[van-announce] Dignity, Solidarity, Resistance: Argentina's Piqueteros

[Christine]

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Two 'Argentina Ablaze' documentary films depicting Grassroots resistance and organizing will be screened on Monday October 21st and 28th at 7:00pm in room 1900 of the SFU Harbour Centre Campus. 

October 21st will feature 'Water of Fire' (Agua de Fuego). This film tells the story of the first company town uprising, in April 1997, its repression by the National Guard, the strategies used by the government to subdue the unemployed and the continuing forms of resistance. October 28th will feature 'The Face of Dignity' (Rostro de la Dignidad). This film shows how the Unemployed Workers Movement from Solano uses grassroots democracy to run businesses that support the community.

The Argentinean economic collapse left millions of people without the necessities to survive and a government incapable of providing for them. As a result of this there has been mass mobilization of grassroots groups to oppose the governments policies and to fight for their rights.

These films are presented by the Latin American Studies Student Union at SFU. Admission is by donation with proceeds going to the independent media collective 'Argentina Ablaze'. For more detailed descriptions of the films and more information, visit 

http://www.sfu.ca/lassu/event_arg_docs.htm.


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