Bar Area Premiere of the Documentary ...
UPROOTED: REFUGEES OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

In celebration of the United Nations' International Day of Solidarity with Migrants

WHAT: Bay Area Premiere of Uprooted: Refugees of the Global Economy
WHO: Produced by Ulla Nilsen, Sasha Khokha, Francisco Herrera, and Jon Fromer
WHEN: Tuesday, December 18, 2001, 7:30 PM
WHERE: La Pe­a Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA
CONTACT: Ulla xipetotec@hotmail.com

UPROOTED: REFUGEES OF A GLOBAL ECONOMY (28 min.) is a compelling documentary about how the global economy has forced people to leave their home countries.

UPROOTED presents three stories of immigrants who left their homes after global economic powers devastated their countries, only to face new challenges migrating and living in the United States. These powerful stories raise critical questions about U.S. immigration policy in an era when corporations cross borders at will.

Maricel is one of thousands of women encouraged by the Philippine government to work abroad as a domestic in order to pay its international debt. Her employer, a top New York corporate executive, refused to pay her the minimum wage.

Free trade destroyed Jessy and Jaime's family business in Bolivia; they came to the United States and worked as janitors despite their engineering degrees.

Luckner left Haiti after working for 14 cents an hour at a U.S.-owned baseball factory that moved to China, in search of cheaper labor costs, and now organizes farm workers.

The screening will be followed by a live performance of the film's original score by musicians Francisco Herrera and Jon Fromer. Refreshments provided.

The film will be shown on December 18, the United Nations' International Day of Solidarity with Migrants. This year marks the eleventh anniversary of the UN's adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Human Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families.

Admission: $5-$10 sliding scale donation requested.