"American Agitators" Documentary Screening (Nights with the Museum)

Name: "American Agitators" Documentary Screening (Nights with the Museum)
Start: 2026-10-22T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-22T19:30:00-07:00
Location: Riverside Main Library (Community Room)

Schedule

Thu Oct 22 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Riverside Main Library (Community Room) | Riverside, CA

Join us for a screening of the documentary film "American Agitators," which focuses on the legacy of labor organizer Fred Ross Sr.
About this Event

Join us for a screening of the documentary film American Agitators, which focuses on the legacy of labor organizers Fred Ross Sr. and his son, Fred Ross Jr. Ross Sr., is credited with helping to invent modern grassroots organizing techniques, and the film covers his work with Dust Bowl migrants, Japanese Americans interned during WWII, and his role in training leaders like Dolores Huerta for the United Farm Workers. The screening is presented by the Inland Empire Labor Council (IELC). IELC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Ricardo Cisneros will introduce the documentary and answer questions about the labor organization.

This screening of documentary film American Agitators is scheduled for Thursday, October 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Riverside Main Library Community Room, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside CA 92501.