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face="Times New Roman">Free Film Screening Followed By
Discussion</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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Western Mass Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice and the Western Mass
Coalition for Immigrants’ and Workers’ Rights present a showing of the acclaimed
film "Echando Raices - Taking Root."</SPAN><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P
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"Echando Raices - Taking Root", immigrants from many diverse countries tell
their stories of the struggle to come to and make it in the
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States</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Book Antiqua">. The film
focuses on immigrants and the communities in which they live in
</SPAN><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Book Antiqua">California</SPAN></ST1:STATE><SPAN
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</SPAN><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
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</SPAN><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
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class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Book Antiqua">. Stories
and reflections from immigrants and refugees are woven together with scenes of
community life and a vibrant musical score. Also included are perspectives from
scholars, union and community activists, local officials, displaced workers, and
more. "Echando Raices" covers issues of labor organizing,
scapegoating of and violence against immigrants, immigrants organizing
themselves, and others. </SPAN><O:P
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<P align=left></B><FONT face=CenturyGothic size=5>Thursday, September
27</FONT><FONT face=CenturyGothic size=5>, 7pm</P>
<P align=left>St. Mary’s Church Hall</P>
<P align=left>3 Elm Street (Route 9), Northampton</P></FONT><B><FONT
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<P align=left>Free & Open to the Public</P></B></FONT><FONT
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<P align=left>For more information contact Cecilia </FONT><FONT
face=CenturyGothic color=#0000ff><A
href="mailto:cececandia@gmail.com">cececandia@gmail.com</A></P></FONT><FONT
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<P align=left>Visit </FONT><FONT
face=CenturyGothic-Bold><STRONG>wmciwr.blogspot.com </STRONG></FONT><FONT
face=CenturyGothic>for more upcoming events.</P></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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