Bread & Roses- ‘Pride’ Film Screening
Date and Time
Jun 20, 2017 6:00 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Jun 20, 2017 6:00 pm
Takoma
Bread & Roses is a monthly labor series that features a variety of events focused on workers and organized labor. Each month brings a new topic through interactive discussions, film screenings, and performances. The hope for these events is that attendees walk away with a greater understanding of organized labor, its role in shaping history and current relevance. The name "Bread & Roses" was inspired by a poem/song written by James Oppenheim that appeals for both fair wages and dignified conditions.
This Month:
'Pride' film screening.
Introduced by Jerame Davis, Executive Director, Pride@Work
Inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all. Starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Paddy Considine. 2015 BAFTA winner, Outstanding British Debut; three 2014 BIFA wins including Best Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress (Imelda Staunton) and Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Scott); Queer Palm, 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by Matthew Warchus; 119 min. Rated R
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