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SUMMARY:When We Win: HANDS OFF CUBA / MAESTRA
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\nWe will be focusing on HANDS OFF CUBA solidarity efforts and a screening of the documentary film MAESTRA. \n\n\n\n\nWhen We Win Film Series: HANDS OFF CUBA / MAESTRA Documentary Film\nSliding Scale Tickets: $5 – $25 | No one turned away for lack of funds | FREE for La Peña Members \nTickets available online and at the door until we reach capacity. \nThis month’s gathering we will be focusing on HANDS OFF CUBA solidarity efforts and a screening of the documentary film MAESTRA. \nAll are welcome. Seating will be theater-style. \n\nSign up to Volunteer (free entry): Lapena.info/volunteer\nFor accessibility requests\, please contact us at least one week in advance. Email us at programs@Lapena.org.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Film:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAESTRA (2012)\nA film by Catherine Murphy \nCuba\, 1961: 250\,000 volunteers taught 700\,000 people to read and write in one year. 100\,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. \nMAESTRA (2012) explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island – and found themselves deeply transformed in the process. \nThe Cuban Literacy Campaign is an important but little-known chapter in the history of the Americas. Catherine Murphy has created a project with rare and intimate access to this history. Her documentary MAESTRA brings together moving interviews with living witnesses\, beautiful archival film footage\, and Catherine’s compelling storytelling. Based on personal testimonies of teachers and students from the campaign\, her film will preserve the oral histories of a generation that will soon be gone. The historical significance of this archive -and its lessons for the\npresent- cannot be overstated. —Howard Zinn\, Historian\, Author of “The Peoples History of the United States” \n\n\n\n\nAbout this Political Education Series:\nWhen We Win: Political Education Film Series spotlights people’s struggles for liberation\, decolonization\, and the world to come. Each screening will include political education with facilitation\, interactive discussions\, and conversations featuring remarks from filmmakers and/or organizers active in peoples’ movements for liberation and justice. \n\nSign up to Volunteer (free entry): Lapena.info/volunteer\nLearn more about upcoming film screenings at Lapena.info/we-win\nPresented by La Peña Cultural Center\, Center for Political Education\, and Freedom Archives. Sponsored by the SFSU Film School.\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\nLa Peña is a wheelchair-accessible venue with step-less entry\, wide doorways\, and accessible restrooms.\nRestrooms are all-gender.\nMasks are strongly encouraged. If you’re experiencing COVID-19\, cold\, or flu-like symptoms\, please consider staying home to protect our community. HEPA air purifiers operate throughout our space.\n\nWe strive to make La Peña a welcoming\, accessible space for everyone. For accommodation requests\, please contact us at least one week in advance\, and we’ll do our best to support you. Email us at programs@Lapena.org. \nGetting to La Peña:\n\nPublic Transit: The 18 bus line stops directly across the street (Shattuck & Woolsey)\, and Ashby BART is just two blocks away.\nParking: Free street parking is available\, or park at the Ashby BART station for a fee.\nBike-Friendly: Bike racks are available outside La Peña.\n\nSupport La Peña\n\nLa Peña Members get FREE entry for this event! Become a member to unlock discounts\, free events\, and other perks all year. Join today: Lapena.org/members\nMake a tax-deductible donation to sustain the art\, culture and community programs that keep La Peña thriving. Donate: Lapena.org/donate\n\nQuestions?\n\nEmail programs@Lapena.org | Contact us
URL:https://freedomarchives.org/event/when-we-win-hands-off-cuba-maestra/
LOCATION:La Pena\, 3105 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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