Free screening of film, Salt of the Earth

Nov 3 2009 - 6:30pm
Nov 3 2009 - 9:00pm

Location

Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto
2 Sussex Avenue
Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
Canada
43° 39' 55.5084" N, 79° 23' 56.8716" W

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) presents a free screening of the landmark 1954 film:

Salt of the Earth

directed by Howard J. Biberman

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., film begins at 7:00 p.m.

Panel discussion to follow film: how is this film relevant to today's social, political and economic environment?

Panelists:

Dr. Nic Sammond, Associate Professor, Cinema Studies Institute, Innis College

John Humphrey, Manager, Steelworker Toronto Area Council

Sima Zerehi, Immigrant and Refugee Rights Organizer

John Cartwright, President, Toronto and York Labour Council

Moderator: Ted Montgomery, Executive Board Member, OPSEU, Region 5

This is a lead-in event to the Canadian International Labour Film Festival (CLiFF), Nov. 22 -28, in Toronto.

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M Park
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