The Church & Society/Social Justice Committee periodically will be sharing events sponsored by other members of the Meaningful Movies Project that might be of interest to First Church members.
On Sunday, June 6, at 6:00 PM, Social Justice Film Festival, Fix Democracy First, Tacoma Meaningful Movies, and Spokane Meaningful Movies will be showing Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem. A panel discussion will follow the film with opportunities for community input.
The misdemeanor system in the United States ensnares more than 13 million people a year – most of them poor or people of color – and has led to the wrongful imprisonments and deaths of countless Black Americans, including George Floyd and Eric Garner.
Join free screenings and post-film discussions of Robert Greenwald’s film Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem to learn more about the misdemeanor system nationally and how it impacts people in Washington State.
Through first-person accounts of those charged under the Black Codes of the Reconstruction era paralleled with the outrageous stories of people trapped in the system today, the film brings to light the unfolding of a powerful engine of profits and racial inequality. With the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, this film provides historical context and examines America’s history of racist oppression.
This community conversation will highlight what activists and nonprofits are doing to change the conversation around policing and incarceration and how YOU can help!
Join local activists and experts to learn what you can do to combat over-policing and incarceration in Washington State.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_haKy7PIxTfaOPqZC46MDCQ
Sponsors: Social Justice Film Festival, Fix Democracy First, Tacoma Meaningful Movies, and Spokane Meaningful Movies
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/48HSf5LBx
Release Year: 2020
Running Time: 36 minutes
Director: Robert Greenwald