Join an inspirational and educational Town Hall to support an ordinance that will finally make L.A. a Sanctuary City, where all are treated with the equality, respect, and dignity deserved. Featured speakers include distinguished labor leader Maria Elena Durazo, long-time immigrants rights activist Angela Sanbrano, and City Councilmember Gibert Cedillo.
Documentary film screening of The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets, by producer Michael T. Heaney, depicts the story of activists who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including their lives, the tactics they used, and the historical context.
Pang! is an evening of three short plays based on the oral histories of families living with hunger in Los Angeles CA, Miami FL and Cedar Rapids IA. Artists perform the plays amidst a forest of microphones, sound effects props and musical instruments, as if they are a radio theater company performing a live broadcast.
"We Are In It" chronicles the stories and journeys of five Houston residents and their attempt to find refuge in the American metropolis. The film not only sheds new light on the political climate of global migration but also speaks to universal human values of compassion and belonging.
