THE ERACISM FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES - 2005 PROGRAM

September 18 "The Story We Tell" with with Angie Paccione, Colorado State Representative, State House District 53.
This documentary film uncovers the roots of the race concept in North America, the 19th century science that legitimized it, and how it came to be held so fiercely in the western imagination. It is an eye-opening tale of how race served to rationalize, even justify, American social inequalities as "natural."

September 25 "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" with Dr. Russell Endo, American Asian Studies Coordinator, University of Colorado.
"Who Killed Vincent Chin?" is no murder mystery; this film's roots go much deeper as it chronicles the events surrounding the death of Vincent Chin, who was bludgeoned to death in the summer of 1982. The justice system eventually fined the perpetrators and put them on probation.

October 2 SPECIAL FILM PRESENTATION with Raul Paz-Pastrana, Labor Union Organizer, Denver, Colorado.
We can't use the title of this film in our publicity announcements. This powerful film depicts two Latino sisters who work as janitors in a downtown Los Angeles office building and fight for the right to unionize. (strong language)

October 9 "Long Night's Journey Into Day" with Perrie McMillen, Director of Local Restorative Justice.
For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. When it collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid's rule wanted amnesty. Their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed. The stories in the film under-score the universal themes of conflict, forgiveness, and renewal.

October 16 "Not In Our Town" with Blane Harding, Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity, CSU.
This is an inspiring documentary film about the residents of Billings, Montana who responded to an upsurge in hate violence by standing together for a hate-free community

Contact the Eracism Film Committee to find out how you can be a part of this exciting program.

Eracism Film Committee
(970) 484-7653
E-mail: margi@frii.com