LEFT ON PEARL Preview/Trailer from Susan Rivo on Vimeo.
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4298358
September 8th 11:00 AM -Rialto Theater
I chose this film because it taught me a piece of my own history that I didn’t know about. I was aware of the feminist movement in America in the 1970s. In my own public-school education, however, the feminist movement was always overshadowed by competing social justice movements of the 70s: civil rights, Vietnam, and the environmental movement. To hear that women in Boston were fighting for equal pay back in the 70s, and it is still a discrepancy that exists in our country was pretty disheartening. But this film explored one occupation during the feminist movement from a very positive perspective. While I beat my head against the wall hearing about the blatantly misogynist actions of the Alabama state senate, I can turn to this film to remind me that while the fight is never over, it is important to celebrate the wins. Even if they are small wins. Because that win can inspire another group of women in another decade or country to raise their voices and demand equity. While it sometimes feels like our government’s decisions are taking us back into the “dark ages,” I turn to Left on Pearl as a reminder that social change is not one event, it doesn’t happen overnight, and it almost never leads to perfect solutions. It is a process. And we have to engage in that process however uncomfortable or seemingly disorganized it may feel in order to be heard. Amy Peterson
