New School Politics: Film Festival at the University of Chicago

Campus Progress and the University of Chicago Organization of Black Students celebrates over 40 years of Black Youth Activism on campus and across the country. The films will be shown at the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) at 7:00 p.m.

• “God Grew Tired of Us” on Thursday, November 6, 2008. This film explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys” from Sudan who leave their homeland, triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities, and move to America. This film is sponsored by the University of Chicago Partnership for the Advancement of Refugee Rights.

• “Race to Execution” on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. The film is a documentary that examines the unsavory connection between race and the death penalty in the American justice system, focusing on the story of two Death Row inmates.

• “Brick by Brick” on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. A one-hour documentary about a contemporary American battle for civil rights. It follows three families in Yonkers, New York, in the midst of a bitter confrontation about the social realities, politics and law of racial discrimination in their housing policies and schools. Following the screening will be a discussion by William Kavanagh, the director of the film, and Bernie Kleina, executive director of the HOPE Fair Housing Center.

These film screenings are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by Campus Progress, the University of Chicago Organization of Black Students , and the Partnership for the Advancement of Refugee Rights.

For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org