BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10533-489a09ba5a0a20a8f1f9b78cf77ae9ab@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260519T121724Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240117T190000 SUMMARY:Intersections Sustainable Films - Waste and Labor Short Films DESCRIPTION:\nI Am A Man: Memphis Sanitation Strike\n\nAFSCME\n\n(2008\, United States\, 10 min.)\n\nI Am A Man details the Memphis Sanitation W orkers’ Strike and the support Martin Luther King Jr. gave to the moveme nt. “Determined to be men\,” sanitation workers fought to be recognized as people\, not replaceable machines that could be ignored. Striking aga inst the city\, workers pushed for better wages and safety measures\, an d despite harsh pushback and harrassment\, they continued to fight for a better future. Connecting the themes of waste and labor\, this film edu cates its viewers on an important history and strongly reminds us all th at “whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity…it has dignity and it has worth.”\n\nPlastic China\n\nJiu-Liang Wang\n\n(2016\, China\ , 37 min.)\n\nPlastic China offers a looking glass into the life of Chin ese laborers as they work to deal with the plastic waste of some of the largest industrialized nations in the world. From poor wages to dangerou s working conditions to feelings of inadequacy\, the film pushes us all to reassess the resources we use. Instead of mindlessly throwing materia l in a recycling bin\, viewers should leave the film thinking about ways they can reduce their waste footprint\, better recycle when necessary\, and advocate for better conditions for those who deal with the plastic we consume.\n\nel Empleo\n\nPatricio Plaza &\; Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso\ n\n(2008\, Argentina\, 6 min.)\n\nEl Empleo walks its viewers through th e daily life of an “average” worker. In doing so\, it highlights a funda mental truth in capitalist society\, that every material good or service we consume comes with a human cost. Whether it is the table we eat at\, the car we ride in\, or the light in our home\, human energy\, time\, a nd life is utilized. This idea of the human cost of labor must be consid ered as calls for a transition to a more renewable\, sustainable future continue. For we cannot have a true equitable transition if labor concer ns are ignored.\n\nThis event is put on by Penn State Sustainability and the Center for Global Workers' Rights\, with support from the CLA Susta inability Council.\n\nFollowing the film\, a post-film discussion panel will be held with guest speakers:\n\nManuel Rosaldo: Assistant Professor of Labor and Employment Relations\nAyodeji Oluwalana: Waste Reduction a nd Recycling Programs\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/eve nt/intersections_waste_and_labor_short_films/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

I Am A Man: Memphis Sanitation Strike

AFSCME

(2008, United States, 10 min.)

I Am A Man details the Memphis Sanita tion Workers’ Strike and the support Martin Luther King Jr. gave to the movement. “Determined to be men,” sanitation workers fought to be recogn ized as people, not replaceable machines that could be ignored. Striking against the city, workers pushed for better wages and safety measures, and despite harsh pushback and harrassment, they continued to fight for a better future. Connecting the themes of waste and labor, this film edu cates its viewers on an important history and strongly reminds us all th at “whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity…it has dignity and it has worth.”

Plastic China

Jiu-Liang Wang

(2016, China, 37 min.)

Plastic China offers a looking glass into the life of Chinese laborers as they work to deal with the plastic waste of some of the largest industrialized nations in the world. From poor wages to dangerous working conditions to feelings o f inadequacy, the film pushes us all to reassess the resources we use. I nstead of mindlessly throwing material in a recycling bin, viewers shoul d leave the film thinking about ways they can reduce their waste footpri nt, better recycle when necessary, and advocate for better conditions fo r those who deal with the plastic we consume.

el Empleo

Patricio Plaza & Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso

(2008, Arg entina, 6 min.)

El Empleo walks its viewers through the daily life of an “average” worker. In doing so, it highlights a fundame ntal truth in capitalist society, that every material good or service we consume comes with a human cost. Whether it is the table we eat at, the car we ride in, or the light in our home, human energy, time, and life is utilized. This idea of the human cost of labor must be considered as calls for a transition to a more renewable, sustainable future continue. For we cannot have a true equitable transition if labor concerns are ig nored.

This event is put on by Penn State Sustainability and the C enter for Global Workers' Rights, with support from the CLA Sustainabili ty Council.

Following the film, a post-film discussion panel will be held with guest speakers:

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/intersections_waste_and_labor_sho rt_films/

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