In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Hand in Hand is proud to release Bread and Roses Hand in Hand, a new video poem created to celebrate our work. We created this piece to convey the skill and intimate care that domestic workers provide as well as the unique relationship between domestic workers and their employers. Hand in Hand commissioned Denise Jolly to write the poem that formed the basis of the piece, and longtime member and documentary filmmaker Shaleece Hass, served as the producer. We are grateful to all of the workers and employers who opened their homes and agreed to be filmed and for our movement partners who generously shared their footage. 

 

We hope you find the piece as moving as we do, will share it among your networks and will consider making a donation in honor of our 15th anniversary to sustain our work.

 

Bread and Roses: Hand in Hand poem written and performed by: 

Denise Jolly

 

Featuring:

Nikki Diaz

Pilar Galvan 

Arianne Campbell 

Colin Campbell

Vivian Siordia

Marta Garrido

Liza Magbiray

Marie Cavalli

Leilani Reed

Delores McCrae

Laurie Bahajak

Vilma Rozen

 

Director/Producer: 

Shaleece Haas

 

Editor: 

Juli Vizza

 

Cinematographer:

Clare Major

 

Location Sound Mixer: 

Greg Miller

 

Field Producer: 

Kayla Shore

 

Assistant Camera: 

Liz Hamer

Kavin Chan

 

Production Assistant: 

Grace Galletti

 

Associate Producer:

Kaeli Dalton

 

Executive Producers: 

Blithe Riley

Stacy Kono

 

Footage from CARE documentary courtesy of: 

Mind’s Eye Productions

 

Archival video courtesy of: 

California Domestic Workers Coalition

 

Archival stills courtesy of:

Cleveland Press Collection, Cleveland State University | Bernie Noble

Library of Congress

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture | Joe Schwartz

Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University

 

Music courtesy of: 

Extreme Music

 

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