Documentaries and Discussion
Next session: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 5:00pm-7:00pm
Details:
Join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month to explore new topics through revealing documentary films. Showings will be followed with thoughtful discussions and conversation..
January 22 - The Return of Navajo Boy
The film centers on the Cly family, who live on their reservation, and explores several longstanding issues among the Navajo and their relations with the U.S. government and corporations in the areas of environmental racism, media and political representation. Mike Wilson will facilitate the discussion.
February 26 - Paper Clips
A teacher searches for an effective way to teach students about the scale of the Holocaust, using paper clips to represent Jews who perished. A moving and inspiring documentary suitable for all.
March 26 - Cesar Chavez: The Fight in the Fields
This film describes the full arc of the life of Cesar Chavez and the history of Mexican-American farmworkers. Told mostly from the point of view of the organizers and farmworkers who made the history, it describes the many failed, and finally successful attempts to unionize and bring about important changes in farmworker’s lives.
April 23 - Waters Edge: Black Watermen of the Chesapeake
Wonderful untold stories and tales of the unique relationship between African Americans and the Chesapeake Bay. Mid-nineteenth century Maryland offered pseudo-freedom to African Americans who lived and worked on the water. Between 1790 and 1860, the population of free Blacks grew tremendously; some 58% of the Black population was free. This was the largest population of free African Americans in the entire United States, and watermen were central to the success of these communities. In Maryland, the tradition of seafood fed millions and offered an opportunity for innovation that extended to both the free and enslaved.
Open to all.
Location:
The Center
Seats available: 19