Information submitted by University of California, Berkeley—
The screening and discussion of "Cesar Chavez" on Wednesday, March 5 is now at the California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street, Berkeley.
The discussion will feature Diego Luna, the film's director; Arturo Rodriguez, the president of the United Farm Workers; Maria Echaveste of the Berkeley Law School; and moderator Harley Shaiken, chair of the Center for Latin American Studies.
TICKETS
FREE tickets will ONLY be available the day of the screening, Wednesday, March 5, from 12:00 pm noon until 4:00 pm at the Center for Latin American Studies, 2334 Bowditch Street. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the door.
Tickets are limited to 2 per person and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that there are multiple campus events taking place that evening. You are strongly encouraged to arrive EARLY and leave plenty of time for parking. Original article:
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Directed by Diego Luna, the film tells the story of the late Cesar Chavez, a migrant farmworker, labor leader, civil rights activist and the iconic co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW). Chavez led a historic movement to bring health, safety, higher wages and dignity to the farm laborers supporting California’s multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry and to agricultural operations in other states as well.
The UFW campaign, known for its effective headline-generating non-violent labor strikes and protests, resulted in passage of the historic California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which gave farmworkers the right to collective bargaining.
WHEN: 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 5
WHERE: California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street
WHO: After the screening, CLAS director Harley Shaiken will moderate a conversation with the film's director Diego Luna, current UFW president Arturo Rodriguez and Maria Echaveste, a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Law School. DETAILS: Tickets will be available from noon to 5:30 p.m. on March 5, at the Cal Performances box office at Zellerbach Hall. There is a limit of two tickets per person and tickets must be picked up in person.
Audience members must be in their seats by 6:50 p.m. Any empty seats will be filled. Note that due to other campus events on the same evening, filmgoers are strongly encouraged to arrive early.
The event is co-sponsored with UC Berkeley’s Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
