NEWSIES Movement Movie Night

As we prepare for challenging days ahead, join us to draw inspiration (and new ideas) from the stories of popular peoples’ movements from around the world and across time. Each Thursday evening at 8pm we’ll gather at the Movement Infrastructure Project (33 Grant Circle) to watch a different social movement film. 

We plan to screen a wide range of films including documentaries, blockbuster dramas, stories about struggles in a different time and place, and accounts of contemporary social movements. We’ve picked the first two films to kick off the series; after that we’ll curate the series as a group, picking a new film to add to the schedule at each screening.  

Thursday, January 2 at 8pm at the Movement Infrastructure Project (33 Grant Circle, NW)

This week’s movie:

Newsies

1992 Disney Musical

Newsies is a live action Disney musical loosely based on the newsboys’ strike of 1899. Faced with a cut in pay, New York City newsboys and girls go on strike against the city’s newspaper publishers. The newsies face down the goon guards, scabs, and police to shut down the city until publishers cave into their demands.

This screening is free and open to anyone but PLEASE RSVP so we can know how many people to expect! 

You’re welcome to bring snacks or drinks for yourself or to share. 

And, of course, the Movement Infrastructure Project is an all volunteer initiative and we rely on donations from supporters like you to keep the lights on, so if you’re able, please consider making a donation to support our work!