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From Triangle Shirtwaist to Bangladesh
Mar
20
6:00 PM18:00

From Triangle Shirtwaist to Bangladesh

we will screen films commemorating the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Memorial, as well as linking this history to the current struggle in Bangladesh against ongoing deadly sweatshop conditions for garment workers. Two new films, Tears in the Fabric and Tangled Thread will be shown , as well as two new shorts from Pakistan about women fighting to organize in the accessory industry.

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Miners Shot Down (2014): A screening and Discussion with Director Rehad Desai
Nov
10
6:30 PM18:30

Miners Shot Down (2014): A screening and Discussion with Director Rehad Desai

  • ILR Conference Center, 6th floor (map)
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The Workers Institute is arranging a screening and discussion for the Acclaimed documentary Miners Shot Down, about the miner strike in South Africa in 2012. The director of Miners Shot Down will participate in a Q & A afterwards to talk about what the film means for working people in New York and the world.

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