Event Calendar
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Landmark Film Part of Summit
Location: Laborers Local 113 Hall. 6310 W. Appleton Ave.
An acclaimed documentary on what is now regarded as a seminal moment for the civil rights and labor movement will be shown and lend its title -- "At the River I Stand" -- to the African-American Summit of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council on Saturday, May 17, at Laborers Local 113 Hall. 6310 W. Appleton Ave.
The subtitle of the event is “Recommitting to the Dream.” A discussion of the meaning of the film will follow its showing.
Special panels and other events aimed at a diverse community will be part of the annual gathering.
The Grace United Church of Christ will offer selections in the morning and the labor council’s constituency groups will discuss their work in the afternoon.
The summit begins with registration and continental breakfast at 9 a.m., launching into activities at 10 a.m. and offering a lunch before its 3:30 p.m. conclusion.The fee for all this is $15.
The 1993 documentary, seldom seen but widely acclaimed, features footage of the time and a narration by a noted actor (now deceased), Paul Winfield.
"At the River I Stand" reconstructs two eventful months in Memphis in 1968 leading to the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The film demonstrates the integral connection between the struggle for civil rights and for economic rights. It shows how Memphis'''' black community rallied behind a strike by grossly underpaid sanitation workers.
King saw an opportunity to link this struggle to his nationwide Poor People''''s Campaign and challenge the economic power structure of the South. His non-violent strategy was sorely tested during the bitter 65-day strike and on April 4th, he was murdered.
Location: Laborers Local 113 Hall. 6310 W. Appleton Ave.
An acclaimed documentary on what is now regarded as a seminal moment for the civil rights and labor movement will be shown and lend its title -- "At the River I Stand" -- to the African-American Summit of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council on Saturday, May 17, at Laborers Local 113 Hall. 6310 W. Appleton Ave.
The subtitle of the event is “Recommitting to the Dream.” A discussion of the meaning of the film will follow its showing.
Special panels and other events aimed at a diverse community will be part of the annual gathering.
The Grace United Church of Christ will offer selections in the morning and the labor council’s constituency groups will discuss their work in the afternoon.
The summit begins with registration and continental breakfast at 9 a.m., launching into activities at 10 a.m. and offering a lunch before its 3:30 p.m. conclusion.The fee for all this is $15.
The 1993 documentary, seldom seen but widely acclaimed, features footage of the time and a narration by a noted actor (now deceased), Paul Winfield.
"At the River I Stand" reconstructs two eventful months in Memphis in 1968 leading to the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The film demonstrates the integral connection between the struggle for civil rights and for economic rights. It shows how Memphis'''' black community rallied behind a strike by grossly underpaid sanitation workers.
King saw an opportunity to link this struggle to his nationwide Poor People''''s Campaign and challenge the economic power structure of the South. His non-violent strategy was sorely tested during the bitter 65-day strike and on April 4th, he was murdered.