Packinghouse Workers Mural with Les Orear

Total Playing Time: ~50 minutes

Part 1
a) History of the District 1 Packinghouse building
b) Rationale for location of center and its use
c) Origins of the mural

Part 2
a) On the power of murals
b) More on origins and process of making of the mural
c) Reflection on lack of union’s involvement

Part 3
a) Description of the mural, “The Worker”

Part 4
a) “The Mantra of Black-White Unity”
b) “The Packinghouse” as community center today
b) “We’re Back in the Battle”: The meaning of the mural