[act-ma] 2/16 The Memphis 13: Film Screening & Discussion (Thurs)
Charlie Welch
cwelch at tecschange.org
Tue Feb 14 08:25:30 PST 2012
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*Upcoming Events*
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*/The Memphis 13/:
Film Screening & Discussion *
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm
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Austin Hall, Ames Courtroom, Harvard Law School
1515 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
On October 3, 1961, thirteen African American first graders broke the
color line in the Memphis City Schools.
*/The Memphis 13/* is their story.
The documentary, released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
this initial desegregation, features interviews with all 13 pioneering
families and other key individuals-students, teachers, leaders-who lived
through this historic time.
Following the film screening will be a discussion with three of the
students -- *Menelik Fombi, Sharon Malone, *and*Joyce White *--and
filmmaker and University of Memphis law professor *Daniel Kiel* (HLS '04).
*RSVP Here
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/*Community Events of Interest*/
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*A Lowell Community Forum: *
*Should there be a three-strikes law in Massachusetts?*
Thursday, February 16, 7:00-9:00 PM
Middlesex Community College
Federal Building Assembly Room
50 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852
Listen, ask questions and learn why this issue is now critical in
Massachusetts. A panel discussion, featuring legal experts, activists
and scholars will be held, as well as a talkback session with the audience.
Panelists:
* Kathleen Dennehy, former commissioner, Massachusetts Department of
Correction
* Barbara Dougan, Massachusetts Project Director, Families Against
Mandatory Minimums
* Member/s of EPOCA, Ex-prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for
Community Advancement.
* Peyton Paxson, Professor of Criminal Justice, Middlesex Community
College
* Tatum Pritchard, Attorney, Prisoners' Legal Services
* Ben Thompson, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Policy Coalition,
Massachusetts
For more information: jean at trounstine.com, 978-656-3121
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*Image Makers of Boston*
An Evening with Bill Overton, author of /The Media: Shaping the Image of
a People/ and the contributing artists -- Gale Fulton Ross, Ardis
Graham, Hakim Raquib, and Jameel Rasheed
Wednesday, February 29, 5:30-8:00 pm
UMass Boston Campus Center
Sponsored by UMass Boston, The Office of Access and Opportunity,
Visionary Farm, Inc.
To RSVP, email Ron Marlow at Ronald.Marlow at state.ma.us by February 16th.
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*A Celebration of the Life of Hon. Robert L. Carter*
Thursday, March 1st, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive
New York City, NY
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*Houston Institute *
*Spring Events*
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*Take a peek at what's to come in the months ahead. *
*Stay tuned for further details!*
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*February*
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*28*-- /Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong /with author
Raymond Bonner
*March*
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*28* -- /Justice Older than the Law: The Life of Dovey Johnson
Roundtree/, with author Katie McCabe and Walter Leonard
*28*-- Memorial service for Professor Derrick Bell
*April*
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*12* -- /Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas/ with author
Dale Carpenter
*25*-- /The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of
Colorblindness/with Michelle Alexander, co-sponsored by the ACLU of
Massachusetts and the Prison Studies Project
*TBD*-- /The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights/with
filmmaker Bonnie Boswell
*May*
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*5* -- /Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice/ with filmmaker Abby
Ginzberg
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*June *
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*13-14* -- /Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law/ book event
*Save the Date*
*August 15, 2012*
Annual Martha's Vineyard Forum:
"Between the Lines: Race and Gender
in Sports in the 21st Century"
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MV Regional High School, Oak Bluffs, MA**
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