Center for Cultural Plural!m
WEDNESDAY
Noon: 104 Allen Hse
7:30 PM: 216 L/L CM
Welcome to
Shelbyville
On the eve of the 2008 election, the town of Shelbyville, Tennessee finds itself embroiled in a
struggle to come to terms with a new wave of immigrants and grappling with what it means to be American.
[Run time: 70 mins.]
WEDNESDAY
Noon: 104 Allen Hse
7:30 PM: 216 L/L CM
Precious
Knowledge
At Tucson High School, ethnic studies programs have improved graduation rates among Latino students. But when books are banned and the programs eliminated, teachers and students fight back in a modern civil rights struggle.
[Run time: 70 mins.]
WEDNESDAY
Noon: 104 Allen Hse
7:30 PM: 216 L/L CM
Renee
RENEE tells the story of Renee Richards' battle to enter the 1977 U.S. Open as the first transgender tennis player then and follows her today as she struggles to cope with a life of contradictions and personal conflict.
[Run time: 78 mins.]
WEDNESDAY
Noon: 104 Allen Hse
7:30 PM: 216 L/L CM
Jim in Bold
Interwoven with Jimmy Wheeler's life story is a strengths-based approach to one of the most pressing issues today. JIM IN BOLD focuses on ensuring sexual
diversity is a regular part of adolescent life.
[Run time: 78 mins.]
WEDNESDAY
Noon: 104 Allen Hse
7:30 PM: 216 L/L CM
Schooling the World: The White Man’s Last Burden
SCHOOLING THE WORLD takes a challenging, sometimes funny, but ultimately deeply troubling look at the role played by modern education in the destruction of the world’s last sustainable indigenous cultures.
[Run time: 66 mins.]
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FREE. Open to UVM faculty, staff, students. Co-sponsored by the Chief Diversity Officer.
Center for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House, 461 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05405. (802) 656-8833. ccpuvm@uvm.edu. www.uvm.edu/~ccpuvm