Mexico. At the age of 18
he immigrated to the United States, where he worked as a farm worker
harvesting temporary crops along the North West corridor. As a farm
worker he experienced firsthand discrimination, racism, and labor
exploitation—experiences that inspired him to learn the language and
persuade an educational carrier.
After graduating from Oregon State University with a bachelor degree on
Ethnic Studies, he returned to his farm working community. Now as a
Community organizer, he works for Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers
United (PCUN).
