Your Rose Garden - Premiere screening for cast, crew, and supporters

Why has the New Deal, and the ideals underlying it, taken such a beating lately – and what can we do about it?

We need to remind people what a functioning government can achieve when it genuinely commits itself to the common good. Luckily, there are literally thousands of examples all around us – parks, buildings, infrastructure, and public art – of the lasting works of the WPA and other programs of the New Deal.

Join us to celebrate the completion of the film. We are thrilled to bring this community-driven short film to this very community-focused theater. You are invited to join the director, producer, cast, crew, and supporters in our local premiere screening, learn about the work of the Living New Deal, and hear plans for getting the film out into the world. We hope to inspire a conversation and solidarity around what’s happening to our shared Commons—our public lands— under the new regime.

In the darkest days of the Great Depression, forgotten Americans built a haven of sunlight and flowers in the hills of Berkeley, California. The workers who made the Berkeley Rose Garden were hired by President Roosevelt's WPA, which gave jobs to the unemployed and created public infrastructure that is cherished and relied upon to this day. Weaving imagery from the distant past to the living present, "Your Rose Garden" celebrates this still-thriving community space to the tune of Alexis Harte's joyful song.

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Josh Peterson: www.sweepshutter.com

Alexis Harte: www.alexisharte.com

Berkeley Side “Song about the Berkeley Rose Garden will become a short film”

East Bay Press “A New Deal for today and tomorrow”

The Living New Deal “Berkeley Rose Garden Inspires a Song and Film”

Registration

Registration for this event is free.

This project is made possible by donations and we welcome additional donations to help us spread the word about Your Rose Garden

Please see https://www.thenewparkway.com/reaching-us/ for details

Street parking can usually be found within a 4-block radius of the theater. Please allow ample time. Bus lines (51, 1, 72), are six-minute walk from the 19th Street BART station. Ample bike parking available.

The Parkway Theater is graciously donating the theater and staff time to this project, so let’s return the favor by supporting them. A wide assortment of delicious food and drink is available for purchase.

Host or Publisher The Living New Deal