2012 Annual Celebrations Honoring the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Starts with an insiders tour of the newly inaugurated Puffin Gallery for Social Activism
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade ArchivesPromoting Social Activism and the Defense of Human Rights
Starts with an insiders tour of the newly inaugurated Puffin Gallery for Social Activism
Organized and funded by Etxepare Basque Institute, with the collaboration of Filmoteca Vasca, the Ministry of Culture of Spain-ICAA, and Spain Culture New York-Consulate General of Spain, member organization of Spain Arts & Culture.
The festival is co-sponsored by The Puffin Foundation, The Center for Constitutional Rights, San Francisco Veterans for Peace and Icarus Films.
Reception begins at 6:45 PM (includes open wine bar).
The story of the recovery of the 4,500 negative taken by photographers Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David Seymour during the Spanish Civil War.
Features a round-table discussion on the politics of immigration with the award recipients alongside prominent civic leaders and activists.
Please join us as we honor United We Dream for their courageous work in support of progressive immigration reform!
They Still Draw Pictures presents and comments on children’s drawings produced in wartime with a particular focus on the Spanish Civil War.