Free Screening of "Grassroots Rising"  

The DC Labor Filmfest and the AFL-CIO present a free screening of Robert C. Winn's documentary "Grassroots Rising." An evocative exploration of Asian Pacific Islander working families in Los Angeles.  The film weaves together powerful interviews and live action footage with moving labor murals and a lyrical narration by spoken word artist Alison de la Cruz and the voices of low wage Asian immigrants at the forefront of worker-led movements to build a just community in Los Angeles.  Grassroots Rising shares stories from a sprawling multilingual Los Angeles that is the sweatshop capital of the United States and the home for several of the largest Asian communities outside of their home countries. From Thai garment workers to restaurant and supermarket workers in Koreatown and Pilipino home healthcare workers, the working families in Grassroots Rising are not passive victims, but instead are reshaping the city through their activism.

Introduced by TBA

Co-sponsored by APALA DC and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)