Miami-based advocacy organization Florida Public Employees Partnership joins the Florida International University Center For Labor Studies in sponsoring special free screenings on May 14th and 15th of some of the best new documentary features and shorts being shown at the 2013 Workers Unite Film Festival in NYC.
PR Log - May 07, 2013 - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- In association with the Workers Unite Film Festival taking place in NYC May 10-17, Florida Public Employees Partnership (FPEP) and the FIU Center For Labor Studies are sponsoring two free-to-the-public special events on May 14th (Doors open 6:30PM) at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale, and May 15th (4:30PM "Early Bird" program, 6:30PM main program) at the Hagen Ranch Road Public Library in Delray Beach.
These programs will include special guests making brief remarks and engaging in post-film discussion as time allows, following first-ever Florida screenings of acclaimed new documentary features and shorts that will be playing to sold out paying crowds in New York City next week.
The diverse array of films showing at these screenings all in their own way highlight the struggles of workers and labor unions to get a fair shake out of economic and political systems that all too often seem rigged to reward the 1-percent at the top; while working poor and middle class families are left to twist in the damaging winds of recession, chronic unemployment, wage stagnation, benefit retrenchment, and more.
From the multiple award-winning feature film "Brothers On The Line" that's narrated by Martin Sheen and tells the gripping story of the Reuther brothers who built the United Auto Workers union and changed the face of America in the process; to "Set For Life", the critically acclaimed new feature about three Baby Boomers who thought they were "set for life", until The Great Recession came along; to the darkly hilarious "Tax The Rich", an animated short narrated by Ed Asner; these and the other films being screened are sure to enlighten, entertain and provoke discussion.
A special sneak preview of the new documentary being produced by FPEP, "FIghting For Florida: Public Sector Protectors vs. Defectors", will also be among the shorts shown these at these two very special events. FPEP President Robert Asencio will be on hand to introduce the preview at the Tuesday, May 14th screening at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale.
Planning begins later this Spring for next winter's First Annual Workers Unite Film Festival Southeast (WUFFS), to be held at several different venues across South Florida. In addition to FPEP and the FIU Labor Center, a number of other leading labor and public advocacy organizations will join in on the effort, and will be invited to select representative members to join the festival advisory board.
FPEP President Asencio says this about festival sponsorship: "FPEP is proud to support a Florida film festival whose time has really come, and in fact is long overdue. In this "right to work" state of ours, we at FPEP understand that first and foremost, we have to fight and win the messaging, communications and public relations battles to gain broad public support. This festival can be an important part of that effort in years to come, and we hope other labor groups, unions and advocacy organizations will join FPEP and FIU Labor Center in supporting it."
Daniel Tilson, FPEP Communications Director and WUFFS Director, adds: "One of the primary long-term goals of the festival is to get young Floridians particularly involved, through special student filmmaker events, awards and linkages between film students, local unions and other labor organizations in their area. If we can get young people involved in understanding and telling the stories of workers' struggles, we can start winning over hearts and minds of future generations of Floridians."
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About Florida Public Employees Partnership:
FPEP is a nonpartisan grassroots advocacy and political action organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Florida's working poor and middle class families, uniting public employees and the general public in support of essential government programs, workers and services that all Floridians depend on.
Founded by veteran Miami police officer Robert Asencio in collaboration with a diverse group of fellow long-time public servants, FPEP uses informational media campaigns to help unite and activate working Floridians across public/private and union/non-union dividing lines, in support of Labor, and economic fairness for all Florida workers.
About The FIU Center For Labor Studies:
The mission of the Center for Labor Research and Studies is to develop knowledge about the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations and to make that knowledge available to working men and women throughout the state of Florida.
The Center achieves this by offering a variety of courses, research and educational services for workers, the community and their organizations based upon their needs. The Center, established in 1971, is the only labor center in Florida and is one of the most dynamic in the nation, serving students, faculty and administrators throughout the state university system, as well as labor, business, community organizations, academics, policy makers and journalists nationally and internationally through a series of diverse activities.
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These programs will include special guests making brief remarks and engaging in post-film discussion as time allows, following first-ever Florida screenings of acclaimed new documentary features and shorts that will be playing to sold out paying crowds in New York City next week.
The diverse array of films showing at these screenings all in their own way highlight the struggles of workers and labor unions to get a fair shake out of economic and political systems that all too often seem rigged to reward the 1-percent at the top; while working poor and middle class families are left to twist in the damaging winds of recession, chronic unemployment, wage stagnation, benefit retrenchment, and more.
From the multiple award-winning feature film "Brothers On The Line" that's narrated by Martin Sheen and tells the gripping story of the Reuther brothers who built the United Auto Workers union and changed the face of America in the process; to "Set For Life", the critically acclaimed new feature about three Baby Boomers who thought they were "set for life", until The Great Recession came along; to the darkly hilarious "Tax The Rich", an animated short narrated by Ed Asner; these and the other films being screened are sure to enlighten, entertain and provoke discussion.
A special sneak preview of the new documentary being produced by FPEP, "FIghting For Florida: Public Sector Protectors vs. Defectors", will also be among the shorts shown these at these two very special events. FPEP President Robert Asencio will be on hand to introduce the preview at the Tuesday, May 14th screening at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale.
Planning begins later this Spring for next winter's First Annual Workers Unite Film Festival Southeast (WUFFS), to be held at several different venues across South Florida. In addition to FPEP and the FIU Labor Center, a number of other leading labor and public advocacy organizations will join in on the effort, and will be invited to select representative members to join the festival advisory board.
FPEP President Asencio says this about festival sponsorship: "FPEP is proud to support a Florida film festival whose time has really come, and in fact is long overdue. In this "right to work" state of ours, we at FPEP understand that first and foremost, we have to fight and win the messaging, communications and public relations battles to gain broad public support. This festival can be an important part of that effort in years to come, and we hope other labor groups, unions and advocacy organizations will join FPEP and FIU Labor Center in supporting it."
Daniel Tilson, FPEP Communications Director and WUFFS Director, adds: "One of the primary long-term goals of the festival is to get young Floridians particularly involved, through special student filmmaker events, awards and linkages between film students, local unions and other labor organizations in their area. If we can get young people involved in understanding and telling the stories of workers' struggles, we can start winning over hearts and minds of future generations of Floridians."
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About Florida Public Employees Partnership:
FPEP is a nonpartisan grassroots advocacy and political action organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Florida's working poor and middle class families, uniting public employees and the general public in support of essential government programs, workers and services that all Floridians depend on.
Founded by veteran Miami police officer Robert Asencio in collaboration with a diverse group of fellow long-time public servants, FPEP uses informational media campaigns to help unite and activate working Floridians across public/private and union/non-union dividing lines, in support of Labor, and economic fairness for all Florida workers.
About The FIU Center For Labor Studies:
The mission of the Center for Labor Research and Studies is to develop knowledge about the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations and to make that knowledge available to working men and women throughout the state of Florida.
The Center achieves this by offering a variety of courses, research and educational services for workers, the community and their organizations based upon their needs. The Center, established in 1971, is the only labor center in Florida and is one of the most dynamic in the nation, serving students, faculty and administrators throughout the state university system, as well as labor, business, community organizations, academics, policy makers and journalists nationally and internationally through a series of diverse activities.
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