Media Advisory For Saturday, February 25, 2:30pm
Contact: Vickie Devenport, WSIU Outreach Coordinator, (618) 453-6148, vickie.devenport@wsiu.org
Carbondale, Ill.-- Reporters, camera crews, and photographers are invited to cover the second of five installments of WSIU Public Broadcasting's Community Cinema project, which features free monthly screenings and discussion of films from the PBS series Independent Lens.
The event will be held this Saturday, February 25 at 2:30pm at the Carbondale Public Library, 405 West Main, and will feature a screening of More Than A Month. This filmdocuments filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman's efforts as he campaigns across the country to end Black History Month in favor of a more inclusive history curriculum in American schools.
Pat Mayberry from theNAACP-Carbondale Chapter and the African American Museum of Southern Illinois will lead a discussion after the screening along with Phillip Garcia. Phillip Garcia is a graduate student in Social Work at SIU Carbondale and a member of the Progressive Masculinity Mentors (PMM) group.
All Community Cinema film screenings will be held at the library on the last Saturday of every month at 2:30pm through May 2012. Each screening will feature a facilitator and guest speakers. The remaining Community Cinema schedule is as follows:
Revenge of the Electric Car - Saturday, March 31, 2:30pm
Hell and Back Again - Saturday, April 28, 2:30pm
Strong! - Saturday, May 26, 2:30pm
About Community Cinema
Community Cinemais a public education initiative featuring free monthly films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens, which brings to light unforgettable stories about unique individuals, underrepresented communities, or pivotal moments in history. Carbondale is one of more than 95 cities nationwide who are participating in the project, which brings together leading organizations, community members, and public television stations to address the key social issues of our time. The Community Cinema initiative is a service of Independent Television Services (ITVS) and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Interview OpportunitiesPat Mayberry, NAACP-Carbondale Chapter and African American Museum of Southern Illinois
Phillip Garcia, SIUC Graduate Student (Social Work) and member of the Progressive Masculinity Mentors (PMM) group, garcia@siu.edu
Vickie Devenport, Outreach Coordinator, WSIU Public Broadcasting, (618) 453-6148, vickie.devenport@wsiu.org
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