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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

My Daddy Strikes for Us Little Tykes

Brett Herron, a Flint Expatriate who lived on Stevenson Street and graduated from Northern High School in 1990, reports from the front lines of the Chicago teachers' strike:

Months ago I vowed if we went on strike, my son Ian would march with a reproduction of the famous "little tyke" sign. Ian picketed, marched, and participated in rallies every day of the Chicago Teachers Strike. Actually, he first began protesting back in December at 6 months old. Anyway, during the strike many people asked about the sign and the original image included on it. I really enjoyed educating Chicagoans on the Sit-Down Strike and connecting good ol' Flint to the Windy City.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

The Reuthers: Brothers on the Line

The great-nephew of UAW labor leader Walter Reuther has made a documentary about the Reuther Brothers who played such a key role in the Flint Sit-Down Strike.

Brothers On The Line explores the legacy of the Reuther brothers - Walter, Roy, and Victor - pioneering labor organizers and social justice statesman, and their remarkable leadership of the United Auto Workers union. Directed by Victor’s grandson Sasha Reuther and narrated by Martin Sheen, the film follows the brothers from their rise as shop-floor organizers in 1930s Detroit to leaders in collective bargaining, civil rights, and international labor solidarity. It combines rare UAW archive footage, personal photos, oral histories, and original HD interviews with a broad spectrum of labor, civil rights and political personalities. A timely tale of one family's quest to compel American democracy to live up to its promise of equality, Brothers On The Line is a dramatic blueprint of successful social action.

You can follow the film on Facebook here.

Here's a rundown of upcoming screenings:

Oct 5-7

Hell's Half Mile Film Festival, Bay City, MI

(specific screening times not released yet)

Oct 16

Stranger Than Fiction @ IFC Center, NYC

Oct 30

Voices in Action: Human Rights on Film @ NorthWest Film Center, Portland, OR

There may be a November showing in Flint at the Global Issues Film Festival. Monitor the Facebook page for details.

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