HOLLYWOOD STRIKES AGAIN!: Understanding Entertainment Labor Action in 2023

HOLLYWOOD STRIKES AGAIN!: Understanding Entertainment Labor Action in 2023
Date: Friday, September 8thTime: 1:00-5:30pm PDTLocation: Emerson LA (5960 Sunset Blvd)Open to all Emerson LA students, staff, faculty, and alumni via registration below.RSVP HERE: LINK TO FORM
A series of panels, presentations, and interactive discussion about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike roiling the entertainment industry.  Hear from ELA faculty, guild representatives, and other entertainment industry professionals for a deep dive into about how we got here, the way forward, and what the strikes mean for you. Join the SAG-AFTRA and WGA picket line at Netflix for a tour and a presentation from strike captains and come back to ELA for the keynote, panels, and discussion. 
 
Schedule of Events
1:00-2:00pm: Netflix Picket Line Tour (optional)
Meet in front of ELA, outside of lobby
Jerry Singh, Picket-line speaker, SAG-AFTRA Organizer
2:00-5:00pm: Hollywood Strikes Again Keynote & Panel Discussions
Bordy Conference Center, Emerson LA
Dr. Miranda Banks, Keynote speaker, Associate Professor and Chair of Film, Television, and Media Studies, Loyola Marymount University, Author of The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild
Shana Lloyd, ELA Faculty member, WGA
Kelsey Siepser, ELA Faculty Member, SAG-AFTRA
Dahéli Hall, ELA Faculty member, WGA and SAG-AFTRA
Derek Olson, ELA Faculty member, WGA 
Kara Lee Burk, ELA Faculty Member, WGA
Jose Cañas, Director of Development, Ghost House Pictures
And others to be confirmed . . .
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ELA STUDENTS: Participation in this event can count toward your professional development assignment with your internship course instructor’s approval.
Hosted by: Emerson Los Angeles
Additional Information can be found at: https://emconnect.emerson.edu/event/9334067