PRIDE! Virtual Screening & Discussion
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As part of "Solidarity Then, Solidarity Now" film series, Jobs with Justice East TN and the Central Labor Councils of Tennessee are proud to announce their next screening.
To celebrate Pride Month and the countless LGBTQ folks who have led worker struggles past and present, we will be screening the film... Pride! Following the film, there will be a discussion.
About the film:
Its the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union leadership seems embarrassed to receive their support.
But the activists are not deterred. They decide to go directly to the striking miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.