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Launching Made in L.A.'s Education and Organizing Toolkit!
On the anniversary of Made in L.A.'s premiere, we are pleased to present a new, important tool based on Made in L.A.This 2-DVD Toolkit contains Made in L.A., six new video modules and a comprehensive 100-page discussion guide, all designed to help educators, worker centers, community and faith-based organizations, nonprofits, unions and other organizations serving low-wage, often immigrant, workers in the United States.
This Toolkit is designed for use in classrooms, workshops, trainings, presentations, community meetings, orientations, leadership trainings, conferences and more.
All materials are fully accessible in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Bengali, Cantonese, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin (simplified), Portuguese, Russian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
For more details and to order visit the the Toolkit Page (Thanks to the generousity of the Ford Foundation, which supported the creation of this toolkit, FREE COPIES are available to Worker Centers in the US!)
Learn more in this video!:
Lanzamos el Kit de Recursos para Educación y Organización de Made in L.A.!
En el anniversario de la premier de Made in L.A., estamos felices de presentar una nueva heramienta basada en Made in L.A.
Este kit de recursos de 2 DVDs contiene Made in L.A., seis nuevos módulos de vídeo, y una guía completa de conversación de 100 páginas, todo ello diseñado para ayudar a centros de trabajadores, organizaciones comunitarias y religiosas, organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro, sindicatos y otras organizaciones que trabajan para trabajadores/as de bajo salario, a menudo inmigrantes.
Este Kit de Recursos ha sido diseñado para su uso en talleres, entrenamientos, presentaciones, reuniones comunitarias, entrenamientos de liderazgo, clases, conferencias y más.
Todos los materiales son accesibles en 12 idiomas: inglés, español, bengalí, cantonés, coreano, francés, hindi, mandarín simplificado, portugués, ruso, urdu y vietnamita.
NCLR Blogs about Made in L.A.'s digital release

NCRL bloguea sobre el estreno digital de Made in L.A.
El Consejo Nacinal de La Raza (NCRL) ha colgado este bonito blog sobre el estreno en digital de Made in L.A. ¡Muchas gracias a Patricia Floxen de NCLR!
Digital Release of Made in L.A.!

WATCH NOW ON: Apple iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google/YouTube, Microsoft X-Box, Sony Playstation, SundanceNow, Vudu and Vimeo On Demand. [We'll add links as each site goes live.]
We are excited that the digital release will bring Made in L.A. to new and diverse audiences and that it will greatly increase access to the film!

Made in L.A. is making its digital premiere through the Sundance Institute Artist Services program, which provides Institute-supported artists with exclusive opportunities for creative self-distribution, marketing and financing solutions for their work. Check out Sundance's press release and our press release.
Please help us spread the word!
Made in L.A. se estrena en plataformas digitales el 17 de septiembre de 2013, en honor al Mes the Herencia Latina.
VELO AHORA EN: Apple iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google/YouTube, Microsoft X-Box, Sony Playstation, SundanceNow, Vudu y Vimeo On Demand. [Añadiremos enlaces a medida empiecen a funcionar].
¡Estamos muy contentos de que el lanzamiento digital va a llevar Made in L.A. a nuevas y diversas audiencias y que va a aumentar enormemente el acceso a la película!
Made in L.A. tiene su estreno digial gracias al programa de Artists Services del Sundance Institute, que proporciona a artistas apoyados por el Instituto oprtunidades exclusivas para la auto-distribución creativa, y soluciones de marketing y financiamiento para su trabajo. Puedes mirar el comunicado de prensa de Sundance y el nuestro.
¡Por favor ayúdanos a pasar la voz!
Made in L.A. to screen all over Ecuador
We're glad to announce that we're collaborating with Ecuador's National Secretary of the Migrant to screen Made in L.A. in their outreach and education work as part of the campaign ‘We are all migrants." The campaign's goal is the respect to migrants' rights, sensitizing communities that produce migrants and the societies they travel to.
Made in L.A. will be presented in community centers and schools throughout Ecuador, accompanied by forums around the subject. It will also travel in a "mobile cinema truck" along with plays, fotography and music, which will reach hundreds of Ecuadorian communities, including very vulnerable populations.
Made in L.A. se proyectará por todo Ecuador
Nos alegra anunciar que estamos colaborando con la Secretaría Nacional del Migrante de Ecuador para usar Made in L.A. en su trabajo de difusión y educación como parte de su campaña "Todos Somos Migrantes". Esta campaña busca el respeto a los derechos de las personas migrantes y trabaja en un proceso de sensibilización tanto en las comunidades expulsoras de migrantes como en las sociedades de destino.
Made in L.A. será presentada en salas comunales, escuelas y colegios, donde irán acompañados de reflexiones y foros sobre el tema de la Movilidad Humana. Además la película recorrerá las ciudades del Ecuador en un carro escenario, junto con obras de teatro, fotografía, música y cine, llegando a lugares con población muy vulnerable.
Made in L.A. broadcast in Spain!

We have created a special page (in Spanish) with information and links for the broadcast and distribution in Spain. Click here to learn more!

Hemos creado una página especial en castellano con información y enlaces de cara a la emisión y distribución de Made in L.A. en España... ¡pincha aquí para saber más!
Y, si estás en Madrid, no te pierdas la Mesa Redonda que se celebrará justo el día antes, el 14 de Diciembre, para presentar Made in L.A.! Organizada por la Campaña Ropa Limpia-SETEM, la Mesa redonda contará con la presencia de la directora Almudena Carracedo, la jefa de internacional en la revista YO DONA, y miembros de La Asociación Sin Papeles de Madrid, Territorio Doméstico y SETEM. Cuándo: Lunes 14 de diciembre a las 17:30 h. Museo del Traje de Madrid, Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2 Madrid (Metro Ciudad Universitaria o Moncloa; antiguo Museo de Arte Contemporáneo). Bájate el comunicado de prensa de la Mesa Redonda o la invitación electrónica! |
Breakthrough's Restore Fairness campaign

Restore Fairness: bring back due process to the immigration system from Breakthrough on Vimeo.
As we started to explore the "Restore Fairness" site, we were moved to tears by Juana Villegas' story, and by everything it reveals about due process, the flawed 287g program that empowers local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws, and the issues women face on a daily basis. We hope you'll take a moment to watch this video and to explore Breakthrough's call to action below:
Juana Villegas: A Pregnant Woman Detained from Breakthrough on Vimeo.
More information and additional media is available at http://restorefairness.org. Here is Breakthrough's call to action:
Since the Declaration of Independence, America has striven to uphold human rights ideals like fairness and due process. However, in the aftermath of 9-11, the government often arrests people without warrants, holds them in inhumane detention conditions, and deports them without a fair trial.
Join us by taking action now. Because when we let the government deny due process and human rights for some people, we put all of our freedoms at risk.
1. Watch "Restore Fairness".
2. Tell Congress to restore fairness right now.
3. Sign up for updates so you can continue to take actions that support fair immigration.
4. Become an ally by signing the pledge and get featured on the home page.
5. Spread the word by announcing "Restore Fairness" to friends, on your website/blog, twitter, facebook and email signature. (Watch a powerful video #Restore Fairness and take action to fix a broken immigration system).
6. Leave your comments on the video and blog.
Together, we can stop the erosion of our fundamental human rights!
Lupe and Joann in Vancouver, Canada
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Jennifer Chun, Joann, Joann's son Dylan and Lupe at one of the presentations |
We also learned a little bit about Vancouver during the Q&A and from Jennifer. There are still sweatshops -little factories and home work-in Vancouver. Vancouver is about 40% immigrant (if I remember what Jennifer told me correctly)--from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and now more from Mexico and other parts of Latin America, the Middle East, and other areas of the world. Groups are organizing in immigrant communities, such as Justicia for Immigrants and another center for education.

This event was sponsored by: UBC Department of Sociology, UBC Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian studies (INSTRCC), St. John's College, UBC Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, SFU Latin American Studies Program, SFU Department of Geography, Hospital Employees' Union (HEU), Vancouver District Labour Council, Pacific Northwest Labour History Association, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, UBC School and Regional Planning Program (SCARP), UBC Department of Anthropology, UBC Centre for CrossFaculty Inquiry in Education (CCFI), UBC Law and Society Program, SFU Women's Studies Department, UBC Department of Geography, Justicia for Migrant Workers, No One is IllegalVancouver, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE).
Latino/a Heritage Month - St Louis, MO

The following day, Professor Joel Jennings hosted a Community Screening of Made in L.A. at St. Louis University in an event that was supported by the US Census. The auditorium was packed with students, and we had a vibrant Q & A.
On the third day, we had a great screening at UMSL, where Robert's sister Sonya is a professor and directs the Center for Neurodynamics. The event was organized by Deborah Cohen, from the Department of History and the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies.
Mundo Latino wrote a beautiful review of the film (in Spanish)!
Latino/a Heritage Month - North Shore Community College

Latino/a Heritage Month - King's College

Latino/a heritage Month - Normal/Bloomington, IL


On the third day, I visited Illinois Wesleyan University for a moving presentation at the Student Center. Professor Kathleen O'Gorman had contacted me a few months earlier, and by coincidence I was already planning to be in the area at ISU, so she put this presentation together quickly and how glad I am! A full house once again and a very intimate conversation with the audience left me energized and wanting to return to these twin cities!
The ISU events were sponsored by: Latin American and Latino Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Diversity Advocacy, Fell Trust Committee, University Housing Services, Milner Library, Women's and Gender Studies.
The IWU event was sponsored by the Latin American Studies Team of the International Studies Program, the Office of Co-Curricular Programming, the IWU Action Research Center, the Women's Studies Program, the Hispanic Studies Department, and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.
Screening of Made in L.A. at the Diocese of Orange
At the end of the summer, we headed to Orange County to present Made in L.A. at a meeting of parish representatives from the Diocese of Orange, which had contacted us to promote Made in L.A. for screenings in their 60+ parishes in Orange County as a tool to explore issues of low wage work, immigration reform and immigrant rights.
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Anna Nersesyan (our wonderful outreach assistant), Robert Bahar, Bishop Flores, Sister Eileen McNerney, Lupe Hernandez, Georgeann Lovett, Almudena Carracedo, Angelo Paparelli, Shirl Giacomi, Maria Aroyo. |
The panel featured us and Lupe, as well as Maria Aroyo, Education and Formation Coordinator from Catholic Relief Services; Sister Eileen McNerney, Founder of Taller San Jose; Angelo A. Paparelli, Immigration Attorney and Blogger.
Georgeann Lovett, Director of Respect Life, Justice and Peace from the Diocese of Orange commented on the event: "I received VERY positive feedback from the event. It was considered very timely... very powerful (someone referred to it as potent)... The documentary and the discussion highlighted why people are immigrating into the United States both legally and illegally; the problems with trying to come here legally; how women are treated; the garment industry; worker exploitation in general; the idea that people of the same ethnic background are preying on their own; the situation of separated families; our Catholic Social Teaching regarding immigration, and the list goes on and on. Everyone walked away with powerful images and new awareness of this issue, its complexity and ways to better understand and get involved."
Ladies Night in North Carolina

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Making Vandanas. This one reads "All united for a better future" |
We want to thank the folks at Made in L.A. for this film. It is not just a beautiful and powerful movie, it is a wonderful way to bring people, especially women, together."
PBS Viewer Responses
Read what PBS viewers had to say about Made in L.A. Many stations will air Made in L.A. during August and September, so if you missed the broadcast in your city or what to find out when your PBS station will air it, check local listings every week for up-to-date information!
"THIS show moved me and I fell in love with three strangers I've never met. When a documentary can do that to someone, it's a sign of greatness. Thank you Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar for enlightening me and so many others. I'll be sure to think twice when making ALL my future purchases with the likes of these three in mind." - Victor Velez
"Rarely - okay hardly ever - do I do this sort of thing - post thoughts on a website. But, as you can see, I was really moved by this documentary. Well done. Thank you for making it. Thank you, POV for sharing it. These women are an inspiration." - Annette
"Blown away! This is such a sensitive reporting of a difficult, complex and frustrating reality. POV just keeps on bringing me to tears. Thank you for telling stories that need to be told. I wish this was what TV is usually...and that pigs could fly!" - Carole
See more, and a lively discussion on the issues of immigration and sweatfree purchasing, on the POV website!
Newsweek blog: D-9 vs. Made in L.A.
