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Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 at 11:30:13 p.m. ADT

Subject: FilmSocial Presents: THE KILLING FLOOR

Join us for another edition FilmSocial with a timely screening of the classic labour film: The Killing Floor

Hi arnel, The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education and the Socialist Project presents The Killing Floor as the next movie in our ongoing FilmSocial series. Based on actual events compiled by journalist Elsa Rassbach, The Killing Floor tells the story of the struggle to build an interracial union in one of Chicago's large meatpacking plants as many black workers from the South migrate there looking for jobs during the WW1 era. The directorial debut of actor/director Bill Duke and written by playwright Leslie Lee the film explores the intersection between the US labor movement and race. The Killing Floor was chosen as a companion piece to LPSSE's fall lecture from Professor Adolph Reed Jr., professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in African-American studies and U.S. politics. This special guest lecture will be taking place on October 20 in Toronto. We're sharing this news with you as one of the Leo Panitch School's valued supporters. Please keep an eye out in the coming weeks for the official announcement and for more details.   Click here to reserve your spot During World War I, Frank Custer, a black sharecropper from Mississippi, lands a job in a meatpacking plant in Chicago. Frank succeeds in bring his family up north, but when he decides to support the union cause, his best friends from the South, distrustful of the white-led union, turn against him.   Following the film, there will be an open discussion on the broader context of the film and some of the key questions raised by it. We kindly ask that those who wish to join us for the screening register for a free ticket. Thank you and we are looking forward to having you join us! Please note that this event is taking place exclusively in person, at Eyesore Cinema, 1176 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON. Content warning: While the film is rated PG there are some graphic scenes of animals being slaughtered as well as the use of racial slurs In Solidarity, The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education   Support our work Copyright © 2023 Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education 720 Bathurst St Toronto, ON M5S 2R4 Canada Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.