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Tucson student Crystal photographed before her graduation is highlighted in “Precious Knowledge”.
Along with the Office of P-20 Education Initiatives and Anchutz Medical Center Office of Inclusion and Diversity, the Center for Culturally Responsive Urban Education is hosting a two-day film festival on September 16-17. The Festival’s guest speaker is Dr. Dr. Antwi Akom is a leading expert on the green economy, climate change, and educational equity.
The focus of the Equity in Education Film Festival is to provide a venue for critical inquiry about the issues that impact public schools and education reform and bring together the multiple perspectives of various stakeholders – teachers, school personnel, policy makers, academics, community members, families, and students.
An extraordinary array of documentaries will be featured that include “In Sickness and Wealth” asking what are the connections between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color?
“Place Matters” is another documentary and focuses on why your street address is such a good predictor of your health?
Inequalities in education continue to affect people of color; and in “Precious Knowledge” interweaves the transformative stories of seniors in the Mexican American Studies Program at Tucson High School.
In a film directed by Anne Galisky “Papers” is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status.
In “The People Speak” a documentary produced by Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove, and Howard Zinn is inspired by Howard Zinn's groundbreaking books "A People's History of the United States" and "Voices of a People's History of the United States."
“The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman” highlights the real-life experiences of public school parents, students and educators to show how so-called reforms are actually hurting public education.
The Festival begins Sept. 16 at 6:30pm, with Keynote Address by Dr. Akom, Auraria Campus, North Classroom 1130, and at 8pm,
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