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Jan. 31, 2012 Community Cinema – Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock

As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis — pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary, and egotistical, Daisy Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
6:00PM
Long Beach Public Library – Main Library Auditorium
101 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90822
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Community Cinema: TROOP 1500

Girl Scout Troop 1500 at the Hilltop Prison in Gatesville, Texas

Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murderers and drug dealers, but the girls of Girl Scout Troop 1500, in Austin, Texas, want to be doctors, social workers and marine biologists. At Hilltop Prison in Gatesville, Texas, Troop 1500 unites daughters with mothers who are serving time for serious crimes, giving them a chance to rebuild their broken bonds.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
6:00PM
Long Beach Public Library – Main Library Auditorium
101 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90822
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We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân

The Wampanoag nation of southeastern Massachusetts ensured the survival of the first English settlers in New England, and lived to regret it. We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag language, the first time a language with no native speakers for many generations has been revived in this country. Spurred on by an indomitable linguist named Jessie Little Doe, the Wampanoag are bringing their language and their culture back.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
6:00PM
Long Beach Public Library – Main Library Auditorium
101 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90822
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Each free film screening is followed by a panel and community discussion and Q&A.

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Aneta Brodski and classmates perform during their first performance at Lexington School for the Deaf

Filmmaker Judy Lieff explores the beauty and power of American Sign Language (ASL) poetry in Deaf Jam, the story of deaf teen Aneta Brodski’s bold journey into the spoken word slam scene. Longing to explore and fully participate in the hearing world, Aneta dives into ASL poetry, a vibrant three-dimensional art form where body movements convey meaning. ASL poetry liberates a deaf poet from the confines of spoken language.

There is no paper or text. Rhymes are measured in hand shapes and meter in movements. Images cut and dissolve as its verses transcend all spoken word.

See Deaf Jam at a FREE Community Cinema screening on Tuesday, October 25th before it premieres on the Emmy® Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 10 PM (check local listings).

PEACE UNVEILED

by Abigail E. Disney, Pamela Hogan, Gini Reticker
When the U.S. troop surge was announced in late 2009, women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. Peace Unveiled follows three women in Afghanistan who are risking their lives to make sure that women have a seat at the negotiating table.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 at 6pm
Long Beach, CA 90822
Saturday, October 22, 2011

 

 

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