1:26 pm By la Macha · Immigration
25 Sep 2009Remember the Postville Raids?
When the US government stormed a Kosher meat plant in the American heartland, arresting nearly 400 undocumented workers, a Guatemalan village wept. The biggest immigration raid in US history severed an economic lifeline to one of the poorest corners of the Western Hemisphere while pushing an Iowa farm town to the brink of collapse.
Well, there is a new documentary out about the raids:
In the Shadow of the Raid – trailer from Streetdog Media on Vimeo.
Documentaries like “In the shadow of the raid” have the potential to change public support of deportations because we don’t often hear about the impact on families, friends and communities of the workers who were detained.
The film will be premiering at the Morelia International Film Festival, in Mexico between Oct. 3 and Oct. 11, but we at RaceWire can’t wait for it to come to the other side of the border.
For more information on screenings of “In the shadow of the raid” visit Street Dog Media.
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1 Response to Postville Raids Documentary
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October 1st, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Thank you for posting this. I’m in IA, a Latino and part of a group that did a fundraiser for the families of the detainees as well as took part in the large march/rally. I’m glad someone has the resources, time and know how to put something like a documentary together.