THE ERACISM FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES
- 2007 PROGRAM -

What's Race Got to Do with It?
September 23 - FCPL
with a Panel of CSU Students, Moderated by Karen Wong-Brown, Human Relations Commission, City of Fort Collins
September 29 - Avo's
with Members of the Fort Collins High School Amnesty International Student Group

What's Race Got to Do with It? is a new 49-minute documentary film that goes beyond identity politics, celebratory history and interpersonal relations to consider social disparities and their impact on student success in today's post-Civil Rights world.

When the Levees Broke, Part 2
September 30 - FCPL
October 6 - Avo's
with a Panel Discussion by recent visitors to New Orleans,
sponsored by Fort Collins Anti-Poverty Coalition

When the Levees Broke is Spike Lee's third feature-length collaboration with HBO. This intimate, heart-rending portrait of New Orleans in the wake of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina tells the heartbreaking personal stories of those who endured this harrowing ordeal and survived to tell the tale of misery, despair and triumph.

Paper Clips
October 7 - FCPL
October 13 - Avo's
with Ron Sladek, Har Shalom Congregation

Paper Clips - It began as a lesson about prejudice... What happened next was a miracle. Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee is the setting for this documentary about an extraordinary experiment in Holocaust education. Struggling to grasp the concept of six-million Holocaust victims, the students decide to collect six-million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity.

American Blackout
October 14 - FCPL
with Blane Harding, Dean of Liberal Arts, CSU
October 20 - Avo's
with Michael Esters, Former Chair of Northern Colorado Multicultural Corporation
Sponsored by Not in Our Town Alliance

American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congress-woman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

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