The Militant Labor Forum Presents:
Women and the Cuban Revolution
Movie: ?Our Memory Is on the Future?
?Women are weak, like delicate flowers.?
?They are afraid of everything.?
So say a group of men at the opening of the Cuban documentary Our Memory Is on the Future. Then the scene cuts to a woman parachuting out of a plane. Then shots of women deep-sea diving, operating heavy machinery, and holding a rifle.
The film, directed by Octavio Cort?zar in collaboration with the Federation of Cuban Women, walks through the role of women in Cuban society from before the 1959 revolution to the present day. It gives an overview of advances made by women in Cuba since the revolution and includes the challenges that face them.
The film is an honest and entertaining way to learn about the revolutionary changes in women?s role in society made possible by workers and peasants taking political power.
Friday, November 9, 7:30 p.m.
Suggested donation: for program
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