By SJ
Otto
This
year, progressive people in Wichita, KS, celebrated International Workers Day,
May Day, with a potluck and a movie. These events took place tonight. The group
wasn't very big. Every year some of us get together and try to celebrate this
worker's holiday that has been a special day all over the world.
After
dinner we all watched the film Maestra which gives the incredible history of
the 1961 country-wide literacy campaign. The film followed some women who
actually took part in a literacy campaign in the country side where there was
no electricity or running water. It was inspiring to see that some countries
put an emphasis on service to others rather than pandering to the greed of
those who already have a lot of wealth.
For
information on the founding of May Day click
here.
Here we are watching the film.
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