Showings
Now Booking for 2008 -- 2009 Showings
Typical format is film first (it's 56 minutes), brief Q&A with George and Julius (health permitting) and then a concert; it's about a 2-hour program, but we can coordinate with local hosts in planning the event.
Booking Contact:
Douglas Calvin (202) 316-4403
Email: georgeandjulius@att.net
We are beginning to book screenings of the film for later this year; more info and dates coming, so stop back!
Sunday, July 13 in 8 PM in Portland, OR -- A screening of the film "A Union Man" complete with Q & A and a concert of labor/folk songs. George alone on this trip. Portland Jobs with Justice hosting... more info, location soon. Suggested donation $5 - $10, all welcome regardless.
Sunday, July 20 at 8 PM in Tacoma, WA -- An evening concert by George and possibly a screening of the film, sponsor ed by our friends in the ILWU, the longshore workers' union. Location coming soon.
Saturday, July 26 at 8 PM in Detroit, MI -- Labor goes to the movies with "A Union Man," a Q & A with George and Julius, and a concert of labor and folk songs. Thanks to our Wobbly friends for arranging this, more info soon.
Sunday, July 27 at 8 PM in Cleveland, OH -- A screening of the film "A Union Man" plus a Q & A and concert with Geo rge and Julius, our CWA and Cleveland Jobs with Justice friends are putting this together. More info soon.
Sunday, August 31 at 8 PM in Schenectady, NY -- A screening of the film "A Union Man" complete with Q & A and concert with George and Julius. The James Connolly Upstate Branch of the IWW is helping host this. More info soon; we will also be playing the Labor Day picnic in Albany--
Friday, October 17 at 7 PM in Haledon, NJ -- At the Botto House, 83 Norwood St. A screening of the documentary film "A Union Man," including Q & A and a selection of labor songs. George and Julius expected to attend and perform a concert of labor/folk songs... We will be doing a special screening at the Botto House, home of one of the leaders of the 1916 Silk Workers Strike... check out link: http://www.geocities.com/labormuseum
Suggested donation $10 (for the museum).
Friday, October 24 at 8 PM in North Bend, OR -- A screening of the documentary film "A Union Man ," including Q & A and a selection of labor songs at Colette's: Good Food & Hungry Minds, 3229 Broadway. George will be there, Julius phoning in to say hello from New York. Suggested admission $5 -$10, all welcome regardless. Phone: (541) 751-1475.
Sunday, October 26 at 8 PM in Ashland, OR -- Our labor activist, videographer and radio host buddy Wes Brain will be setting this up-- a screening of the film "A Union Man" (Wes and Ashlander Steve Ryan both worked on the film), Q & A with George Mann and a selection of labor and folk songs. Suggested donation $5 - $10, all welcome!
More info soon...
Hosts and festivals that have shown the film include:
Activist San Diego
The American Labor Museum (Botto House), Haledon, NJ
Labor Heritage Foundation, The Great Labor Arts Exchange, Silver Spring, MD
Labor Notes Annual Conference, Dearborn, MI
Peacesmiths, Long Island, NY
LaborFest, San Francisco, CA
South Country Peace Group, Bellport, NY
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival, San Francisco
The Workmen's Circle, Los Angeles, CA
A Man of the People
A Lifetime of Service
A Singer-Songwriter
"Julius Margolin is one of the most inspiring people for all generations to learn from and appreciate. This film is a valuable journey through history" -- Douglas Calvin, worldyouth.org