About this Event
Sliding Scale Tickets: $5 - $25 | No one turned away for lack of funds | FREE for La Peña Members. Tickets available online and at the door until we reach capacity. All are welcome. Seating will be theater-style.
Join us for a viewing of the documentary Symbols of Resistance, following the Chican@ movement as it emerges in the 1970s with a focus on events in Colorado and Northern New Mexico. The documentary explores the struggle for land, the student movement, and community struggles against police repression.
Followed by a political education community discussion.
For accessibility requests, please contact us at least two weeks in advance. Email us at [email protected].
https://vimeo.com/197311131?share=copy&fl=cl&fe=ci
About the film
Symbols of Resistance traces the Chican@ movement's roots in resistance to U.S occupation, racial discrimination, police violence, and the Vietnam War, and the FBI's COINTELPRO targeting of the communities and student activists who rose up. Centering the martyrs of the 1970s, including los seis de Boulder — six student activists killed in car bombings in Boulder, Colorado — the film reclaims a history of struggle connecting immigrant rights, Native American land rights, Puerto Rican independence, and African American civil rights — and how it continues to inform and strengthen organizing efforts today.
About this Monthly Political Education Series:
When We Win: Political Education Film Series spotlights people’s struggles for liberation, decolonization, and the world to come. Each screening includes political education with facilitation, interactive discussions, and conversations featuring remarks from filmmakers and/or organizers active in peoples’ movements for liberation and justice.
- Learn more about upcoming film screenings at Lapena.info/we-win
- Presented by La Peña Cultural Center, Center for Political Education, and Freedom Archives.
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Accessibility:
- La Peña is a wheelchair-accessible venue with step-less entry, wide doorways, and accessible restrooms.
- Restrooms are all-gender.
- Masks are strongly encouraged. If you’re experiencing COVID-19, cold, or flu-like symptoms, please consider staying home to protect our community. HEPA air purifiers operate throughout our space.
We strive to make La Peña a welcoming, accessible space for everyone. For accommodation requests, please contact us at least two weeks in advance, and we’ll do our best to support you. Email us at programs@Lapena.org.
Getting to La Peña:
- Public Transit: The 18 bus line stops on our corner (Shattuck & Woolsey), and Ashby BART is just two blocks away.
- Parking: Free street parking is available, or park at the Ashby BART station for a fee.
- Bike-Friendly: Bike racks are available outside La Peña.
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- La Peña Members get FREE entry for this event! Become a member to unlock discounts, free events, and other perks all year. Join today: Lapena.org/members
- Make a tax-deductible donation to sustain the art, culture and community programs that keep La Peña thriving. Donate: Lapena.org/donate
Questions?
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Agenda
🕑: 07:00 PM
Doors open to La Peña Theater
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Film Screening + Political Education Community Discussion
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La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, United States
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