Judith: Portrait of a Street Vendor takes the audience on an intimate journey into the daily life of Judith, a street vendor from Guatemala who lives and works in New York City. Judith exposes the routine obstacles and struggles she and her fellow immigrant vendors face daily on the city’s streets and reveals her own hopes and aspirations as an immigrant worker, mother, activist and community organizer.
Note: Film is in Spanish with English subtitles
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and reception
WHEN: Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 3:00pm
WHERE: Queens Museum of Art
Located In Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Click here for directions:
http://www.queensmuseum.org/about/general-information/visitinfodirections
DETAILS: This event is free and open to the public. Please help spread the word and forward this invite!
For more information and to RSVP, contact Zahida Pirani at: zahida.pirani@gmail.com
About the Panelists:
Jennifer Arieta is the Development Manager and organizer with VAMOS Unidos, a social justice organization that organizes immigrant street vendors throughout New York City.
Kathleen Dunn teaches at Brooklyn College and is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research focuses on street vendor organizing.
Judith Ruano is a member of VAMOS Unidos and is featured in the documentary short Judith: Portrait of a Street Vendor.
Zahida Pirani is an independent filmmaker based in Queens, New York.
This project is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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VIDEO Y DISCUSION SOBRE ESTUDIANTES COLOMBIANOS Y CHILENOS EL 8 DE DICIEMBRE
Considerando que hoy los jóvenes de Colombia y Chile, después de meses de movilizaciones, han puesto en la escena nacional de sus países y de Latinoamericana la discusión sobre la educación como un derecho, Mingas NY ha organizado un evento para que colombianos, chilenos, Latinoamericanos y neoyorquinos aprendamos un poco mas acerca de “La importancia del Movimiento Estudiantil Colombiano y Chileno” Videos, presentaciones, discusión y solidaridad. 8 de diciembre, 2011 6:30pm
Renaissance School 35-59 Calle 81 Queens. Tren 7 hasta la Calle 82 Invita : Mingas NY Responsable: Carlos Salamanca
Contacto: 347-546-3170 polo.2011sala@gmail.com