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February 27, 2018WMHT and Workforce Development Institute (WDI) Present Preview Presentations of Acclaimed Documentary, Dolores, Throughout the Capital Region
WMHT-TV (PBS), Workforce Development Institute, Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, and Independent Lens, are excited to present the critically-acclaimed documentary Dolores, about one of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta. An equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez, Huerta tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, evolving into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century. She continues the fight to this day at age 87. Directed by Peter Bratt and produced by Bratt and Brian Benson, Dolores premieres on WMHT Tuesday, March 27 at 9 pm.
With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, Dolores chronicles Huerta’s life from her childhood in Stockton to her early years with the United Farm Workers, from her work with the headline-making grape boycott launched in 1965 to her role in the feminist movement of the 1970s to her continued work as a fearless activist. Featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Luis Valdez, Hillary Clinton, Angela Davis, her children and more, Dolores is an intimate and inspiring portrait of a passionate champion of the oppressed and an indomitable woman willing to accept the personal sacrifices involved in committing one’s life to social change
WHAT: FREE preview screenings of Dolores followed by a community discussion about issues presented in the film and present-day implications.
WHO: WMHT, WDI, and Indie Lens Pop-Up. Other partners below.
WHEN: Thursday, March 1 at 6 pm, Union College, Schenectady.
Monday, March 5 at 6:30 pm, Skidmore College, Saratoga
Wednesday, March 14 at 6 pm, Albany Public Library, Pine Hills Branch
Sunday, March 18 at 3 pm, Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Kingston
RSVP: For more information, and to RSVP please visit: visit: http://www.wmht/dolores/
Additional Partners
Schenectady- Union College’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, Zonta Club of Schenectady
Saratoga Springs- Skidmore College’s MDOCS Program, Saratoga EOC
Albany- Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library
Kingston- The Worker Justice Center of New York, LGBTQ Community for Racial Justice
All screening is in partnership with The Workforce Development Institute (WDI)
