April 30 SF Benefit Screening Of "The TAKE"

Special Benefit Screening On May Day Of "The Take" In SF

"THE TAKE"
Occupy, resist, produce.
by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein
& Guest Speakers Cecilia Sainz and Lalo Paret from Argentina

San Francisco Screening

Saturday April 30, 2005 5:00 PM
Cultural Center
New College Of California
766 Valencia St./19th St.
San Francisco, CA
$5.00 - $10.00 Donation Requested (no one turned away due to lack of funds)
Benefit For Latin American Working Class Film And Video Festival & LaborFest
Sponsored by LaborFest, Latin American Working Class Film And Video Festival, New College, KFPA Labor Collective, East Bay Labor Media Center http://www.labormediacenter.org, Labor Video Project http://www.laboronthejob.org
For information phone (415)642-8066
laborfest@laborfest.net
http://www.laborfest.net

Guest Speakers from Argentina In San Francisco

Cecilia Sainz:
Cecilia is a journalist by training, and her work over the last few
years has focused on the recovered factory movement and other
responses to the financial crisis of 2001. She was a lead field
analyst for "The Take" with Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein. She has
visited dozens of recovered, cooperative factories, interviewed
countless workers, and fought for the success of the workers in
efforts ranging from analyzing business plans to making Molotov
cocktails. She is currently a member of The Working World which
seeks to sustain the cooperative movement in Argentina. Ceclia is
very familiar both with the world abroad and the very local struggles
in Buenos Aires, and her keen perceptions are certain to provide
fascinating insight of the life and struggle of workers in Argentina.

Lalo Paret:
Lalo grew up in one of most infamous slums outside of Buenos Aires.
Following the example of his mother, Lalo soon became a local leader,
helping not only to fight for the rights of his community but also to
organize its members into practical economic groups. After the
financial crisis of 2001, Lalo became a key member of the "Movement
of Recovered Factories" and was the organizer of countless factory
take overs and their subsequent transformation into successful
businesses. Lalo quickly became a trusted source for "The Take", and
he can be seen on film organizing the Forja factory with the words
"Occupy, resist, and produce." He is currently a member of The
Working World which seeks to sustain the cooperative movement in
Argentina.

ABOUT THE FILM:

This is the story of working people who decide to fight back against a corrupt and brutal system. Against the backdrop of Argentina's historic economic collapse, the film chronicles the extraordinary story of workers and activists who take back their bankrupted businesses, and run them without bosses. To reclaim their lives and their dignity, they first have to face down the former owners, the trigger-happy police, and, in the midst of national elections, the prospect of a repressive government returning to power!

To view the trailer please visit:
http://www.hellocoolworld.com/TheTake/Trailer/

For more information about the The Take, please visit:
http://www.thetake.org