Sun, Feb. 21 @ 7:10PM

WITH A STROKE OF THE CHAVETA / CON EL TOQUE DE LA CHAVETA
From the middle of the 1800s to the early 1900s lectores, or readers, were an integral part of the world of cigar makers. Through la lecture, or reading, communites of cigar workers were entertained, educated, and developed a sense of class solidarity.
The voice of the cigarmakers' beloved lector is but a whisper in most places. How has the tradition of factory readings survived in Cuba? By Pam Sporn, USA/Cuba,2007, 28min, documentary in Spanish with English subtitles, documentary. Shown with Solidarity in Saya: An Afro-Bolivian Music Movement.

Q&A after the screenings

CULTURES OF RESISTANCE PROGRAM