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'Not in Our Town' Film Screening April 16
A panel discussion will follow the film, which chronicles a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence
A screening of the acclaimed film Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness will be held April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the College of Alameda Student Lounge, Building F, 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway.
The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a panel discussion.
The documentary tells the story of a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, NY culminated with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. Over a two-year period, this documentary follows Mayor Paul Pontiere, the victim's brother Joselo Lucero and Patchogue residents as they openly address the underlying causes of the violence, work to heal divisions and begin taking steps to ensure everyone in their village will be safe and respected.
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Panelists who will discuss the film after its showing will be Dr. Jannett Jackson, president, College of Alameda; Sean McPhetridge, assistant superintendent, Alameda Unified School District; Teresita Valeriano, outreach director, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The event is free and wheelchair accessible. The college can be reached on AC Transit bus lines 20, 31 and 51A.
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You can see a trailer for the movie here.
For more information, call the Alameda Multicultural Community Center at 510-521-9405 or e-mail alamulticultural@gmail.com.
The event is being sponsored by Alamedans Together Against Hate, the Alameda Multicultural Community Center, the College of Alameda and the Alameda Unified School District.
Its co-sponsors are the City of Alameda's Social Services Human Relations Board, the College of Alameda Campus Life Council, the College of Alameda Latinos Unidos Student Club, the Alameda Harvey Milk Day 2012 Committee, the Community Alliance Resource for Education and the First Congregational Alameda United Church of Christ. Other supporters in the community include the Buena Vista United Methodist Church and its Society and Reconciling committees
