Party: The Zeitgeist Movement Present: 'The Take' (Free Screening)

Party: The Zeitgeist Movement Present: 'The Take' (Free Screening)

Join the London chapter of the Zeitgeist Movement for a free screening of 'The Take' on Sunday the 29th of May. Doors from 6pm, movie starts 6:30pm. Stick around for interesting debate & discussion over a few drinks.

Film: The Take (2004), 87 minutes

This film documentary tells the story of workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina who wish to reclaim control of a closed auto plant where they once worked and turn it into a workers' cooperative. In the wake of Argentina's spectacular economic collapse, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. Thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory in Buenos Aires, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave against the orders of their bosses and of the government. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.

Filmmakers Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein take viewers inside the lives of the workers and their families, who must fight for jobs and their dignity by confronting factory owners, politicians and judges. The result is a real-life political thriller that pits ordinary workers against the local ruling elite and the powerful forces of global capitalism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcostesK0Ik

After the film, we'll have a whole room then groups discussions, including options for further action or reflection. Come with ideas, programmes and projects that will add value to our discussion. We will be more than happy to hear and share them!

Free entry!

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