Stick it to the Man

My labor history class is holding a movie festival this week with a theme of "Stick it to the Man." We will be showing two more movies; one tonight and one tomorrow both from 6pm - 9pm in Noble Hall 115. Tonight the movie "A Day without a Mexican" will be showing and there will be a worker's rights workshop before the showing of the film. "One day California wakes up and not a single Latino is left in the state. They have all inexplicably dissappeared, chaos, tragedy, and comedy quickly ensue" (imbd.com). This film takes a look at the relations the US has with Mexico and Mexicans. It should be an entertaining yet funny movie that informs us of the situation between borders. 

The other film that we will be showing, tomorrow night at 6pm, is "The Take." This is a documentary about Argentinian workers who take back their work place. It is an uplifting movie that brings a happier ending and hope to workers all over. "In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Armed only with slingshots and an abiding faith in shop-floor democracy, the workers face off against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale. With The Take, director Avi Lewis, one of Canada's most outspoken journalists, and writer Naomi Klein, author of the international bestseller No Logo, champion a radical economic manifesto for the 21st century" (imbd.com).