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Without Shade, Without Rest Credit: SixEye Films<\/p>\nWithout Shade, Without Rest Credit: SixEye Films<\/p>\n
As Florida heat intensifies, so does the goal to protect workers from it\u2014and coalitions from Immokalee and Miami tell that story in Tampa this April.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Thursday, April 23, the Tampa Community Church will host a screening for the documentary, \u201cWithout Shade, Without Rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The documentary follows the story of two organizations\u2019 shared goals for safe outdoor labor in Florida, \u201cin the wake of the hottest year on record.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the Coalition of Immokalee Workers established heat standards in its Fair Food Program to create a safer framework for labor conditions, WeCount!\u2019s \u201cQue Calor\u201d campaign in Miami pressed the city to mandate heat protections for outdoor laborers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the coalitions approached their goals in different ways\u2014and miles apart from each other\u2014the documentary also follows their collaborative effort to push for state regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The documentary was produced by Six Eye Films, a team co-founded by journalists Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Zaragoza and Max Maldonado.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Six Eyes\u2019 site, the team \u201cmakes documentaries exploring critical issues in Florida, with a keen interest in telling stories about the American South and how its past seeks to reckon with a new future.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Q&A panel with filmmakers and featured workers will follow the screening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The screening of Without Shade, Without Rest happening Thursday, April 23 at Tampa Community Church is open to all and starts at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
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