[Peace] "Salt of the Earth" movie showing / Sunday May 30th; 8pm

[Karen Medina]

Dear Peace,

ISO Movie night/conference fundraiser: "Salt of the Earth"
Date: 	Sunday, May 30, 2010
Time: 	8:00pm - 11:30pm
Location: 	604 W. California, Urbana
Description of the film:
In 1956, during the hysteria and "Americanism" of the Cold War and
McCarthyism, blacklisted filmmakers united to create the impressively
controversial labor film Salt of the Earth, despite severe pressure
from McCarthy and the U.S. government.

Salt of the Earth depicts an emotionally moving portrait of human
tenacity and courage that was echoed in real life by the struggles of
its creators. The movie is based on a 1950 strike by zinc miners in
Silver City, New Mexico. Amidst an environment of social injustice, a
family drama is played out by the characters of Ramon and Esperanza
Quintero, a Mexican American miner and his wife.

In the evolution of the strike, Ramon and Esperanza go through a
severe role reversal: an injunction against the male strikers forces
the women to take over the picket line, leaving the men to handle the
domestic duties. The female characters evolve from men's inferiors
into their allies and equals.

The movie received the Karlovy Vary and The Grand Prix de Acadamie du
Cinema de Paris. The film was chosen by The Library of Congress as one
of 100 American films to be preserved for posterity.

At the movie night, we will be collecting donations to help finance
our attendance at the Socialism 2010 conference in Chicago between
June 17-20.

Socialism 2010 - Why We're Going:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tW2iSdmhc&feature=player_embedded

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