Director of Latina labor rights film will visit GVSU, Hispanic Center

ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The director of an award-winning documentary that follows a struggle for labor rights by Latina immigrants working in the Los Angeles garment industry will visit Grand Valley State University and the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan in March.

Almudena Carracedo's visit and screening of "Made in LA" is scheduled for March 26, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, room 2204, on GVSU's Allendale Campus; and 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Hispanic Center, 1204 Grandville Ave. SW. Both events are free and open to the public. Mexican food will be served at the Grand Valley event; RSVP by calling (616) 331-2177 or sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Carracedo's visit coincides with Grand Valley's Cesar Chavez Celebration. The event is sponsored by the GVSU Office of Multicultural Affairs, Women's Center, School of Social Work, Latin American Studies, Sociology, School of Communications, College of Interdisciplinary Studies and Women and Gender Studies.

"Made in LA," which has won numerous film competition awards and an Emmy after it aired on PBS, follows the story of three Latina immigrants who fought for better working conditions in the garment sweatshops in Los Angeles. The film also documents the struggles within the women's families during a three-year boycott campaign and lawsuit for unpaid wages. For more information on the film, visit www.madeinla.com .