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Read more about the article “Emma” Broadcasting on Frame of Mind on KERA TV (PBS) 10:30pm November 25, 2021
Emma Tenayuca & Workers Alliance official, standing in front of counter after being arrested in connection with pecan shellers strike. Booking desk. City Jail. San Antonio, Texas. January 31, 1938. The Light Collection / UTSA Libraries Special Collections

“Emma” Broadcasting on Frame of Mind on KERA TV (PBS) 10:30pm November 25, 2021

Original article Here at KERA, we’re pleased to announce the 29th season of “Frame of Mind”, the station’s acclaimed television program showcasing independent Texas film and video. The series is…

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Read more about the article “Emma” screening at the 34th Dallas Video Fest October 3, 2021 2:15pm.
Emma Tenayuca, organizer for the Workers Alliance of America, with those protesting alleged beatings by Border Patrol. Enrique Perez on Tenayuca’s right, claims to be one of those beaten. Federal Building, San Antonio, Texas. February 23, 1937. The Light Collection / UTSA Libraries Special Collections

“Emma” screening at the 34th Dallas Video Fest October 3, 2021 2:15pm.

Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 San Antonio Pecan Shellers Strike,has been named an official selection of the 34th Annual Dallas VideoFest. This will be the last Dallas VideoFest, the longest-running independent festival in Dallas.  The…

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Read more about the article “Emma” to Screen at The Guelph Film Festival in Canada Nov. 5th through Dec 5th 2021
Emma Tenayuca standing on the steps of the San Antonio City Hall, with fist up-raised. She is surrounded by people with banners. San Antonio, Texas, ca. 1938. The Light Collection / UTSA Libraries Special Collections

“Emma” to Screen at The Guelph Film Festival in Canada Nov. 5th through Dec 5th 2021

The Guelph Film Festival started in the early 1980's, making it one of the oldest documentary focused film festivals in the world. "We are a not-for-profit located in Guelph, Ontario,…

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Read more about the article Labor Standing Committee (of DSA New Orleans) film screening on Friday November 30th at 7:00pm at the Zeitgest Theater

Labor Standing Committee (of DSA New Orleans) film screening on Friday November 30th at 7:00pm at the Zeitgest Theater

Documentary screening of "A Strike and an Uprising," with director Anne Lewis. A documentary about two events: The San Antonio pecan shellers’ strike of 1938 and the Jobs With Justice…

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