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El Gigante Awakens (May Day 2006 in San José)

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Date:
Friday, April 23, 2021
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
San José May Day Coalition
Location Details:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86371799237?pwd=aUZlVUFLUG1iNXIwR3JOaTFIL2poZz09

Meeting ID: 863 7179 9237
Passcode: 155720

May Day 2006 documentary film: "El Gigante Awakens"

On May Day 2006, more that 250,000 people marched in San José in response to a bill in Congress that would have criminalized all undocumented immigrants and those who protected them. It was possibly the largest political demonstration in the history of Northern California, and has made May Day and annual event ever since.

Film producer Adrián Tepehua Vargas captured this historic day in the documentary film "El Gigante Awakens" (45 minutes, English and Spanish with subtitles).

The online film screening will be followed by a discussion with Adrián Tepehua and some of the activists who organized the May Day 2006 march, including Teresa Castellanos and Salvador (Chava) Bustamante.

Sponsored by the San José May Day Coalition
Added to the calendar on Wed, Apr 14, 2021 9:28PM
§El Gigante Awakens (El Primero de Mayo de 2006 en San José)
by San José May Day Coalition
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