EC - Agents of Change 11/3
10/08/16 10:50
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Thursday, Nov. 3
4:00-6:00 p.m.
5511 Haven Hall
Film Synopsis:
From the well-publicized events at San Francisco State in 1968 to the image of black students with guns emerging from the takeover of the student union at Cornell University in April, 1969, the struggle for a more relevant and meaningful education, including demands for black and ethnic studies programs, became a clarion call across the country in the late 1960's. Through the stories of these young men and women who were at the forefront of these efforts, Agents of Change examines the untold story of the racial conditions on college campuses and in the country that led to these protests. The film’s characters were caught at the crossroads of the civil rights, black power, and anti-Vietnam war movements at a pivotal time in America’s history. Today, over 45 years later, many of the same demands are surfacing in campus protests across the country, revealing how much work remains to be done.
Panel Discussion:
The panel discussion following the film will include students, a faculty moderator, and the Co-Producers and Co-Directors of Agents of Change: Frank R. Dawson and Abby Ginzberg.
This screening is sponsored by: The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, the Institute for the Humanities, and the Department of English.
Thursday, Nov. 3
4:00-6:00 p.m.
5511 Haven Hall
Film Synopsis:
From the well-publicized events at San Francisco State in 1968 to the image of black students with guns emerging from the takeover of the student union at Cornell University in April, 1969, the struggle for a more relevant and meaningful education, including demands for black and ethnic studies programs, became a clarion call across the country in the late 1960's. Through the stories of these young men and women who were at the forefront of these efforts, Agents of Change examines the untold story of the racial conditions on college campuses and in the country that led to these protests. The film’s characters were caught at the crossroads of the civil rights, black power, and anti-Vietnam war movements at a pivotal time in America’s history. Today, over 45 years later, many of the same demands are surfacing in campus protests across the country, revealing how much work remains to be done.
Panel Discussion:
The panel discussion following the film will include students, a faculty moderator, and the Co-Producers and Co-Directors of Agents of Change: Frank R. Dawson and Abby Ginzberg.
This screening is sponsored by: The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, the Institute for the Humanities, and the Department of English.