SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM SERIES

SPRING 2006

WHERE'S YOUR PIECE OF THE AMERICAN PIE?

In 1998 in Jasper, Texas, James Byrd, Jr., a black man, was chained to a pick-up truck and dragged to his death by three white men. Two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the murder in Two Towns of Jasper.
On June 7, 1998 , three white men from Jasper, Texas , chained African American James Byrd to a pick up trick and dragged him until his body disintegrated. This powerful documentary takes you to the white and black communities as it records their separate reactions to the most vicious racially motivated murder in the last 50 years. Two Towns of Jasper 5:00 - 7:00p.m. Monday, February 6, 2006 Memorial Lounge, Waterman 338
Discovering Dominga, a film by Patricia Flynn with Mary Jo McConahay Living in Iowa , Denese Baker was haunted by memories of her Mayan childhood. A quest for her lost identity in Guatemala turns into a searing journey of political awakening that reveals a genocidal crime and the still unmet cry for justice from the survivors.

Discovering Dominga

Noon-1:30p.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2006 Grace Coolidge, Waterman 501.
Last Chance for Eden, Pt 2 , is about nine women and men who spend a weekend together in Ukiah , California confronting the issues of sexism on their lives and relationships. This is a follow-up presentation to last semester's discussion of the Last Chance for Eden , part 1.

5:00-7:00p.m. Staff/Faculty/Grad Student Event - Reservations Required

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Fred Korematsu With Letter From The White House

Of Civil Rights and Wrongs

Fred Korematsu resisted, and the challenged in court the forced internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Korematsu lost his landmark Supreme Court case in 1944, but never his indignation and resolve. This is the untold history of the 40 year legal fight to vindicate Korematsu – one that finally turned a civil injustice into a civil rights victory.

 

Noon-1:30p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Marsh Lounge, Billings

Honorable Nations

Honorable Nations

For 99 years, the residents of Salamanca , N.Y. have rented the land under their homes for an average of $1/year from the Seneca Indians, under the terms of a lease imposed by Congress. Now, as the lease is about to expire, a century of bad business must be renegotiated.

Noon-1:30p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2006 John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill 325

For more information, please email acook@uvm.edu or call 656-7990.