The programs, which are free and open to the public, are:
Everyday Voices: Readings about Food & Work
Tuesday, May 18, 7 p.m.
Merriam Park Branch Library, 1831 Marshall Ave.
Hear the voices of packinghouse workers, waitresses, farmers and others in this program that features readings from The Jungle, Nickel and Dimed, Packinghouse Daughter, and more. Discuss how many workers’ jobs are connected to the food industry and what has changed – or has not changed – in the past century. The readings will be complemented by a performance of the Twin Cities Labor Chorus.
Reel Life: Depictions of Food Industry Workers in Films and Television
Wednesday, May 19, 7 p.m.
Highland Park Branch Library, 1974 Ford Parkway
Whether it was Lucille Ball scrambling to keep pace with the candy factory assembly line or African-American workers struggling to assert their rights in an early 20th century packinghouse, food industry workers have provided much food for thought in films and television. View excerpts from “Food, Inc.,” “Eyes on the Fries,” and other sources and join in a discussion about mass media portrayals of worker and food issues.
Untold Stories is coordinated by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Co-sponsors include the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service. More information can be found at www.thefriends.org
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The programs, which are free and open to the public, are:
Everyday Voices: Readings about Food & Work
Tuesday, May 18, 7 p.m.
Merriam Park Branch Library, 1831 Marshall Ave.
Hear the voices of packinghouse workers, waitresses, farmers and others in this program that features readings from The Jungle, Nickel and Dimed, Packinghouse Daughter, and more. Discuss how many workers’ jobs are connected to the food industry and what has changed – or has not changed – in the past century. The readings will be complemented by a performance of the Twin Cities Labor Chorus.
Reel Life: Depictions of Food Industry Workers in Films and Television
Wednesday, May 19, 7 p.m.
Highland Park Branch Library, 1974 Ford Parkway
Whether it was Lucille Ball scrambling to keep pace with the candy factory assembly line or African-American workers struggling to assert their rights in an early 20th century packinghouse, food industry workers have provided much food for thought in films and television. View excerpts from “Food, Inc.,” “Eyes on the Fries,” and other sources and join in a discussion about mass media portrayals of worker and food issues.
Untold Stories is coordinated by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Co-sponsors include the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service. More information can be found at www.thefriends.org