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BPPFF10: Symbols of Resistance: A Tribute To The Martyrs Of The Chicano@ Movement

  • Maysles Cinema 343 Lenox Avenue New York, NY, 10027 United States (map)
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Presented by the NY Black Panther Party Commemoration Committee

Dedicated to #10 of Black Panther Party 10 Point Program
We Want Land, Bread, Housing, Education, Clothing, Justice And Peace.

Symbols of Resistance: A Tribute To The Martyrs Of The Chicano@ Movement
Freedom Archives, 2017, 75 min

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Symbols of Resistance illuminates the untold stories of the Chicano@ Movement with a focus on events in Colorado and New Mexico. The film engages student activists, the effect of police repression, and how issues of identity, land, and community still resonate in the Chicano@ struggles of today. Through interviews with those who shaped the movement and rare historical footage, Symbols of Resistances offers a window into a dynamic moment in history and movement building. Interviews include prominent Chicano leader Priscilla Falcón, activist lawyer Francisco “Kiko” Martinez, Mexican Liberation organizer Ricardo Romero, former director of El Pueblo History Museum Deborah Espinosa, and veteran reporter, photographer, and newspaper editor Juan Espinosa.