“Women had so few opportunities that working-class women and middle-class women found themselves with the same problems in the same workplaces. We were able to bring people together across class, make sure that we were confronting divisions around race by bringing people together and finding common cause. And it worked,” said Karen Nussbaum, co-founder and director of 9to5.
From Boston, 9to5 grew to cities around the US, creating a space for women and women’s issues in the labor movement in tandem with the women’s liberation movement occurring in the same era. Rallying cries of “Raises not roses”, “coffee rebellions” and picketing actions spread to cities like Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle.
January 28, 2021
While Massachusetts businesses and cultural institutions remain partially open amid reopening rollbacks, many residents are continuing to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic amid new orders and advisories from Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. With that in mind, this week’s BosTen offers a mix of in-person and virtual things to do this weekend. Have an idea about what we should cover? Leave us a comment on this article or in the BosTen Facebook group, or email us at [email protected].
Like almost every other film festival or series held in the last year, Emerson College’s annual Bright Lights Film Series will be held virtually. The annual spotlight of films focusing on social justice kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday with “9to5: Story of a Movement,” the story of a group of secretaries in Boston who sparked a nationwide conversation on women in the workplace that led to tangible changes. Following the screening, protagonists Ellen Casse
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Exclusive! Subhash Ghai on 32 years of Ram Lakhan : Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor still look like best friends so I am seriously planning a film with them
Exclusive! Subhash Ghai on 32 years of Ram Lakhan : Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor still look like best friends so I am seriously planning a film with them
Shatrughan Sinha remembers FTII days with Subhash Ghai, extends birthday wishes ANI | Updated: Jan 24, 2021 14:54 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 24 (ANI): Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday extended warm wishes to renowned filmmaker Subhash Ghai on his 76th birthday and penned down a special note for his friend.
The veteran actor took to Twitter and extended birthday wishes to the Karz director. Warm & loving birthday wishes for a very very dear family friend, producer, director, scriptwriter & one of the ace filmmakers @SubhashGhai1, wrote Sinha.
Remembering his days at the Film and Television Institute of India, he added, Wishing him health, wealth, prosperity, peace & a great future ahead. We go back a long way right from our days in #FTII.
Happy birthday Subhash Ghai: Here s how he got the Showman title ANI | Updated: Jan 24, 2021 13:13 IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Veteran Indian film director and producer Subhash Ghai is celebrating his 76th birthday on Sunday. As wishes pour in for the popular director, here s a look back at the outstanding contributions he made to the Indian cinema.
Born in 1945 in Nagpur, India, Ghai, who graduated in cinema from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune is proclaimed as Showman because of his notable works in Hindi cinema.
The veteran cineaste is the receiver of many prestigious awards like the National Film Award, IIFA Award for outstanding contributions to Indian Cinema, and others for his predominant works. Hence, a lesser-known fact among many is that before becoming the maestro behind the camera, Ghai has worked in front of the lenses too.