SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local hosted a Friendsgiving event organized by National Secretary-Treasurer and Los Angeles Local Board member Joely Fisher alongside Project Angel Food on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This was a time for the dedicated volunteers of the strike to gather around the table and enjoy a meal together.
Fisher said, “The holidays are sometimes tough under normal circumstances … this year put such a strain on all of us mentally, emotionally, financially. The people who volunteered in any capacity during negotiations and the strike carried the weight of this most. I felt, and still feel, that this family and community that was forged deserves respect and care and perhaps also maintenance. Friendsgiving was just the start of leadership in Los Angeles keeping the band together.”
Those present were also able to talk with members of the Los Angeles Local Board, members of the Negotiating Committee and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. After a delicious meal, SAG-AFTRA members broke out into dance on the historic Hollywood United Methodist Church gymnasium floor, the site of many iconic films.
Top photo: SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles strike captains attend a Friendsgiving lunch at the Hollywood United Methodist Church the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
From left, L.A. Local Board member Chris Gorham, strike captain Chelsea Schwartz and TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee member Kevin E. West take in the fresh air after the Friendsgiving lunch hosted for the strike captains.
From left, SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer and L.A. Local Board member Joely Fisher and L.A. Local President Jodi Long celebrate the strike captains at the Friendsgiving lunch held at the Hollywood United Methodist Church.
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles strike captains gather for lunch to celebrate Thanksgiving and talk about the upcoming ratification.
Project Angel Food helps to serve the Los Angeles strike captains a delicious meal at the Friendsgiving gathering at the Hollywood United Methodist Church.
From left, TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee member Kevin E. West, strike captain Evangeline Kelly, National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and L.A. Local Board member Shondrella Avery pose at the Strike Captains’ Friendsgiving lunch.
From left, strike captains David Kono, Gary Mosher and M.C. Gainey chat before lunch starts at the Friendsgiving gathering held for strike captains.
From left, strike captains Brandan Hunter-Davis, Shea Scullin, Alyson Stover, Darsan Solomon, L.A. Local Second Vice President and TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee member David Jolliffe, strike captain Holly Pitrago, L.A. Local Board member and TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee member Samantha Hartson, and strike captain Michael Weber enjoy fellowship over a Friendsgiving meal.
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