3/17 SF Films on Irish-Mexican liberation, Korea and Paris Commune

On St. Patrick's Day in San Francisco, March 17, 2002, we celebrate the liberation struggles of the Irish, Mexican, French and Korean workingclass at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St, near 24th St BART.

The program is entitled: From 1871 to 2002: Lessons of the Paris Commune for Today:

3:00-4:30 p.m.: Lessons of the Paris Commune and Globalization

4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Films and Videos:
"The Paris Commune" by Peter Watkins (segments of the film)
"The Patricios" by Mark Day, Celebrating the Irish liberation struggle and the participation of the Irish in resisting the US invasion of Mexico
"Record of Repression" on the fight to defend Korean labor

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Singer and song writer Darryl Cherney, poetry by Jack Hirschman and others.
$5 and up Donation Requested
Sponsor: LaborFest and The Labor Video Project
Contact: 415/642-8066, Email lvpsf [at] labornet.org

Website references:
Peter Watkins, filmmaker of "The Paris Commune":
http://www.peterwatkins.lt/

Timeline:
http://www.marxists.org/history/france/paris-commune/timeline.htm

Chronology and the Commune Song:
http://home.sol.no/~vals/commune.html

The Civil War in France by Karl Marx:
http://eserver.org/marx/1871-civil.war.france/