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DESCRIPTION:The depth and breadth of Laborfest can be enjoyed at this screening of 
 three educational and entertaining movies.\n\n(1) The Ghosts Of Duffy's Cut 
 (52 min) 2006 Ireland West Coast Premier\nProducer: Dave Farrell, 
 Directors: Stephen Rooke & Ruan Magan \nThis documentary tells the story of 
 indentured Irish workers from Duffy, Ireland, who were brought to the 
 United States in April 1832 to build one of the earliest stretches of 
 railroad in Pennsylvania.\nThe search for the truth about what happened to 
 these workers when there was a cholera outbreak is uncovered in this hidden 
 history of our country and we see the real lives of these indentured 
 workers.\nFrom a stone to commemorate these 57 young Irish workers “To 
 build their lines, Pennsylvania railroads had to tunnel through mountains, 
 cross wide rivers, span deep gorges to lay the track upon which their 
 trains would run. This was hard, physically demanding, low-paying labor and 
 dangerous work. To find men desperate enough to build and maintain their 
 lines, Pennsylvania railroads for generations relied upon foreign workers 
 – Irish and Chinese, and Italians – and upon African Americans from the 
 south. In 2004, a state historical marker was erected for fifty-seven Irish 
 Catholic men whose fleeting chance at the “American Dream” ended in 
 horror in August, 1832.”\nRenee Gibbons will 
 perform.\nhttp://www.tilefilms.ie/\nhttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040620/ai_n12898492\nhttp://www.duffyscutproject.com\n\n(2) 
 The Equal Pay Story:Scenes From A Turbulent History \n(29 min) 2008 U.K. US 
 Premier\nDirected by Jenny Morgan, Produced by Jo Morris\nThis shows the 
 historic struggle for equal pay for women workers since the 1888’s using 
 archival footage. It is part of a labor education project called Winning 
 Equal Pay, The Value Of Women’s Work sponsored by the UK 
 TUC.\nhttp://www.unionhistory.info/equalpay/\n\n(3) Labor Music Videos 
 Shorts  By Chris Campbell, member Boilermakers Local 146 Canada\nShut Down 
 Blues Canada (2007) 5 minutes, Gotta Be Safe Canada (2007) 4 minutes,  
 There’s A Wild One Going On Canada (2007) 4:42 minutes With singer Renee 
 Gibbon and Writer Daniel Cassidy\nhttp://www.tigwired.com/ \nSee 
 also:\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2008schedule.htm\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/28/18511821.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Labor and Women's History in Movies and Song
LOCATION:Roxie Theatre 3117 16th St., San Francisco (16th St BART)\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/28/18511821.php
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