ORANGE COUNTY PREMIERE OF “VIVA LA CAUSA”
A Southern Poverty Law Center Teaching Tolerance Film
Contact: Ross Romero FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cell Phone: (714) 875-6842
DATE/TIME: Saturday April 4th, 2009, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: The Historic Yost Theater
307 N. Spurgeon Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
The Dolores Huerta Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity, in association with The Fiesta Marketplace, a merchant’s association in downtown Santa Ana, is hosting a FREE screening of “Viva La Causa.” The documentary film focuses on one of the most influential and historical events in the struggle for farm worker human rights – the first grape strike and nationwide boycott in the 1960s led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Directed by Bill Brummel of Bill Brummel Productions, the film was made by the Southern Poverty Law Center for use in their Teaching Tolerance program.
The purpose of this FREE film screening and celebration is to introduce this remarkable educational film to educators and school districts and to benefit the work of the Dolores Huerta Foundation whose mission is to inspire and motivate people to organize sustainable communities to attain social justice. Anaheim Union High School District and Santa Ana Unified School District have partnered with the “Viva La Causa”
Committee to ensure that all of their 7th to 12th grade teachers received a flyer about the event.
Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, will serve as the key note speaker for the main event. A Community Celebration will be held in the Yost Plaza, in front of the theater, before the screening from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., which will include a car show sponsored by The Fiesta Marketplace.
Teachers will have an opportunity at the event to order the free “Viva La Causa” DVD and teaching materials or may obtain the materials for free by visiting the Southern Poverty Law Center website at www.splcenter.org and clicking on the “TEACHING TOLERANCE” tab.
PO Box 9189 Bakersfield, CA 93389 (661) 322-3033
Hmmmm…the United Farm Workers…sounds like a UNION to me! Funny, Art, you post this while bashing unions left and right. Quien te entiende?
#1,
A friend asked me to post this. And it is a significant Santa Ana happening. In fact my friend asked me to attend. Let’s see if I learn a thing or two…
Well, I am glad to hear that. Maybe we’ll get to meet and discuss there.
Very touching experience. Great Documentary. x]
this is horrible
This is a moving and touching documentary. 6/5