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SAT MAR 4 - 7:30 PM
Georgetown 14 Digital Cinemas
3898 Lafayette Road
DONT SLEEP Discussion Series: Get Out
From the mind of Jordan Peele:
Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Join us for a screening of this funny, scary, and thought-provoking film, that seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques on race and racism into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror/comedy thrill ride.
After the movie, join us for a panel discussion on the themes in the film and the role of comedy in addressing social justice issues and divisive community engagement.
Panelists:
Jay Kîll
Donald Martin aka Fo'Sho
Tatjana Rebelle
Ashley Gurvitz
Tickets on sale at:
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SAT MAR 4 - 10:00 AM
DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
1828 Old Naperville Road
The Prison Industrial Complex & the Call to Reimagine
During this day long workshop with the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois participants will have the opportunity to:
—- examine the roots of the prison industrial complex (PIC), its reach and impact on our lives, as well as our ability to transform it
—- connect Unitarian Universalist (UU) values to the work to divest from prisons and police and invest in building new systems of safety, healing, and accountability
—- begin to build with local/statewide organizations engaged in prisoner solidarity, organizing to end racist police violence, legislative challenges to the system, and restorative justice work
—- learn about the UU Prison Ministry and how your congregation can support our work
It’s easy to feel helpless in the face of the racial and economic injustice in our society. This is an opportunity to learn and reflect on what we can do to change it. This workshop is intended to challenge participants towards growth and inspire ongoing work and action.
This event is free and will include a lunch thanks to our many generous donors around Illinois, as well as the UU Funding Panel. Donations to the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois will be accepted at the workshop and appreciated.
Attendees are encouraged to register with 1 or more other people from your congregation. Youth are strongly encouraged to attend.
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SAT MAR 4 - 9:30 AM
725 5th Avenue
People’s March for Education Justice - NYC
When public education is under attack?
What do we do?
Stand up fight back!
On March 4, students, teachers, parents and community members across New York State will come together for the People’s March for Education Justice.
We’ll start at Trump Tower 725 5th Avenue and make our way to Governor Cuomo’s offices at 633 3rd Ave!
As we continue to defend public education
from federal attacks by Donald Trump and Betsy
DeVos, we march to defend here in New York from Governor Andrew Cuomo. The public investment he proposes in his education budget this year is woefully inadequate and falls way short of being equitable. It will negatively impact our most vulnerable students from early child care to higher education all across the state. Black, brown, immigrant, refugee, low-income, LGBTQIA, English Language Learners, homeless students and students with disabilities, are worthy of an investment that will meet their needs not deny them opportunities to be successful.
· We march to demand that Governor
Cuomo finally fully funds the $4.3 billion owed to public statewide as a result of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity including the $1.9 billion owed NYC
· We march to Raise the Age and end the
criminalization of our youth, we should be able to provide social workers and other nurturing and committed support staff in schools for struggling youth
· We march to end the state’s over-reliance on high stakes testing
· We march to demand that NYS invests on the front end in childcare and pre-K and invests in truly making SUNY and CUNY free for all on the back end in order to ensure successful transition to adulthood.
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We march because we need a Governor in NYS who is not afraid to make the super rich pay just 1% more by extending and expanding the millionaire’s tax and closing corporate tax loopholes, which could bring billions to fund high quality education for all and so much more.
· We march because the rhetoric of
Governor Cuomo and Trump attacking public education is almost indiscernible as they both have
called public schools “a monopoly” and
have both push school privatization through vouchers and privately-run charter schools.
We will be releasing more of our platform as we closer to the march. We only have until the end of March, when the budget is finalized to have an impact.
If you were inspired by the historic Womens March like we were, march with us to answer the call for 10 Actions in 100 Days
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