August 29, 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the most important moments in Los Angeles and Latino history, a day that began with a hopeful call for justice and ended with crushing state brutality.
Filmmaker Phillip Rodriguez has partnered with Media Sponsors, KMEX Univision 34 Los Angeles and The Los Angeles Times; Community Sponsors WarnerMedia and USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism; and Educational Partners Cal State University Fullerton Latino Communications Institute and The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, to launch the Ruben Salazar/Chicano Moratorium social impact campaign for Spanish and English language audiences.
The campaign will center on a virtual screening of the award-winning documentary Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle and a live discussion and Q&A. Additional campaign elements include: the making and dedication of a Ruben Salazar/Chicano Moratorium mural – the first of its kind; a three-part companion podcast series; an interactive learning guide for high school students; and bilingual public service announcements.
This campaign will encourage conversations about journalism, free speech, activism and the significance of this seminal event in Latino history.
Sign up now for the virtual screening of Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle followed by a live Q&A of leading Latino journalists, artists and present day activists.
5pm Virtual Screening
Click Link to watch the Virtual Screening:
https://www.facebook.com/Univision34/live/
To watch the documentary: Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle
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Joaquin Castro currently represents Texas' 20th congressional district. A second generation Mexican American, he has remained committed to supporting military families to invest in education, and helping mold an Infrastructure of Opportunity for San Antonians and Americans nationwide. Previously, he served five terms in the Texas state legislature representing District 125, and in 2000, received his Juris Doctorate at Harvard Law School.
Neidi is co-founder of Mijente, a national digital and grassroots network of Latinxs and Chicanxs in the U.S. who are pro black, pro queer, pro migrant, pro worker and more. A workers rights and labor activist, Dominguez also served as the national state deputy director for the U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign and was a central leader in the campaign to win DACA.
Daniel is a culture reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, he worked as a Styles reporter for The New York Times, editor of L.A. Taco, and Mexico bureau chief for Vice News. A native of the San Diego-Tijuana border region, Hernandez got his start in journalism as an L.A. Times intern and as a scholarship recipient of CCNMA, of which he is now a board member.
Myriam is an educator, artist and author. She penned the true-crime memoir Mean, a New York Times editors’ choice. O, the Oprah Magazine, ranked Mean as one of the best LGBTQ books of all time. Publishers’ Weekly describes Gurba as having a voice like no other. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the Paris Review, TIME.com, and 4Columns. She has also shown art in galleries, museums, and community centers.
Strengthened by her Mexican-American heritage, Yarel Ramos defines herself as a quintessential first-generation Latina Millennial. She holds education as a primary tool to empower oneself. Ramos graduated from the University of Miami and is now pursuing her Master's Degree at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. Since 2017, she has anchored Univision’s new midday show, Edición Digital California.
Phillip is a nationally recognized documentary director whose work chronicles the Latino and California experience. His critically-acclaimed films include: The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo, Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle, RACE 2012, Latinos ’08, Brown is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream, Los Angeles Now, Mixed Feelings: San Diego/Tijuana, Manuel Ocampo: God is My Copilot, and Pancho Villa & Other Stories. Rodriguez was the first recipient of the prestigious United States Artists Broad Fellow Award.
Mayor Garcetti is a fourth-generation Angeleno and the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles. The son of public servants and the grandson and great-grandson of immigrants from Mexico and Eastern Europe, Mayor Garcetti's life has been shaped by a deep commitment to the core values of justice, dignity, and equality for all people. He strives to give all children and families the chance to get a good education, live on safe streets, earn a decent wage, breathe clean air, and receive affordable medical and child care.
The Tony, Emmy and Academy Award® Nominated actor, is probably best known to young audiences for his work on the SYFY television series Battlestar Galatica as Admiral William Adama. In 1988, the actor was nominated for an Academy Award® and won the Golden Globe for his portrayal of Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver. He directed and starred in his first motion picture, American Me, in 1992.
