Free screening of film about Somali immigrants

The award-winning film "Rain in a Dry Land" (U.S.A., 2006, 82 minutes) traces the experience of two immigrant Somali Bantu families as they make their way from African refugee camps to urban America and face profound challenges in adjusting to a new life.

The film will screen Tuesday, Feb. 10, as part of the Labor and Community Film Series. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Rondo Library, corner of Dale and University in St. Paul. Admission is free and open to the public.

"Rain in a Dry Land," from director Anne Makepeace, was broadcast nationally on PBS. For more information on the film, visit www.raininadryland.com.

The Labor and Community Film Series is sponsored by the Labor Education Service at the University of Minnesota. For the full schedule, visit www.les.csom.umn.edu.