The SEIU-West Workers of Colour Multicultural Committee (WoCMMC) would like to share with you that SEIU International is offering a Black History Month Film Festival this February, and you can watch some amazing films with your SEIU siblings across North America and Puerto Rico this month!
This festival is showcasing the influential role of African American artists in film. These videos will share stories, events, and people throughout African American history since the enslavement of Black people in America.
These films will be shown via Zoom, but you need to register for each movie you wish to see.
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Rustin Screening with Special Guest Ms. Clayola Brown,
Senior Advisor on Strategic Partnerships and Racial Justice, AFL-CIO
and President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute
Wednesday, February 12th @ 12:00 p.m. CST
Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece about the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.[2] Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground, the film stars Colman Domingo in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald. It is based on the true story of Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.
- Selma
Wednesday, February 19th @ 1:00 p.m. CST
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel[5][6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as Bevel.
- High on the Hog
Wednesday, February 26th @ 1:00 p.m. CST
Join in-person to enjoy a soul food lunch with colleagues
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America is a story about how African American food truly is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to the American South in this docuseries. African American food is American food.