Free Virtual Documentary Night in honor of Black History Month

This is free, virtual, and relevant. We are trying to change people's image and perception of us by being more inclusive and addressing the challenges of others. Gwendoyn Miller, President LWVDE 

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This event is in collaboration with the National Council of Elders, the Cooper Union Black Student Union (BSU), and the Association of Black Public Health Students (ABPHS). In 2011, Vincent Harding, James Lawson, Phil Lawson, Dolores Huerta, and Grace Lee Boggs founded the National Council of Elders to engage leaders of 20th-century civil rights movements to share what they have learned with young leaders of the 21st century and to promote the theory and practice of nonviolence. The mission of BSU is to create a community for black students at Cooper Union. They aim to create a community that feels welcoming and safe for black students to create, share, and learn from each other. ABPHS is a graduate student organization at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. They are dedicated to raising consciousness of health issues in Black communities and enhancing the student experience.

We are meeting to talk about the documentary, Freedom Summer. This film looks at the summer of 1964, when more than 700 student volunteers from around the country joined organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in Mississippi. 

Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Larry Rubin, Karin Kunstler, Dr. Anthony J. Harris, and Bruce Watson, who are in the film, will be joining us for a special guest Q&A!   Adam Hicks, MPH, M.A.T. (he/him/his), Community Documentary Night, Founder and Host

 

The zoom info will be available once you RSVP on the Eventbrite page. We have a wide range of people in attendance ranging in ages from 18 all the way up to 90s. We are also reaching out to relevant non profit, student, academic, community and religious organizations from around the country.  I think you all would bring a lot to the discussion. I have attached the event poster to this email, which has a link to the Eventbrite page, where you can RSVP. 

1. Everyone watches the film on their own BEFORE the event.
2. We meet on Zoom to discuss. Remember to RSVP.
3. We break everyone out into randomized small groups of around 4 or 5 people.
4. Give them a discussion prompt, and give them about 20 minutes or so to discuss in their randomized groups. 
5. We will do multiple rounds of small group discussion with different groups and different prompts.
6. Giving everyone an opportunity to meet new people and hear a variety of voices and perspectives throughout the night. 
7. Finally, we will end the night with the special guest Q&A!

The event is very flexible, so feel free to drop in late or leave early if that is what works best with your schedule. The zoom info will be available once you RSVP on the Eventbrite page. We have a wide range of people in attendance ranging in ages from 18 all the way up to 90s. We are also reaching out to relevant non profit, student, academic, community and religious organizations from around the country.  I think you all would bring a lot to the discussion.

The  event poster has a link to the Eventbrite page. Please feel free to share with anyone else you think would be interested.