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OCT 4 @ 10A MT - OCT 11 @ 11:45P MT
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Rarely have we seen this country so roiled and on the edge as it is today.
Earlier this year, when legendary Congressman John Lewis died, President Obama said “America is a constant work in progress” and added that Lewis was a “founding father” of a “fuller, fairer, better America.” This closing show looks at how we progress as a nation towards Lewis’ beautiful vision. Regan Byrd is an anti-racism expert and consultant who works with different entities to understand how they can contribute towards a more equal society. The short documentaries, Affurmative Action and Vote Neil take very different approaches to demonstrate the ongoing effort that is needed in pursuit of equity. Vali Nasr is a foreign policy expert and the author of The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat and will talk about how America’s own struggles and instability affect the rest of the world.
Speakers
Regan Byrd
Regan Byrd is an award-winning anti-oppression activist, speaker, and trainer who has trained dozens of organizations on anti-oppression and allyship. Regan has served as the morning keynote speaker for the DU Women’s Conference in 2017, the afternoon keynote for the 2018 League of Women Voters annual conference, and was a trainer at the 2018 White Privilege Symposium in Denver. She participated in various expert panels on topics ranging from critical race theory, to the history of police, to housing justice.
Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Between 2012 and 2019 he served as the Dean of the School, and between 2009 and 2011 as Senior Advisor to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.
Film
Affurmative Action
An exploration of workplace diversity or the lack there of, told through meet the team pages.
Vote Neil
Two gay Marines in Birmingham, Alabama battle their hardest mission: Election Week 2018. Neil Rafferty is a first time politician running for State House. Michael Rudulph is his fiancé and campaign manager searching for purpose.
Equal parts political drama and relationship story, VOTE NEIL exposes the frustrations of fighting for change in a blue city in a red state and also examines these men’s personal journeys growing up gay in Alabama and finding each other. (Neil even joined the Marines for Mike during “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” so Mike wouldn’t have to go to war again alone.) This short documentary is an intimate portrait about politics, the Southern LGBTQ experience, and one incredible love story.
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