"China Blue" film to be shown, Saturday, December 8th
Please join the Texas Fair Trade Coalition and the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in a presentation and discussion of the film 'China Blue', a powerful documentary on the plight of workers in garment industry sweatshops.
Film Showing and Discussion of 'China Blue'
6:30 p.m. this Saturday, December 8th
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro (and Evergreen)
Light Dinner Included ($5 suggested donation)
The event will start at 6:30 p.m. with a light dinner, and the movie will begin at 7 p.m. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion with Petra Mata of Fuerza Unida (and a former Levi's plant worker), Josefina Castillo of the American Friends Service Committee, and Marc Jacobson of the Texas Fair Trade Coalition. Call the Esperanza Center at 210-228-0201 for more information.
China Blue, a film by Micha X. Peled
China Blue takes viewers inside a blue jeans factory in southern China where teenage workers struggle to survive harsh working conditions. Made without permission of Chinese authorities, the film provides perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factory's hierarchy. China Blue offers an alarming report on the economic pressures applied by Western companies and the resulting human consequences.
Winner of the Amnesty Human Rights Award at the IDFA, and an Official Selection of the Toronto International Film Festival.
I look forward to seeing you there!
In solidarity,
Marc Jacobson, Director, Texas Fair Trade Coalition
Film Showing and Discussion of 'China Blue'
6:30 p.m. this Saturday, December 8th
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro (and Evergreen)
Light Dinner Included ($5 suggested donation)
The event will start at 6:30 p.m. with a light dinner, and the movie will begin at 7 p.m. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion with Petra Mata of Fuerza Unida (and a former Levi's plant worker), Josefina Castillo of the American Friends Service Committee, and Marc Jacobson of the Texas Fair Trade Coalition. Call the Esperanza Center at 210-228-0201 for more information.
China Blue, a film by Micha X. Peled
China Blue takes viewers inside a blue jeans factory in southern China where teenage workers struggle to survive harsh working conditions. Made without permission of Chinese authorities, the film provides perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factory's hierarchy. China Blue offers an alarming report on the economic pressures applied by Western companies and the resulting human consequences.
Winner of the Amnesty Human Rights Award at the IDFA, and an Official Selection of the Toronto International Film Festival.
I look forward to seeing you there!
In solidarity,
Marc Jacobson, Director, Texas Fair Trade Coalition
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