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A Community Collaborations event presented by GreenState Credit Union
This event is FREE* and open to the public.
[click 6:30pm above to RSVP]
Followed by a post-show conversation with presenting partners from the Iowa Labor History Society
"As pure and plaintive as a mountain ballad."—Jay Carr, Boston Globe
"Makes history sing."—Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
"Sayles at the top of his powers."—Piers Marchant, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, Matewan celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson (James Earl Jones) and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
*Empty seats will be filled 15 minutes prior to showtime. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure your seat. Your ticket is ticket is not a guarantee of adimittance after this time.