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"MAQUILAPOLIS"
- A fascinating and intimate film where maquiladora workers create political change using undercover videocams.

WHEN?: Thursday March 22nd. 7.15pm
WHERE?: Tinto Coffee House, 89 Roncesvalles (N. of Queen)

**SPECIAL BONUS MOVIE : "Together We Win: The Fight to Organize Starbucks"**

Pay What You Can movies, Organic Fair Trade Food, Guest Speakers, Free Books.

See here for complete movie series information.
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Maquilapolis Description:
"As Carmen and a million other maquiladora workers produce televisions,
electrical cables, toys, clothes, batteries and IV tubes, they weave the very
fabric of life for consumer nations. They also confront labor violations,
environmental devastation and urban chaos -- life on the frontier of the global
economy. In MAQUILAPOLIS, Carmen and her colleague Lourdes reach beyond the
daily struggle for survival to organize for change: Carmen takes a major
television manufacturer to task for violating her labor rights. Lourdes
pressures the government to clean up a toxic waste dump left behind by a
departing factory."

Labels: Tinto Coffee House, TorontoTheBetter Movie Series