Power of Our Stories: Salt of the Earth 1954, Chuy Martinez & Jesus Quinones
2nd Annual Film Symposium 2:00 pm Doors 2:30 pm Screening Salt of the Earth 1954 Panel Discussion & Q&A to immediately follow with Chuy Martinez & Jesus Quinones & Special Guests NHCC | Bank of America Theatre Free community event. At New Mexico’s Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza (Rosaura Revueltas), with a (more…)