Two trailers to watch

We saw excerpts from both of these films when we were at Mass MoCA - both of them are about unfair labor conditions experienced by Latina women in Mexico and L.A. The first one "Maquilapolis" is about the horrible physical, mental and emotional conditions of factories in and around Tijuana and action taken by a group of women. The second one, "Made in L.A." is about women who work in sweatshops in LA (primarily for the store Forever21) who stage a protest that sparks into a much larger movement.

As you watch these two clips think about the following:

• Who are "We, the People" in these films?
• Who are the decision makers? Who has power?
• Why are factories and sweatshops allowed to exist
• How can these terrible conditions be changed?