The Fight to End the 24-hour Workday-Screening of For Whom the Alarm Sounds

Creative Time

Join us for a screening of  Zishun Ning's film, For Whom the Alarm Sounds

Amid the rise of anti-Asian violence, Chinese home attendants in New York City expose a home care agency that claims to “stop Asian hate,” yet forces them to work grueling 24-hour workdays that damage their health and families. Documenting the home attendants’ organizing to end the 24-hour workdays, this film challenges the common understanding of racist violence, and puts in spotlight those who maintain systemic racism under progressive-sounding banners. This program is organized in collaboration with the Ain’t I A Woman Campaign and Art Against Displacement. Follow the Ain’t I A Woman Campaign on social media for updates on the fight to end the 24-hour workday: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aiwcampaign/" title="https://www.instagram.com/aiwcampaign/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@aiwcampaign</a>

Zishun Ning is a filmmaker and community organizer. His documentaries expose the racism and super-exploitation immigrant workers face, and depict workers’ resilience and determination as they organize to fight back. His works have been shown in major social justice and Asian American film festivals. His most recent film, For Whom the Alarm Sounds, won the Audience Award at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. The Ain’t I A Woman?! Campaign is a national outreach and educational effort led by women workers to demand that those benefiting the most from sweatshop labor are held accountable–whether we work in garment factories, home healthcare, or offices. The AIW Campaign is sponsored by Chinese Staff &amp; Workers’ Association and National Mobilization Against SweatShops, and has provided leadership to women workers in the fight against sweatshop conditions and for control of our lives. Based in Manhattan’s Chinatown and Lower East Side on unceded Lenape land, Art Against Displacement (AAD) is a collective of artists and cultural workers that seeks to amplify the demands of those whose livelihoods are threatened by predatory development, and to work in solidarity with grassroots organizations toward community-led rezoning. Gentrification is not an inevitable result of urban development; we reject the instrumentalization of cultural workers towards the displacement of long-term residents and businesses.

AccessibilityCTHQ is located on the 7th Floor of 59 East 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. The building entrance has no steps and elevator access is provided directly to CTHQ. Service animals are welcome.A variety of seating options are available including: wooden chairs with backs and wooden benches and stools. This event begins at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm.Accessibility RequestsIf you have any questions regarding accessibility or to request specific accommodations, please email: curatorial@creativetime.org.Covid GuidelinesWhile masks are not required, they are available to all guests at CTHQ and mask-wearing is encouraged. If you are feeling sick or have tested positive for Covid-19, we ask that you please refrain from participating in CTHQ programs in order to care for fellow community members.TransportationThe closest MTA subway stations are: Astor Place on the 6 line, 2nd Avenue on the F line, and 8th Street-NYU on the R Line. These stations are not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are: Bleecker Street on the 6 line and Broadway-Lafayette on the B/D/F/M line, with an elevator on the north side of Houston St. between Lafayette St. and Crosby St. Parking in the vicinity is free after 6 PM.

Zishun Ning's project is supported by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and NYS Council on the Arts.

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