Film Screening and Artist Discussion: Equality Tea by Jaime Sunwoo

Thu, May 23 2024
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Sunset Park, Shared Meeting Room

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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a film screening and discussion with artist and Sunset Park resident Jaime Sunwoo

About Equality Tea

Throughout America, women organized tea parties for meetings and fundraisers to support the suffrage movement. The Woman’s Suffrage Party sold ceylon, young hyson, gunpowder, and oolong tea under their charitable brand “Equality Tea.” Yet the history of tea is steeped in inequality, driven by colonialism, war, and appropriation. In her short film, Equality Tea, Sunwoo brews tea while drawing parallels between the fraught histories of the tea trade and the suffrage movement. 

Film Length: 7 minutes

After the film the artist will discuss the themes of the film and her future projects, followed by a presentation by Sunset Park community organization UPROSE about local opportunities for civic engagement.

Tea and cookies will be served! 

Free and open to all. Registration is encouraged but not required. 

Equality Tea
5108 Fourth Avenue
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Add to My Calendar 05/23/2024 06:00 pm 05/23/2024 07:30 pm America/New_York Film Screening and Artist Discussion: Equality Tea by Jaime Sunwoo <p><strong>Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a film screening and discussion with artist and Sunset Park resident </strong><a href="https://jaimesunwoo.com/"><strong>Jaime Sunwoo</strong></a><strong>!&nbsp;</strong></p><p>About <a href="https://jaimesunwoo.com/film/equality-tea/"><em>Equality Tea</em></a><em>:&nbsp;</em></p><p><span>Throughout America, women organized tea parties for meetings and fundraisers to support the suffrage movement. The Woman’s Suffrage Party sold ceylon, young hyson, gunpowder, and oolong tea under their charitable brand “Equality Tea.” Yet the history of tea is steeped in inequality, driven by colonialism, war, and appropriation. In her short film, Equality Tea, Sunwoo brews tea while drawing parallels between the fraught histories of the tea trade and the suffrage movement.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Film Length: 7 minutes</p><p>After the film the artist will discuss the themes of the film and her future projects, followed by a presentation by Sunset Park community organization <a href="https://www.uprose.org/">UPROSE </a>about local opportunities for civic engagement.</p><p><strong>Tea and cookies will be served!&nbsp;</strong></p>… Brooklyn Public Library - Sunset Park, Shared Meeting Room MM/DD/YYYY 60

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