Call your commissioner. tell them to Save Tower Theater and keep it under the operation of Miami Dade College!! 

Miami Dade College's Tower Theater has acted as a home and hub for Miami's independent film community for the last five years. Last week, the city delivered an eviction notice to the theater, allowing them to operate till the end of the year, with no reasoning behind the eviction. 

Tower Theater originally opened in 1926 and experienced a boom in the sixties when Miami was flooded with Cuban immigrants, and the theater began programming English language films with Spanish subtitles. Tower Theater was many immigrants' first exposure to American life. 

The City of Miami would like to see that torn away. 

While we don't know what the city has planned for the space, it was originally going to be given to the Bay of Pigs Veteran Association so they can "better manage" it, according to the city. However, the Association has since said they never wanted the theater, only the lot behind them, and that they have no interest in fighting with anyone over this.

And yet, the city still plans on kicking out Miami Dade College, despite its long history of education and community. 

When this goes through, Miami will lose another cultural landmark, something we can't afford. Miami residents will lose access to Spanish-language films and other international cinema. Miami will lose a meeting hub for so many of our talented filmmakers who make this city what it is.

Miami would not be Miami without the Tower Theater. 

You can read more about the eviction here.