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Labor Film Festival: Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution – Sept 6

September 6 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Vermont State Employees’ Association presents the Brattleboro Labor Film Festival on four Sundays at the Latchis Theatre, beginning Labor Day Weekend. All festival screenings are at 4:00pm, and admission is by donation.

The festival opens on Sunday, Sept. 6, with PARTNERS. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the union drive at the Buffalo Starbucks – now grown to nearly 700 locations across 40 states. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Terry Tapp, author of “A Serf’s Journal: The Story of the United States’ Longest Wildcast Strike,” and featuring Casey Moore, one of the leaders of the Buffalo Starbucks drive.

The festival continues on Sept. 13 with HIDE & LA LIGA, followed by a panel with Migrant Justice. On Sept. 27, the festival presents STRENGTH OF THE STORM, followed by a panel moderated by the Vermont Workers’ Center. On Oct. 4, the festival wraps up with THE WOBBLIES & THE FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE, followed by a panel moderated by Tom Juriavich of UMass Amherst Labor Center.

Admission by Donation.

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